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doorstop

/ˈdɔːrstɑːp/ /ˈdɔːrstɔp/

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noun

Tope de puerta

Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.

Examples :

"I used a heavy book as a doorstop to keep the classroom door open. "

Usé un libro pesado como tope de puerta para mantener la puerta del aula abierta.

architecture device building utility item

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noun

Libro voluminoso, tope de puerta

A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.

Examples :

"My dad used a thick dictionary as a doorstop to keep the front door propped open. "

Mi padre usó un diccionario grueso como tope de puerta para mantener la puerta principal abierta.

literature architecture utility item

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noun

Un sándwich grueso

(in error for doorstep) A thick sandwich.

Examples :

"My dad made me a doorstop for lunch: two thick slices of bread overflowing with ham and cheese. "

Mi padre me preparó un sándwich grueso para el almuerzo: dos rebanadas gruesas de pan repletas de jamón y queso.

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noun

Entrevista en la puerta

An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building.

Examples :

"Reporters ambushed the mayor with questions in a brief doorstop as he left the meeting. "

Los reporteros emboscaron al alcalde con preguntas en una breve entrevista en la puerta cuando salía de la reunión.

politics media government communication