noun🔗ShareTope de puertaAny 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."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.architecturedevicebuildingutilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLibro voluminoso, tope de puertaA large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door."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.literaturearchitectureutilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn sándwich grueso(in error for doorstep) A thick sandwich."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.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEntrevista en la puertaAn interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building."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.politicsmediagovernmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
