noun🔗ShareButoir de porte, cale-porteAny 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. "J'ai utilisé un livre lourd comme cale-porte pour maintenir la porte de la salle de classe ouverte.architecturedevicebuildingutilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGros livre, butoir de porteA 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. "Mon père a utilisé un dictionnaire épais comme butoir de porte pour maintenir la porte d'entrée ouverte.literaturearchitectureutilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn sandwich épais(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. "Mon père m'a préparé un sandwich épais pour le déjeuner : deux tranches de pain épaisses débordant de jambon et de fromage.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInterview impromptue, interview au pied levéAn 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. "Les journalistes ont pris le maire au dépourvu avec des questions lors d'une brève interview impromptue à sa sortie de la réunion.politicsmediagovernmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
