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doorstop

/ˈdɔːrstɑːp/ /ˈdɔːrstɔp/

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noun

ドアストッパー, ドア止め

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. "

教室のドアを開けておくために、重い本をドアストッパーとして使いました。

architecture device building utility item

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noun

分厚い本、ドアストッパー

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. "

父は玄関のドアを開けたままにするために、分厚い辞書をドアストッパーとして使った。

literature architecture utility item

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noun

分厚いサンドイッチ

(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. "

父がランチに分厚いサンドイッチを作ってくれました。ハムとチーズがたっぷり挟まった、分厚いパンが2枚。

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noun

玄関先でのインタビュー

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. "

記者たちは、市長が会議を後にする際、玄関先での短いインタビューで質問を浴びせた。

politics media government communication