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'Ɵreʃəuld1) ((a piece of wood or stone under) a doorway forming the entrance to a house etc: He paused on the threshold and then entered.) umbral2) (beginning: She is on the threshold of a brilliant career.) puertas, umbraltr['ɵreʃəʊld]1 umbral nombre masculino■ he has a high/low pain threshold tolera mucho/poco el dolor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on the threshold of... estar en el umbral de..., estar a las puertas de...threshold ['ɵrɛʃ.ho:ld, -.o:ld] n: umbral mn.• tranco s.m.• umbral (Matemática) s.m.'θreʃhəʊlda) ( doorway) umbral mto be on the threshold of something — estar* en el umbral or a las puertas de algo
b) ( limit) umbral m, límite m['θreʃhǝʊld]1. N1) (=doorway) umbral m2) (fig) umbral m, puertas fplto be on the threshold of — estar en el umbral or a las puertas de
pain threshold — umbral m de dolor
sound threshold — umbral m sonoro
2.CPDthreshold agreement N — convenio m de nivel crítico
threshold price N — precio m umbral, precio m mínimo
* * *['θreʃhəʊld]a) ( doorway) umbral mto be on the threshold of something — estar* en el umbral or a las puertas de algo
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2 threshold
threshold ['θreʃhəʊld]1 noun∎ to cross the threshold franchir le seuil(b) figurative seuil m, début m;∎ on the threshold of (era, new century, millennium) au seuil de, à la veille de;∎ we are on the threshold of new discoveries nous sommes sur le point de faire de nouvelles découvertes;∎ she is on the threshold of a new career elle débute une nouvelle carrière∎ the government has raised tax thresholds in line with inflation le gouvernement a relevé les tranches de l'impôt pour tenir compte de l'inflation∎ to have a low boredom threshold être prédisposé à l'ennui, s'ennuyer facilement;∎ to have a high/low pain threshold avoir un seuil de tolérance à la douleur élevé/peu élevé;∎ below the threshold of consciousness au niveau du subconscient, au niveau subliminalElectricity (current, voltage) de seuil►► Physiology threshold of audibility, threshold of hearing seuil m d'audibilité;Linguistics threshold level niveau m seuil;Finance threshold price prix m du seuil;
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