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1 ♦ door
♦ door /dɔ:(r)/n.1 porta; uscio: The door opened [shut, slammed], la porta si è aperta [si è chiusa, ha sbattuto]; to open [to close, to slam] the door, aprire [chiudere, sbattere] la porta; to lock the door, chiudere la porta a chiave; ( anche fig.) to shut [to slam] the door in sb. 's face, chiudere [sbattere] la porta in faccia a q.; front door, porta davanti (o principale); back door, porta di servizio (o sul retro); The main door is at the side of the church, la porta principale è sul lato della chiesa; bedroom [kitchen, garage] door, porta della camera da letto [della cucina, del garage]; revolving door, porta girevole; to knock at the door, bussare alla porta; (fam.) to answer the door, rispondere al campanello, aprire la porta; to knock (o to kick) the door down, abbattere (o buttar giù) la porta; to force a door, scassinare una porta; There's someone at the door, c'è qualcuno alla porta; DIALOGO → - Greeting a guest- That's the door, suonano alla porta; Can you get the door?, puoi andare tu ad aprire (la porta)?; (fam.) Wait a second, I've only just come in the door, aspetta un attimo, sono appena entrato in casa; (fam.) He was out the door as quick as a flash, è uscito come un fulmine; to answer the door, rispondere al campanello; aprire la porta2 sportello ( di mobile, treno, ecc.); anta ( di un armadio); (autom.) portiera: Don't open the door until the car has come to a stop, non aprire la portiera finché l'auto non s'è fermata3 (naut., aeron.) portello4 (metall.) porta; bocca● door ( and window) fitter, serramentista ( installatore) □ door check, fermo della porta □ door closer, chiudiporta ( il meccanismo) □ door chime, (suono del) campanello a più toni ( di una porta) □ door entrance phone = door phone ► sotto □ door entry system, apriporta □ door-frame, telaio della porta □ door furniture, serrami (collett.) □ door glass, vetro della porta □ (mil. USA) door gunner, chi spara dallo sportello aperto di un elicottero ( in Vietnam, ecc.) □ door handle, maniglia della porta □ door hardware, serramenti per porte □ door key, chiave di casa □ door money, prezzo del biglietto d'ingresso ( a uno spettacolo, ecc.) □ door opener, apriporta ( comando elettronico) □ door panel, pannello di anta □ door phone, citofono ( di una casa) □ ( USA) door prize, premio vinto a una lotteria di beneficenza □ door to door, (avv.) porta a porta; da porta a porta: They sell household goods door to door, vendono articoli per la casa porta a porta; The journey took us 3 hours door to door, ci sono volute tre ore per il viaggio da porta a porta □ door-to-door, (agg.) porta a porta: door-to-door sales, vendite porta a porta; a door-to-door collection, una raccolta porta a porta; (comm.) door-to-door salesman, venditore porta a porta; (comm.) door-to-door service, servizio di consegna ( delle merci) a domicilio □ to sb. 's door, a casa di q.: They deliver free at your door, ti fanno la consegna a casa gratis □ to be at death's door, avere un piede nella fossa □ (fig.) behind closed doors, a porte chiuse □ (fig.) to close (o to shut) the door on st., sbarrare la strada a qc.; rendere qc. impossibile □ to go from door to door, andare di porta in porta (o di casa in casa) □ (fig.) to lay st. at sb. 's door, imputare qc. a q.; dare la colpa di qc. a q. □ (fam.) to be on the door, stare alla porta (o allo sportello); fare il controllo dei biglietti (e sim.) □ (fig.) to open the door to st., aprire la strada a qc., rendere qc. possibile: We hope the conference will open the door to peace, speriamo che la conferenza aprirà la strada alla pace □ to open the doors, ( di locale, istituzione, ecc.) aprire le porte: The new theatre opened its doors in 2008, il nuovo teatro ha aperto le porte nel 2008; Many universities then opened their doors to women for the first time, molte università hanno allora aperto le porte alle donne per la prima volta □ out of doors, fuori; all'aperto □ to show sb. the door, mettere q. alla porta: I was shown the door, sono stato messo alla porta □ to show sb. to the door, accompagnare q. alla porta □ Our doctor lives three doors away, il nostro medico abita tre case più in là □ (prov.) As (o When) one door closes, another opens, si chiude una porta, si apre un portone. -
2 door
[dɔː(r)]1) porta f.behind closed doors — in segreto, a porte chiuse
to shut o close the door on sth. fig. sbarrare la strada a qcs.; to slam the door in sb.'s face — fig. sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn
2) aut. porta f., portiera f.; ferr. porta f., sportello m.3) (entrance) porta f., entrata f.••to lay sth. at sb.'s door — imputare qcs. a qcn.
to show sb. the door — mettere qcn. alla porta
* * *[do:]1) (the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc: He knocked loudly on the door.) porta2) (a means of achieving something: the door to success.) porta•- doorknob- doorman
- doormat
- doorstep
- doorway
- on one's doorstep* * *[dɔː(r)]1) porta f.behind closed doors — in segreto, a porte chiuse
to shut o close the door on sth. fig. sbarrare la strada a qcs.; to slam the door in sb.'s face — fig. sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn
2) aut. porta f., portiera f.; ferr. porta f., sportello m.3) (entrance) porta f., entrata f.••to lay sth. at sb.'s door — imputare qcs. a qcn.
to show sb. the door — mettere qcn. alla porta
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