Doorstop

/ˈdɔːstɒp/

/ˈdɔrˌstɑp/

Перевод слова "doorstop" на Русский язык

Существительное

/ˈdɔːstɒp/

/ˈdɔrˌstɑp/

doorstop

doorstops множ.

дверной упор

I need to buy a doorstop to keep the door open.

Мне нужно купить дверной упор, чтобы держать дверь открытой.

дверной ограничитель

The doorstop prevented the door from slamming shut.

Дверной ограничитель не дал двери захлопнуться.

Дополнительные переводы

дверной фиксатор

Существительное

/ˈdɔːstɒp/

/ˈdɔrˌstɑp/

A device or object used to hold a door open or closed, typically placed on the floor to prevent the door from moving.

She used a rubber doorstop to keep the door from slamming shut in the wind.

A very large or heavy book, especially one regarded as tedious.

The 1,200-page biography turned out to be a real doorstop.

An impromptu press interview held outside a building, typically with a politician or public figure.

The prime minister gave a brief doorstop before entering the conference hall.

Глагол

/ˈdɔːstɒp/

/ˈdɔrˌstɑp/

(of journalists) To stop and question (a public figure) unexpectedly, usually outside a building.

Reporters doorstopped the senator as she left the committee room.

Прилагательное

/ˈdɔːstɒp/

/ˈdɔrˌstɑp/

Large and heavy; bulky (used attributively).

His new novel is a doorstop volume running to nearly a thousand pages.