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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
door /dɔː(r)/ n.
  1. porta f.;
    the ~ to the kitchen la porta della cucina;
    their house is a few ~s down abitano qualche casa più in là;
    behind closed ~s in segreto, a porte chiuse;
    to shut o close the ~ on sth. fig. sbarrare la strada a qcs.;
    to slam the ~ in sb.’s face fig. sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn.
  1. aut. porta f., portiera f.; ferr. porta f., sportello m.
  1. (entrance) porta f., entrata f.
locuzioni idiomatiche to be at death’s ~ avere un piede nella fossa;
to get a foot in the ~ aprirsi la strada;
to lay sth. at sb.’s ~ imputare qcs. a qcn.;
to show sb. the ~ mettere qcn. alla porta.


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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
doorn (to room, building, car)porta nf
He opened the door and walked into the room.
Ha aperto la porta ed è entrato nella stanza.
 
Additional Translations
doorn (closure over an entrance)botola nf
This trap door leads to the basement.
Questa botola conduce ai sotterranei.
doorn figurative (access) figuratoporta d'accesso nf
A college degree is the door to financial success.
Un diploma è la porta di accesso verso il successo economico.
doorn (distance: houses)casa nf
She lives three doors down the street.
Vive tre case in basso su questa strada.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
answer the doorv (open front door to a caller)aprire la porta
at death's dooradv (very ill, about to die)in punto di morte
at your dooralla tua porta
back doorn literal (door at the rear of a building)porta posteriore nf
 porta di servizio
back doorn figurative, informal (illegitimate means to acquire a job, position)canale informale nm
 metodo illecito nm
back doorn figurative, informal (undocumented access to computer)accesso non autorizzato nm
 informaticaporta d'accesso per hacker
back-doordalla porta sul retro adv
barn doorn (door of a farm building)porta della stalla, porta del granaio nf
Buying an alarm system after you've been burgled is a lot like closing the barn door after the horses are out.
Di sera chiudo sempre la porta della stalla.
cabin doorn (entrance or exit in an aeroplane)portellone nm
cellar doorn (door leading into basement)porta della cantina nf
Be careful going through the cellar door because the stairs are very steep.
He went to get another bottle of wine and walked straight into the cellar door.
Attento quando apri la porta della cantina perché le scale sono molto ripide.
close the door onvtr figurative (rule out, exclude)precludere vi
The politician's latest comments, unfortunately, closed the door on a peace agreement between the two countries.
Il suo comportamento ha precluso ogni possibile accordo.
close the door onvtr literal (on sb: shut door to exclude)chiudere la porta in faccia vtr
Non mi voleva alla riunione così mi ha chiuso la porta in faccia.
closed-doora porte chiuse adj
door chainn (metal security device for a door)catena di sicurezza
door closerchiudiporta nf
door framen (structure surrounding a door) di portatelaio nm
If you slam the door, you will damage the door frame.
Ho ordinato porte e telai ad un esperto falegname.
door furnituremaniglie e accessori per porte
door gasketn (seal on the door of an appliance)guarnizione della porta
door handlen (fixture or knob for opening a door) di portamaniglia nf
Don't kick the door open - use the door handle!
Usate la maniglia per chiudere la porta, non sbattetela!
door hangerflyer, cartoncini da appendere alla porta
door hingen (joint that attaches door frame and door) di portacardine nm
The door squeaks when it's opened; you need to oil the door hinge.
La porta cigolava sui cardini.
door keyn (key to the door of a building)chiave, chiave della porta nf
Nota: It is very rare that someone would say "door key" unless to specify that it is for a door as opposed to some other sort of lock, such as, this is the door key, this is the car key, etc.
In modern hotels the door key is a plastic card.
Negli hotel moderni la chiave della porta è una tessera di plastica.
door knockern (metal fixture for knocking at a door)batacchio nm
The door knocker on Jane's house is in the shape of a schnauzer and you lift its snout to knock on the door.
Era una porta antica, per avvisare non c'era il campanello ma solo un batacchio di bronzo.
door latchchiavistello nm
door lockn (metal fixture for securing a door shut)serratura nf
After the thief broke in, I had a hard time replacing the door lock.
Dopo l'irruzione dei ladri, ho avuto il mio da fare per sostituire la serratura.
 chiavistello nm
door matzerbino nm
door openerapriporta nf
door operatorn (automatic door-opening mechanism )apriporta nm
door panel di portapannello nm
door prizen (sth won in a ticket raffle)premio di partecipazione
door switchinterruttore per porta
door to door, door-to-dooradv (selling: from one door to another)porta a porta avv
Nota: hyphen used when term is adj before a noun
I got my start in sales selling vacuum cleaners door to door.
Il mio mestiere è la vendita porta a porta.
door to door, door-to-dooradj (sales: from one door to another)porta a porta agg
I started my sales career as a door-to-door insurance salesman.
Ho cominciato facendo il venditore porta a porta.
door to door, door-to-dooradj (shipping: all-inclusive service)da porta a porta
Are those shipping costs door-to-door or port-to-port?
door-to-doordi porta in porta adv
door-to-door salesnpl (attempt to sell sth by knocking on doors)vendita porta a porta nf
door-to-door salesmann (sb who sells sth by knocking on doors)venditore porta a porta mn
James is a door-to-door vacuum salesman.
Giacomo è un venditore porta a porta di aspirapolvere.
fire doorn (fire-resistant inner door)porta tagliafuoco nf
The employees were told off for wedging the fire doors open in the hot weather.
È severamente vietato mantenere aperte le porte tagliafuoco.
folding doorporta a libro
French doorn (door with floor-length window)portafinestra, porta finestra nf
The French doors bring a lot of light into the room.
Grazie alle portefinestre che abbiamo in salotto, la stanza è sempre ben illuminata e ariosa.
from door to doorda porta a porta
front doorn (entrance door at the front of a house)ingresso principale nm
My family usually goes in and out of the house by the kitchen door, but we prefer that guests use the front door.
La mia casa ha un ingresso principale dalla strada ed uno secondario dal cortile.
 porta principale nf
Per la porta principale serve una chiave diversa rispetto a quella della porta sul retro.
garage doorn (door of place where vehicle is kept)porta del garage nf
girl next doorla ragazza della porta accanto
hall dooringresso principale
inner doorn (interior door)porta interna nf
The inner door of this room has not been painted yet.
Dobbiamo sostituire la maniglia di una delle porte interne, perché si è rotta.
just next doorproprio qui accanto
keep the door openv figurative (allow for a possibility) figuratolasciare una porta aperta
 mantenere uno spiraglio
leave the door openlasciare la porta aperta
leave the door open forvtr figurative (allow for the possibility of) figuratolasciare la porta aperta a
leave the door open tolasciare la porta aperta a vtr
listen at the doorvi (eavesdrop)origliare alla porta, ascoltare dietro la porta vi
You will hear what they say if you quietly listen at the door.
Per scoprire che cosa stavano tramando i bambini, ho dovuto origliare alla porta.
lock the doorv (close and secure the door with a key)chiudere la porta a chiave vtr
I always set the burglar alarm and lock the door when I go out.
Don't forget to lock the door behind you when you leave.
Quando sono in casa da sola, chiudo sempre la porta a chiave e inserisco l'allarme.
next dooradv (in the next house along)della porta accanto, della casa accanto avv
I like my next-door neighbors.
next doorn informal (one's next-door neighbours)vicini della porta accanto, vicini della casa accanto nmpl
I see that next door have visitors over the holidays.
next door toporta a porta con
next-doorporta accanto
next-door neighbor, UK: next-door neighbourn US (sb living in next house or apartment)vicino della porta accanto nm
open door, open-doorn (policy of inclusion)porte aperte nfpl
Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
My boss has an open-door policy -- he wants his employees to feel comfortable talking to him any time.
open the door toaprire la porta a, dare il via
open the door to sthaprire la strada a qualcosa vtr
open the door to sthrendere possibile qualcosa, far cominciare qualcosa di nuovo vtr
open-doorlibero accesso
open-door policyn (politics: free movement)politica della porta aperta nf
out-of-door gen.all'aperto
overhead doorportone elevabile
revolving doorporta girevole
screen doorporta con zanzariera
service doorporta di servizio
shut the doorchiudere la porta
stable door porta divisa in due parti, superiore e inferiore, apribili separatamenteporta della stalla
stage door (theat.)ingresso artisti
stage door (theat.)ingresso del palcoscenico
storm doorporta doppia
swing doorporta a vento, porta da saloon
trap doorbotola
trap-doordella botola
wolf at the doorcreditori
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