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| back door n | (building: rear door) | bakdörr s |
| | In this house the back door opens directly into the kitchen. |
| beat a path to [sb]'s door v expr | figurative (be keen to meet with [sb]) (bildlig) | knacka på din dörr, banka på din dörr vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | bana sig väg till din dörr vbal uttr |
| | If you have a good idea, investors will beat a path to your door. |
| | Om du har en god idé så kommer investerare att banka på din dörr. |
| | Om du har en god idé så kommer investerare bana sig väg till din dörr. |
| by the back door adv | figurative, informal (by illegitimate means) (bildlig) | via bakvägen prep + s |
| | (bildlig) | bakvägen adv |
| door closer n | (device: closes door automatically) | dörrstängare s |
| door handle n | (knob, etc. for opening a door) | dörrhandtag s |
| | Don't kick the door open - use the door handle! |
| door person n | (doorkeeper, [sb] guarding an entrance) | dörrvakt, portvakt s |
| door prize n | US ([sth] won in raffle) | lotterivinst s |
| door-to-door saleswoman n | (female seller: knocks on doors) | kvinnlig resande försäljare - |
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| front door n | (main entrance) | ytterdörr s |
| | My family usually goes in and out of the house by the kitchen door, but we prefer that guests use the front door. |
get your foot in the door,
get a foot in the door v expr | figurative (succeed at an initial step) (bildlig) | få in foten inom dörren vbal uttr |
| | Melanie got her foot in the door of the fashion industry by working as a sales assistant in a clothing store. |
| hinge n | (joint in a door frame) | gångjärn s |
| | Jake greased the hinge on the door. |
| keep the door open v expr | figurative (allow possibility) (bildlig) | hålla alla dörrar öppna vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | hålla dörren öppen vbal uttr |
| | The Prime Minister said he would like to keep the door open for future negotiations. |
leave the door open for [sb/sth],
leave the door open to [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (allow possibility, access) (bildlig) | lämna dörren öppen för ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | | lämna en lucka öppen för ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | When the reigning gold medalist fell, she left the door open for her competitors. |
| | By not completely cutting ties with the country's former allies, the prime minister is leaving the door open for negotiations to be resumed in the future. |
| next door adv | (in the next house along) | grann- |
| | | i dörren bredvid adv |
| | She lives next door with her mother and half a dozen cats. |
| next door to [sb/sth] adv + prep | (in the next house along from) | dörren bredvid ngn s + prep |
| | | granne med ngn s + prep |
| | A young couple have just moved in next door to us. |
| next-door n as adj | (neighboring) (förled) | grann- adj |
| | | i dörren bredvid uttr |
| | The people in the next-door apartment are very nosy. |
| next door n | informal, UK (next-door neighbors) | granne s |
| | (formell) | grannboende s |
| | I see that next door have visitors over the holidays. |
next-door neighbor (US),
next-door neighbour (UK) n | often plural (person: in next house, apartment) | närmaste granne adj + s |
| | My next-door neighbor is always waking me up with his loud music. |
| open-door policy n | (politics: free movement) (ungefärlig översättning) | öppna dörrens policy s |
| | The country decided to adopt an open-door economic policy. |
| open-door policy n | (person: availability) (ungefärlig översättning) | alltid anträffar-policy s |
| | | open-door policy s |
| | My boss has an open-door policy -- he wants his employees to feel comfortable talking to him any time. |
| revolving door n | (door that rotates) | svängdörr s |
| revolving door n | figurative (organization: high staff turnover) | företag med stor personalomsättning - |
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| revolving door n | figurative (politicians, etc. in private industy) | politiker i privata sektorn - |
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| screen door n | (outer door: mesh screen) | ytterdörr med myggnät - |
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| see [sb] to the door v expr | (show out) | följa ngn till dörren vbal uttr |
| | | visa ngn vägen ut vbal uttr |
| | Would you see Mrs. Barlow to the door, please? |
| shut the door v expr | figurative (put up a barrier) (bildlig: missa chans) | stänga dörren vtr + s |
| | He failed his entrance exam, which has shut the door on him becoming a lawyer. |
| sliding door n | (door which opens on a runner) | skjutdörr s |
| | A wardrobe with a sliding door requires less space than one whose doors open outwards. |
trapdoor,
trap door n | (opening in floor or ceiling) | fallucka s |
| | The magician disappeared by way of a trapdoor in the stage floor. |
You'd make a better door than a window!,
You make a better door than a window! expr | (you are blocking my view) | Du står mitt framför mig! interj |
| | | Du blockerar min utsikt! interj |
| | | Kan du snälla flytta dig lite? interj |