Formy złożone:
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| at death's door adv | figurative (very ill, about to die) | na progu śmierci wyr. |
| back door n | (building: rear door) | tylne drzwi przym.+ ż, l.mn. |
| | | tylne wejście przym. + n |
| | In this house the back door opens directly into the kitchen. |
| barn door n | (door of a farm building) | drzwi do stodoły wyr. |
| | Buying an alarm system after you've been burgled is a lot like closing the barn door after the horses are out. |
| cellar door n | (door leading into basement) | drzwi do piwnicy wyr. |
| | 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. |
| close the door on vtr | figurative (rule out, exclude) | wykluczać ndk. |
| | | wykluczyć dk. |
| | The politician's latest comments, unfortunately, closed the door on a peace agreement between the two countries. |
| close the door on vtr | literal (on [sb]: shut door to exclude) | wykluczać ndk. |
| | | wykluczyć dk. |
| door frame n | (wooden structure surrounding a door) | rama ż |
| | If you slam the door, you will damage the door frame. |
| door handle n | (knob, etc. for opening a door) | klamka ż |
| | Don't kick the door open - use the door handle! |
| door hinge n | (joint in a door frame) | zawias m |
| | It squeaks when you open and close it: you need to oil the door hinges. |
| door key n | (key to house, hotel room) | klucz do drzwi wyr. |
| | In modern hotels, the door key is a plastic card. |
| door knocker n | (fixture on a door) | kołatka ż |
| | The door knocker on Jane's house is in the shape of an owl. |
| door lock n | (for locking a door) | zamek do drzwi wyr. |
| | After the thief broke in, I had a hard time replacing the door lock. |
| door prize n | US ([sth] won in raffle) | nagroda dla posiadacza biletu wstępu z określonym numerem |
door to door,
door-to-door adv | (selling: from one door to another) | domokrążny przym. |
| Uwaga: hyphen used when term is adj before a noun |
| | I got my start in sales selling vacuum cleaners door to door. |
door to door,
door-to-door adj | (sales: from one door to another) | domokrążny przym. |
| | I started my sales career as a door-to-door insurance salesman. |
| door-to-door adj | (shipping: all-inclusive) | całkowity przym. |
| | Are those shipping costs door-to-door or port-to-port? |
| door-to-door sales npl | (selling: knocking on doors) | sprzedaż domokrążna ż + przym. |
door-to-door salesman,
plural: door-to-door salesmen n | (salesperson: knocks on doors) | domokrążny sprzedawca przym. + m |
| | James is a door-to-door vacuum salesman. |
| fire door n | (fire-resistant inner door) | drzwi przeciwpożarowe ż, l.mn. + przym. |
| | The employees were told off for wedging the fire doors open in the hot weather. |
| French door n | often plural (door with floor-length window) | przeszklone drzwi, francuskie drzwi przym. + n, l.mn. |
| | The French doors bring a lot of light into the room. |
| front door n | (front entrance) | drzwi wejściowe ż, l.mn. + przym. |
| | My family usually goes in and out of the house by the kitchen door, but we prefer that guests use the front door. |
| hinge n | (joint in a door frame) | zawias m |
| | Jake greased the hinge on the door. |
| inner door n | (interior door) | wewnętrzne drzwi przym. + ż, l.mn. |
| | The inner door of this room has not been painted yet. |
| keep the door open v expr | figurative (allow possibility) | pozostawiać otwarte drzwi zwrot ndk. |
| | | być gotowym do czegoś zwrot posił. |
| | 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) | zostawiać otwarte drzwi dla zwrot ndk. |
| | | zostawić otwarte drzwi dla zwrot dk. |
| | 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. |
| listen at the door vi | (eavesdrop) | podsłuchiwać ndk. |
| | | podsłuchać dk. |
| | You will hear what they say if you quietly listen at the door. |
| lock the door v | (close and secure the door with a key) | zamykać drzwi na klucz |
| | | zamknąć drzwi na klucz |
| | I always set the burglar alarm and lock the door when I go out. |
| next door adv | (in the next house along) | obok przys. |
| | 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) | sąsiadujący z kimś/czymś przym. + przyim. |
| | A young couple have just moved in next door to us. |
| next-door n as adj | (neighboring) | sąsiedni przym. |
| | The people in the next-door apartment are very nosy. |
| next door n | informal, UK (next-door neighbors) | obok przys. |
| | 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) (mężczyzna) | najbliższy sąsiad przym. + m |
| | (kobieta) | najbliższa sąsiadka przym. + ż |
| | My next-door neighbor is always waking me up with his loud music. |
| open door n | figurative (invitation, [sth] giving access) | drzwi ż, l.mn. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | "Gratitude is an open door to abundance." - Yogi Bhajan |
| open-door policy n | (politics: free movement) (równe traktowanie państw) | polityka otwartych drzwi wyr. |
| | The country decided to adopt an open-door economic policy. |
| revolving door n | (door that rotates) | drzwi obrotowe n + przym. |
| shut the door v expr | figurative (put up a barrier) | zamykać drzwi |
| | | zamknąć drzwi |
| | He failed his entrance exam, which has shut the door on him becoming a lawyer. |
| sliding door n | (door which opens on a runner) | przesuwne drzwi przym. + n |
| | A wardrobe with a sliding door requires less space than one whose doors open outwards. |
| stage door n | (backstage entrance to a venue) | kulisy ż, l.mn. |
| | The band entered the club through the stage door. |
| | Groupies hang out around the stage door, hoping to get a glimpse of their idols. |
swing door,
also US: swinging door n | (door that swings in both directions) | drzwi wahadłowe ż, l.mn. + przym. |
| | There was a large swing door at the entrance of the bar. |
trapdoor,
trap door n | (opening in floor or ceiling) | zapadniowa klapa przym. + ż |
| | The magician disappeared by way of a trapdoor in the stage floor. |