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door·man

(dôr′măn′, -mən)
n.
A man employed to attend the entrance of a hotel, apartment house, or other building.
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doorman

(ˈdɔːˌmæn; -mən)
n, pl -men
(Professions) a man employed to attend the doors of certain buildings
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door•man

(ˈdɔrˌmæn, -mən, ˈdoʊr-)

n., pl. -men (-ˌmɛn, -mən)
the door attendant of an apartment house, nightclub, etc.
[1855–60]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:doorman - someone who guards an entrance]doorman - someone who guards an entrance
commissionaire - a uniformed doorman
guard - a person who keeps watch over something or someone
night porter - a porter on duty during the night
ticket collector, ticket taker - someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased tickets
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Translations
بُوَّاب بَوّاب، حاجِب
dveřníkvrátný
dørmanddørvogter
ovimies
vratar
kocsirendezõ
dyravörîur
ドアマン
문지기
vaktmästare
คนเปิดประตูหน้าโรงแรมหรืออาคารต่างๆ
người gác cửa

doorman

[ˈdɔːmən] N (doormen (pl)) [of hotel, block of flats] → portero/a m/f, conserje mf
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doorman

[ˈdɔːrmæn ˈdɔːrmən] n
[club] → videur/euse m/f
(in hotel) → portier m
(in block of flats) → concierge m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

doorman

[ˈdɔːˌmæn] n (-men (pl)) (in hotel) → portiere m (in livrea); (in block of flats) → portinaio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

door

(doː) noun
1. the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc. He knocked loudly on the door. deur باب врата porta dveře die Tür dør πόρτα puerta uks در ovi porte דלת द्वार, दरवाजा vrata ajtó pintu hurð porta ドア 문 durys durvis pintu deur dør drzwi ور، دروازه، وړه porta uşă дверь dvere vrata vrata dörr, port ประตู kapı 門 двері دروازہ cái cửa 门
2. a means of achieving something. the door to success. pad طَريق، وَسيلَه път caminho brána, cesta das Tor dør; vej δίοδος puerta värav راه؛ در keino porte, voie - פְּתָח ל कुछ पाने का माध्यम vrata uspjeha kapu sarana leið að e-u porta 〜に至る道 길 vartai ceļš; iespēja mencapai poort port, inngang drzwi, wrota وړه،لار caminho poartă, cale путь cesta vrata vrata väg, möjlighet, nyckel วิธีการ yol 通向...之門 шлях; спосіб وسیلہ phương tiện để đạt được cái gì 通向...之门
ˈdoorknob noun
a knob-shaped handle for opening and closing a door. deurknop سُقّاطَةُ الباب дръжка на врата maçaneta klika der Türgriff dørgreb; dørhåndtag πόμολο mango, manilla ukselink دستگیره در ovennuppi poignée de porte ידית दवाजे का दस्ता ručka od vrata kilincsgomb tombol pintu hurðarhúnn pomo/pomello della porta ドアの取っ手 문의 손잡이 apvali durų rankena (apaļš) durvju rokturis tombol deurknop rund dørvrier gałka د دروازه لاسگیر maçaneta mâner круглая дверная ручка kľučka gumb na vratih okrugla kvaka dörrvred, -handtag ลูกบิดประตู kapı tokmağı 球形門把 дверна ручка دروازے کا لٹّو nắm đấm cửa 门把手
ˈdoorman noun
a man on duty at the door of a hotel, store etc. portier بَوّاب، حاجِب портиер porteiro vrátný der Portier dørmand; dørvogter πορτιέρης portero uksehoidja دربان ovimies portier שוער द्वारपाल vratar, portir kocsirendező penjaga pintu dyravörður portiere ドアボーイ 정문지기 durininkas šveicars orang yang membuka pintu hotel portier dørvakt, portner portier دربان porteiro portar швеицар; привратник vrátnik vratar vratar dörrvakt, vaktmästare คนเปิดประตูหน้าโรงแรมหรืออาคารต่าง ๆ kapıcı (飯店等的)門房 швейцар دربان người gác cửa 门卫,门童
ˈdoormat noun
a mat kept in front of the door for people to wipe their feet on. deurmat مِمْسَحَة الأحْذِيَه изтривалка за крака capacho rohožka der Fußabtreter dørmåtte ψάθα της πόρτας, χαλάκι felpudo, estera jalamatt پادری ovimatto paillasson מחצלת पापोश otirač lábtörlő keset motta við dyr zerbino ドアマット 도어매트 kilimėlis prie durų (kojoms nusivalyti) kājslauķis lap kaki deurmat dørmatte wycieraczka د وره تر مخ يوه وړه غالى capacho preş половик rohožka predpražnik otirač dörrmatta พรมเช็ดเท้าหน้าประตู paspas 門口擦鞋墊 підстилка для витирання ніг پائیدان thảm chùi chân 门前地垫
ˈdoorstep noun
a raised step just outside the door of a house. drumpel عَتَبَة باب البَيْت праг degrau da porta schod přede dveřmi die Türstufe, die Schwelle dørtrin κατώφλι peldaño, umbral ukse-eelne trepiaste پله جلوی در porras pas de porte סף הדלת बाहर के दरवाजे की ओर जाने वाला रास्ता kućni prag küszöb, lépcső tangga dyraþrep (gradino davanti alla porta) 戸口の上り段 문간의 층계 durų laipteliai pakāpiens (pie mājas ārdurvīm) anak tangga depan pintu stoep dørterskel, trappestein próg دوره زينه degrau de porta (treaptă de la) pragul uşii порог schod pri dverách prag kućni prag yttertrappa ธรณีประตู eşik 門前台階 поріг دروازے کے آگے کا قدمچہ bậc cửa 门前的石阶
ˈdoorway noun
the space usually filled by a door. He was standing in the doorway. ingang مَدْخَل رَئيسي портал entrada vchod die Türöffnung døråbning άνοιγμα της πόρτας entrada, puerta, portal ukseava درگاه؛ سرسرا oviaukko porte פֶּתַח הַדֶלֶת द्वार मार्ग, दरवाजा dovratak kapualj ambang pintu dyr, dyragætt entrata, vano della porta 戸口 대문간 tarpduris stāvēt durvīs ambang pintu deuropening døråpning wejście دخل entrada in­trare дверной проём vchod vratna odprtina ulaz dörröppning, portgång ทางเข้าออก kapı aralığı, giriş, antre 門口 вхід у приміщення دروازہ لگا آنے جانے کا راستہ ô cửa 门口
on one's doorstep
very close to where one lives. The Welsh mountains are on our doorstep. op jou drumpel قَريب من المَسْكِن на прага на perto před okny, pod nosem vor der Haustür lige uden for vores hoveddør ένα βήμα από το σπίτι μου en la misma puerta kiviga visata بسیار نزدیک به محل زندگی välittömässä läheisyydessä à la porte de (qqn) עַל סָף הַבָּיִת दहलीज, देहली na pragu nečega karnyújtásnyira dekat í næsta nágrenni (a due passi) すぐ近くに 매우 가까운 tik per slenkstį blakus; turpat kaimiņos sangat hampir vlakbij rett ved, ved stuedøra na progu, nieopodal استوګنځى ته ډير نږدى à mão poar­tă în poartă cu совсем рядом с домом pod nosom pred domačimi vrati blizu utanför dörren อยู่ใกล้มาก çok yakın, ayağının dibinde 離某人的住處很近 біля порога بہت نزدیک rất gần 离某人的住处很近
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doorman

→ بُوَّاب dveřník dørmand Portier θυρωρός portero ovimies portier vratar portiere ドアマン 문지기 portier dørvakt portier porteiro швейцар vaktmästare คนเปิดประตูหน้าโรงแรมหรืออาคารต่างๆ kapıcı người gác cửa 门卫
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A YOUNG rugby star in fancy dress grappled with a bouncer as his girlfriend clobbered the doorman with her handbag after the player was barred from a Coventry nightclub, a court heard.
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