threshold

threshold englannista suomeksi

1. oviaukko

2. reuna

3. kynnys

4. tuntemus

0. Substantiivi

1. kynnys

2. kynnysarvo

3. alaraja

4. aloituspiste

threshold englanniksi

1. The lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.

2. An entrance; the door or gate of a house.

3. (RQ:Shakespeare Merchant of Venice) You that did voide your rume vpon my beard, / And foote me as you ſpurne a ſtranger curre / Ouer your threſhold, (..)

4. Any end or boundary.

5. The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.

6. 1927-29, (w), ''(w)'', translated 1940 by (w), Part I, Chapter xi:

I arrived at last, did obeisance to my uncle, and told him everything. He thought it over and said: '(..)At the threshold of death, how dare I give you permission to go to England, to cross the seas? But I will not stand in your way. It is your mother's permission which really matters. If she permit you, then godspeed! Tell her I will not interfere. You will go with my blessings.'

7. (quote-journal)

8. The start of the landing area of a runway.

9. The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.

10. The wage or salary at which tax becomes due.

11. The point where one is mentally or physically vulnerable in response to a provocation or to other nuisances.