English-French translations for doorstep

seuil
En fait, je crois que le Moyen-Orient se rapproche graduellement de nous, et qu’il est même au seuil de notre porte. In fact, I believe that the Middle East is gradually getting closer and is even right on our doorstep. La Biélorussie nous importe autant parce qu'il s'agit d'un pays européen qui est devenu le pendant de Cuba sur le seuil de notre porte. Belarus matters to us so much because it is a European country and has become a Cuba on our own doorstep. Ces mesures concrètes constitueront le meilleur moyen de renforcer la démocratie naissante au seuil de l’Union européenne. These concrete moves will constitute the best recipe for strengthening the emerging democracy on the doorstep of the European Union.

An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home
One's immediate neighbourhood or locality
A big slice, especially of bread
To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc

On ones doorstep
They want to build the prison right on our doorstep; it will only be half a mile away and being that close scares me

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