limiar
1. The strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room
She stood at the threshold of the house.
Ela ficou parada no limiar da casa.
2. A point at which a physiological or psychological response is triggered
The pain threshold varies from person to person.
O limiar de dor varia de pessoa para pessoa.
3. The beginning of something; the point at which something starts to happen or take effect
We are on the threshold of a new era.
Estamos no limiar de uma nova era.
Related Idioms & Phrases
on the threshold of - à beira de, no limiar de
cross the threshold - cruzar o limiar
threshold effect - efeito de limiar
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