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threshold

[/ˈθreʃ.hoʊld/]
nounmasculinepl: thresholds
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 estava no limiar da casa.
2. a level, point, or value above which something is true or will take effect
The pain threshold varies from person to person.
O limiar de dor varia de pessoa para pessoa.
3. the beginning or start of something
We are on the threshold of a new era.
Estamos no limiar de uma nova era.
Synonyms
doorstepentrancebeginningstartbrinkverge
Antonyms
exitendconclusion

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
limiar
most common usage across Brazil
General Brazilian
soleira
specifically for the physical doorstep
Portugal
limiar
preferred for abstract meanings
Portugal
ombreira
archaic/regional term for doorstep

Related Idioms & Phrases

cross the threshold
on the threshold of
at the threshold
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