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door·mat
(dôr′măt′)n.
1. A mat placed before a doorway for wiping the shoes.
2. Slang One who submits meekly to domination or mistreatment by others.
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doormat
(ˈdɔːˌmæt)n
1. (Textiles) a mat, placed at the entrance to a building, for wiping dirt from shoes
2. informal a person who offers little resistance to ill-treatment by others
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door•mat
(ˈdɔrˌmæt, ˈdoʊr-)n.
1. a mat placed before an entrance for people to wipe their shoes on before entering.
2. a person who is habitually abused or humiliated others.
[1655–65]
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| Noun | 1. |  doormat - a person who is physically weak and ineffectualindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" namby-pamby - an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental |
| 2. |  doormat - a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before enteringmat - a thick flat pad used as a floor covering |
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Translations
مِمْسَحَة الأحْذِيَه
rohožka
dørmåtte
motta viî dyr
rohožka
doormat
[ˈdɔːmæt] N → felpudo m, estera fto treat sb like a doormat he treats her like a doormat → le trata como a un esclava, la pisotea
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
doormat
[ˈdɔːrmæt] n (= mat) → paillasson m
(= weak person) → paillasson m, carpette f
to treat sb like a doormat (= without respect) → traiter qn comme un chien
to treat sb like a doormat (= without respect) → traiter qn comme un chien
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
door
(doː) noun1. the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc. He knocked loudly on the door.
2. a means of achieving something. the door to success.
ˈdoorknob noun a knob-shaped handle for opening and closing a door.
ˈdoorman noun a man on duty at the door of a hotel, store etc.
ˈdoormat noun a mat kept in front of the door for people to wipe their feet on.
ˈdoorstep noun a raised step just outside the door of a house.
ˈdoorway noun the space usually filled by a door. He was standing in the doorway.
on one's doorstep very close to where one lives. The Welsh mountains are on our doorstep.
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