threshold

soglia

Livello che bisogna raggiungere o superare perché succeda qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The level that must be reached or passed before something happens.

• She has a high pain threshold.
• The temperature passed the threshold for opening the valve.
• Lower thresholds would cause more frequent warnings.

Come si usa: threshold for something (The threshold for an automatic warning is quite low.)

Sinonimi: limit, trigger point

Espressioni comuni: pain threshold, above the threshold, threshold for something, income threshold

soglia

Striscia di legno o pietra alla base di una porta, che si oltrepassa entrando o uscendo.

In inglese semplice: The strip of wood or stone at the bottom of a doorway that you step over.

• He stepped over the threshold.
• A cat was sleeping on the threshold.
• The wooden threshold needs replacing.

Sinonimi: doorsill

Espressioni comuni: cross the threshold, on the threshold, step over threshold

soglia della pista

Punto di una pista da cui inizia la zona utilizzabile per l’atterraggio.

In inglese semplice: The point on a runway where the area used for landing begins.

• The aircraft passed over the threshold.
• White markings show the runway threshold.
• The pilot could see the threshold lights through the rain.

Espressioni comuni: runway threshold, displaced threshold, threshold lights