doorstep

the area immediately outside a door, especially the place where someone stands when they are waiting to be invited into a house or building

paso de la puerta, escalón, umbral

• at somebody's doorstep

Collocations knock on the doorstep · stand at the doorstep

• She stood on his doorstep for hours, waiting to be let in.

  Ella se quedó en el umbral de su casa durante horas, esperando a que la dejaran entrar.

a chance or opportunity to do something important or significant

oportunidad, ocasión

• have a doorstep

Collocations miss an opportunity at the doorstep · seize an opportunity on the doorstep

• He had a golden opportunity to make his fortune, but he missed it.

  Tenía una gran oportunidad de hacer fortuna, pero la perdió.