What does limiar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word limiar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use limiar in Portuguese.

The word limiar in Portuguese means threshold, threshold, threshold, , umbral, limiar, limiar, limiar, limiar, limiar de atenção, no limiar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word limiar

threshold

substantivo masculino (soleira da porta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

threshold

substantivo masculino (figurado (entrada, início, começo) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

threshold

substantivo masculino (medicina (mínimo estímulo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

umbral, limiar

noun (doorsill)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Ele ficou no limiar e perguntou se podia entrar.
He stood on the threshold and asked if he could come in.

limiar

noun (figurative (beginning)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Estamos no limiar duma nova era.
We stand at the threshold of a new era.

limiar

noun (figurative (threshold, point between)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
September marks the cusp of summer and autumn.

limiar

noun (entrance)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Istambul fica no limiar da Europa.
Istanbul stands at the threshold of Europe.

limiar de atenção

noun (duration of concentration) (duração da concentração)

Most adults have an attention span of about 20 minutes.

no limiar

expression (figurative (close to) (na iminência de algo)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
We are on the threshold of a new era in social media.

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