What does seuil in French mean?

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

The word seuil in French means threshold, doorstep, threshold, threshold, brink, threshold, limit, on the brink of , on the verge of, door sill, pass a threshold, critical threshold, warning level, suppression threshold, debt threshold, debt limit, poverty line, poverty threshold, break-even point, beneath the poverty threshold, beneath the poverty line, threshold voltage, live below the poverty line. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word seuil

threshold, doorstep

nom masculin (entrée d'une maison)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle m'invite à franchir le seuil de sa maison.
She invites me to cross the threshold of her house.

threshold

nom masculin (accès, début d'un lieu) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est beau, on se croirait au seuil du paradis.
It's so beautiful, you'd think we were on the threshold of paradise.

threshold, brink

nom masculin (limite, point)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous serons bientôt au seuil de la vieillesse.
We will soon be on the threshold of old age.

threshold, limit

nom masculin (niveau d'intensité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son seuil à la douleur est grand.
His pain threshold is high.

on the brink of , on the verge of

locution adverbiale (presque à [qch])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Au seuil de la retraite, j'entends bien profiter de mon temps !

door sill

nom féminin (barre sous porte) (UK)

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

pass a threshold

locution verbale (franchir une limite)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

critical threshold

nom masculin (degré d'alerte)

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

warning level

nom masculin (limite inquiétante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pollution urbaine a atteint le seuil d'alerte.

suppression threshold

nom masculin (limite à ne pas dépasser)

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

debt threshold, debt limit

nom masculin (endettement maximal raisonnable)

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

poverty line, poverty threshold

nom masculin (niveau de vie misérable)

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

break-even point

nom masculin (niveau de profit) (business)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chiffre d'affaires doit être supérieur au seuil de rentabilité.

beneath the poverty threshold, beneath the poverty line

locution adverbiale (misérablement)

threshold voltage

nom féminin (tension génératrice de conduction)

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

live below the poverty line

locution verbale (vivre misérablement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
De plus en plus de gens vivent en dessous du seuil de pauvreté.

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