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The main entrance door of a residential building or apartment building that leads from the street into the interior.
Vergiss bitte nicht, die Haustür abzuschließen, wenn du gehst.
Please don't forget to lock the front door when you leave.
The word 'Haustür' (front door) is a simple compound of 'das Haus' (house) and 'die Tür' (door). It literally refers to the door that leads into a house.
Ein Fremder stand plötzlich vor unserer Haustür.
A stranger suddenly stood in front of our front door.
Common verbs used with 'Haustür' (front door) are 'aufschließen' (to unlock) and 'abschließen' (to lock), 'öffnen' (to open) and 'schließen' (to close), as well as 'an der Haustür klingeln' (to ring the front doorbell) or 'klopfen' (to knock).
Hast du gehört? Es hat gerade an der Haustür geklopft.
Did you hear that? Someone just knocked at the front door.
The idiom 'vor der eigenen Haustür kehren' (to sweep in front of one's own door) means that you should first take care of your own mistakes and problems before criticizing others.
Er kritisiert immer alle, sollte aber besser mal vor der eigenen Haustür kehren.
He always criticizes everyone, but he would be better off sweeping in front of his own door.
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'die Haustür' and 'die Eingangstür' can both mean the door through which you enter a building. The difference lies in the context. 'Haustür' is used especially for houses or apartment buildings, that is, for a building where people live. 'Eingangstür' is more general: it can be the door of a house, an apartment, a shop, a doctor's office, or even a room. Learners may confuse the words because the 'Haustür' is often also the 'Eingangstür'. When it is clearly about a residential building, 'Haustür' sounds natural; when the place is more general, 'Eingangstür' fits better.
Heute Morgen lag ein Paket vor der Haustür.
This morning, there was a package in front of the front door.
Die Eingangstür der Arztpraxis ist ab 8 Uhr geöffnet.
The entrance door to the doctor's office is open from 8 a.m.