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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.
on your own doorstep
An idiom that refers to one's own immediate area of life or responsibility. Often used in the expression 'vor der eigenen Haustür kehren' (to sweep in front of one's own door), which means to take care of one's own affairs.
Bevor du andere kritisierst, solltest du erst einmal vor der eigenen Haustür kehren.
Before you criticize others, you should sweep in front of your own door first.
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.
front door
Both words refer to a door through which one enters a building. Haustür specifically means the main entrance of a residential building from the street; Eingangstür can also refer to the entrance to an apartment or room. For an exterior entrance to a house, Haustür is therefore more precise.
Vor der Haustür wartete der Besuch auf seine Gastgeber.
The guests waited in front of the front door for their hosts.
Vor der Eingangstür des Raumes wartete der Besuch auf seine Gastgeber.
The guests waited in front of the room's entrance door for their hosts.
