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door-to-door

(dôr′tə-dôr′)

adj.

1. Going to or making appeals at residences, as when selling or canvassing: a door-to-door sales representative.

2. Delivered directly from a store or business to a residence: promised door-to-door delivery.

door′-to-door′ adv.

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door′-to-door′

adj.

1. selling, canvassing, etc., at each house or apartment in an area.

2. sent direct from the point of purchase to the point of delivery.

adv.

3. in a door-to-door manner.

[1900–05]

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Adj.	1.	door-to-door - (of e.g. journeys or deliveries) direct from point of origin to point of destination ; "the limousine offers door-to-door service" direct - direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
	2.	door-to-door - omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next; "a door-to-door campaign"; "house-to-house coverage" house-to-house comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

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door-to-door

[ˈdɔːtədɔːʳ]

A. ADJ [selling] → a domicilio

B. CPD door-to-door salesman N → vendedor m a domicilio

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

door-to-door

[ˈdɔːtəˈdɔːʳ] adj (selling) → porta a porta; (salesman) → a domicilio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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