adj
Meaning 1
sliding door(s) moment, sliding door(s) decision
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Phrase guide
sliding door
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adj
Meaning 2
2023 May 10, B.C. Wallin, “Speed Racer and the blockbuster sea change”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
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adj
Meaning 3
2023 May 10, B.C. Wallin, “Speed Racer and the blockbuster sea change”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name): The Wachowskis’ animé-inspired action epic is a notorious box office flop, but represents a sliding doors moment in cinematic history.
The Wachowskis’ animé-inspired action epic is a notorious box office flop, but represents a sliding doors moment in cinematic history.
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noun
Meaning 4
A door that opens and closes by sliding to the side; sometimes one of a pair.
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noun
Meaning 5
Denotes a crucial decision point at which outcomes diverge depending on which of two courses is followed.
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Usage: attributive, figuratively
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noun
Meaning 6
a door that opens by sliding instead of swinging
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Broader terms: door
Narrower terms: barn door
History
Etymology
(crucial decision point): From the plot of the film Sliding Doors.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 推拉門 /推拉门 (tuīlāmén) — door
- Danish: skydedør — door
- Dutch: schuifdeur — door
- Finnish: liukuovi — door
- French: porte coulissante — door
- German: Schiebetür — door
- Indonesian: pintu geser — door
- Japanese: 引き戸 — door
- Korean: 미닫이 (midaji) — door
- Korean: 미닫이문 (midajimun) — door
- Malay: pintu gelangsar — door
- Malay: pintu gelongsor — door
- Malay: pintu sorong — door
- Norwegian Bokmål: skyvedør — door
- Norwegian Nynorsk: skuvedør f skyvedør — door
- Portuguese: porta corrediça — door
- Portuguese: porta de correr — door
- Russian: раздвижны́е две́ри (razdvižnýje dvéri) — door
- Spanish: puerta corredera — door
- Spanish: puerta corrediza — door
- Swedish: skjutdörr — door
- Turkish: sürgülü kapı — door