next door

• Bezieht sich auf das benachbarte Haus, die benachbarte Wohnung oder das benachbarte Gebäude; wird auch im übertragenen Sinn für etwas sehr Nahes oder unmittelbar Bevorstehendes verwendet.

Refers to the adjacent house, apartment, or building; also used figuratively to mean very close or nearby.

1. Adjacent residenceA2formal

   In or at the house or building immediately adjacent to one's own.

   Nebenhaus

   • The family next door has a dog that barks all night.
   • She lives next door to the post office.
   • We can hear music from the apartment next door.

2. NeighborA2informal

   A person living in the adjacent house or building.

   Nachbar

   • Our next door neighbor helped us carry the groceries.
   • The next door invited us over for dinner.
   • I borrowed a cup of sugar from the next door.