brez truda priti do premoženja (obogateti)

1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) korak

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) korak

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) korak

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) korak

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) stopnica

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) korak

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) korak

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korak, dolžina koraka; način korakanja ali hoje; plesni korak; stopinja (noge); stopnica, prečka pri lestvi; plural lestev; plural koraki, tek, pot; figuratively korak, ukrep, mera; nautical luknja, v katero se postavi jambor; figuratively stopnja; čin (zlasti vojaški), napredovanje, povišanje; music interval; mechanics spodnje ležišče osi

step by step — korak za korakom, postopoma

a false step — napačen korak, spodrsljaj, figuratively napaka, napačna poteza

in step (with) — v korak (z)

in his steps — po njegovih stopinjah, figuratively po njegovem primeru (vzgledu, vzoru)

a rash step — prenagljen, nepremišljen korak (dejanje)

door-step — prag

waltz step — valčkov korak

to break step — priti iz koraka

it is only a step to my house — ni daleč do moje hiše

to be out of step — ne držati koraka

to cut steps in the ice — sekati stopinje v ledu

they found his (foot) steps in the sand — našli (odkrili) so njegove stopinje v pesku

when did he get his step? — kdaj je napredoval (v službi)?

to keep step, to be in step with — držati korak s

mind the step! — pazi(te), stopnica!

mind (watch) your step! figuratively pazi, kaj delaš!

he has been moved up a step — napredoval je za eno stopnjo

to retrace one's steps — vrniti se po isti poti

to take (to make) steps against — storiti (potrebne) korake (ukrepe) proti

to turn one's steps to — ubrati, usmeriti korake proti, k

he walks (he follows) in my steps — on gre po mojih stopinjah

stopati, stopiti, korakati, napraviti korak(e); iti; z nogo pritisniti (on na); figuratively brez truda priti ( into do); transitive verb napraviti (plesne) korake; meriti (razdaljo) s koraki; opremiti s stopnicami; nautical postaviti jambor v njegovo luknjo na ladijskem krovu

to step across the road — stopiti čez cesto

to step high — visoko dvigati noge (zlasti o konju v diru)

to step it — stopiti; plesati

to step into fortune — brez truda priti do premoženja (obogateti)

to step lively, to step on it, to step on the gas American slang pohiteti, podvizati se, plin dati

I must be stepping colloquially zdaj moram iti

to step short — delati kratke korake

step this way! — stopite semkaj, za menoj!

to step through a dance — narediti plesne korake kakega plesa;