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

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

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

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

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.)

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.)

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.)

2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.)

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step

step¹ n

1. paso

I heard steps upstairs oí pasos en el piso de arriba

2. escalón / peldaño

mind the step cuidado con el escalón

we sat on the cathedral steps nos sentamos en las escaleras de la catedral

3. paso / medida

the first step is to open a bank account el primer paso es abrir una cuenta bancaria

step by step paso a paso

step² vb

1. dar un paso / andar

step this way, please pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped out of the car bajó del coche

2. pisar

he stepped on a banana skin pisó una piel de plátano

El pasado y participio pasado de step se escribe stepped; el gerundio se escribe stepping

step

tr[step]

noun

1 (gen) paso; (sound) paso, pisada

■ he walks with quick steps anda con paso rápido

■ she took a step forward dio un paso adelante

■ I heard steps outside oí pasos fuera

■ I retraced my steps volví sobre mis pasos

■ we're learning a new step at dancing classes estamos aprendiendo un nuevo paso en las clases de baile

2 (distance) paso

■ it's quite a step to the swimming pool hay una buena caminata hasta la piscina

■ it's only a step to the library from my house la biblioteca está a un paso de mi casa

3 (move, act) paso

■ what's the next step? ¿cuál es el próximo paso?

■ a step in the right direction un paso hacia adelante

■ the first step on the road to victory el primer paso hacia la victoria

■ a major step forward for mankind un paso gigantesco para la humanidad

4 (measure) medida; (formality) gestión nombre femenino, trámite nombre masculino

■ we've taken all the necessary steps hemos tomado todas las medidas necesarias

5 (degree on scale, stage in process) peldaño, escalón nombre masculino, paso

■ she's gone up another step on the career ladder ha ascendido otro peldaño en la escala profesional

6 (stair) escalón nombre masculino, peldaño, grada; (of ladder) escalón nombre masculino, travesaño; (of vehicle) estribo

■ mind the step cuidado con el escalón

intransitive verb

1 (move, walk) dar un paso, andar

■ step this way pase por aquí

■ he stepped into the house entró en la casa

■ she stepped off the plane se bajó del avión

2 (tread) pisar

■ he stepped in a puddle pisó un charco

■ you stepped on my foot me pisaste

plural noun steps

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (stepladder) escalera de tijera

1 (outdoor) escalinata; (indoor) escalera; (of plane) escalerilla

■ a flight of steps un tramo de escalera

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

every step of the way en todo momento, desde principio a fin

step by step paso a paso, poco a poco

step on it!, step on the gas! ¡date prisa!, ¡pisa a fondo!

to be in step / keep in step (walking) llevar el paso 2 (dancing) llevar el compás

to be one step ahead llevar la ventaja

to be out of step (walking) no llevar el paso 2 (dancing) no llevar el compás

to step into somebody's shoes pasar a ocupar el puesto de alguien

to step into the breach llenar el hueco

to watch one's step (be careful) andar con cuidado 2 (when walking) mirar por dónde camina

a step up un ascenso

step ['stɛp] vi, stepped ; stepping

1) : dar un paso

step this way, please: pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped outside: salió

2)

to step on : pisar

step n

1) : paso m

step by step: paso por paso

2) stair: escalón m, peldaño m

3) rung: escalón m, travesaño m

4) measure, move: medida f, paso m

to take steps: tomar medidas

5) stride: paso m

with a quick step: con paso rápido

step

n.

• escalera s.f.

• escalón s.m.

• estribo s.m.

• estribo de un coche s.m.

• etapa s.f.

• gestión s.f.

• grada s.f.

• grado s.m.

• medida s.f.

• paso s.m.

• patada s.f.

• peldaño s.m.

• trámite s.m.

v.

• andar v.

(§pret: anduv-)

• escalonar v.

• medir a pasos v.

• pisar v.

I step
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

[step]
1. N

1) (=movement) (lit, fig) paso m; (=sound) paso m, pisada f

with slow steps — con pasos lentos

he heard steps outside — oyó pasos or pisadas fuera

• to take a step back — dar un paso atrás

• it's a big step for him — es un gran paso or salto para él

• step by step — (lit, fig) poco a poco

• to be a step closer to doing sth — estar más cerca de hacer algo

• at every step — (lit, fig) a cada paso

we'll keep you informed every step of the way — le mantendremos informado en todo momento

I'll fight this decision every step of the way — voy a oponerme a esta decisión hasta el final

• the first step is to decide... — el primer paso es decidir...

• to follow in sb's steps — seguir los pasos de algn

• it's a great step forward — es un gran paso or salto adelante

to take a step forward — dar un paso adelante

• I would go one step further and make all guns illegal — yo iría aún más lejos y prohibiría todo tipo de armas de fuego

• what's the next step? — ¿cuál es el siguiente paso?

• it's a step in the right direction — es un paso adelante

• a step towards peace — un paso hacia la paz

• to turn one's steps towards sth — dirigir los pasos hacia algo

• it's a step up in his career — es un ascenso en su carrera profesional

it's a bit of a step up from the house where I was born — es mucho mejor que la casa en la que nací

• to watch one's step — (lit, fig) ir con cuidado

- be one step ahead of sb

to keep one step ahead (of) — mantenerse en una posición de ventaja (con respecto a)

- it's a case of one step forward, two steps back
false 1., 1), spring 1., 4)
2) (in dancing, marching) paso m

• to break step — romper el paso

• he quickly fell into step beside me — no tardó en ajustar su paso al mío

• to be in step with sb — (lit) llevar el paso de algn

the party is in step with the country — el partido está en sintonía con el país

to be in step with public opinion — sintonizar con la opinión pública

the bright colours are perfectly in step with the current mood — los colores vivos reflejan perfectamente al clima actual

to be/keep in step (with) — (in marching) llevar el paso (de); (in dance) llevar el compás or ritmo (de)

• to be out of step — (in marching) no llevar el paso; (in dance) no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to get out of step — (in march) perder el paso; (in dance) perder el ritmo or compás

- be out of step with sth/sb

- fall or get out of step with sth/sb

3) (=distance) paso m

I'm just a step away if you need me — si me necesitas, solo estoy a un paso

the beach is just a step away (from the hotel) — la playa está a un paso (del hotel)

it's a good step or quite a step to the village * — el pueblo queda bastante lejos

4) (=footprint) huella f

5) (=measure) medida f

• to take steps — tomar medidas

we must take steps to improve things — tenemos que tomar medidas para mejorar la situación

6) (=stair) peldaño m, escalón m; (on bus) peldaño m, estribo m; (also: doorstep) escalón m de la puerta

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

I'll meet you on the library steps — quedamos en los escalones or la escalinata de la biblioteca

• a flight of stone steps — un tramo de escalera or de escalones de piedra

7) steps (=stepladder) escalera f (de mano/de tijera)

8) (in scale) peldaño m, grado m

to get onto the next step in the salary scale — ascender un peldaño or subir de grado en la escala salarial

9) (also: step aerobics) step m

10) (US) (Mus) tono m

2. VI

1) (=walk)

• to step on board — subir a bordo

• won't you step inside? — ¿no quiere pasar?

• he stepped into the room — entró en la habitación

he stepped into his slippersousers — se puso las zapatillas/los pantalones

• to step off a bus/planeain — bajarse de un autobús/aviónen

• as he stepped onto the pavement... — al poner el pie en la acera...

• as she stepped out of the car — al bajar del coche

she looked as if she had stepped out of a fairytale — parecía recién salida de un cuento de hadas

she stepped out of her dress — se quitó el vestido (por abajo)

• I had to step outside for a breath of fresh air — tuve que salir fuera a tomar el aire

• to step over sth — pasar por encima de algo

• step this way — haga el favor de pasar por aquí

- step out of line
shoe
2) (=tread)

• to step in/on sth — pisar algo

don't step in that puddle — no te metas en ese charco

step on it! * — (=hurry up) ¡date prisa!, ¡ponte las pilas! *, ¡apúrate! (LAm); (Aut) ¡acelera!

to step on the accelerator (Brit) —

step on the gas — (US) pisar el acelerador
toe
3.

CPD

step aerobics N — step m

step change N — cambio m radical

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

* * *

I [step]
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

English-spanish dictionary > step
3 STEP

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

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

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

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

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.)

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.)

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.)

2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.)

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step

step¹ n

1. paso

I heard steps upstairs oí pasos en el piso de arriba

2. escalón / peldaño

mind the step cuidado con el escalón

we sat on the cathedral steps nos sentamos en las escaleras de la catedral

3. paso / medida

the first step is to open a bank account el primer paso es abrir una cuenta bancaria

step by step paso a paso

step² vb

1. dar un paso / andar

step this way, please pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped out of the car bajó del coche

2. pisar

he stepped on a banana skin pisó una piel de plátano

El pasado y participio pasado de step se escribe stepped; el gerundio se escribe stepping

step

tr[step]

noun

1 (gen) paso; (sound) paso, pisada

■ he walks with quick steps anda con paso rápido

■ she took a step forward dio un paso adelante

■ I heard steps outside oí pasos fuera

■ I retraced my steps volví sobre mis pasos

■ we're learning a new step at dancing classes estamos aprendiendo un nuevo paso en las clases de baile

2 (distance) paso

■ it's quite a step to the swimming pool hay una buena caminata hasta la piscina

■ it's only a step to the library from my house la biblioteca está a un paso de mi casa

3 (move, act) paso

■ what's the next step? ¿cuál es el próximo paso?

■ a step in the right direction un paso hacia adelante

■ the first step on the road to victory el primer paso hacia la victoria

■ a major step forward for mankind un paso gigantesco para la humanidad

4 (measure) medida; (formality) gestión nombre femenino, trámite nombre masculino

■ we've taken all the necessary steps hemos tomado todas las medidas necesarias

5 (degree on scale, stage in process) peldaño, escalón nombre masculino, paso

■ she's gone up another step on the career ladder ha ascendido otro peldaño en la escala profesional

6 (stair) escalón nombre masculino, peldaño, grada; (of ladder) escalón nombre masculino, travesaño; (of vehicle) estribo

■ mind the step cuidado con el escalón

intransitive verb

1 (move, walk) dar un paso, andar

■ step this way pase por aquí

■ he stepped into the house entró en la casa

■ she stepped off the plane se bajó del avión

2 (tread) pisar

■ he stepped in a puddle pisó un charco

■ you stepped on my foot me pisaste

plural noun steps

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (stepladder) escalera de tijera

1 (outdoor) escalinata; (indoor) escalera; (of plane) escalerilla

■ a flight of steps un tramo de escalera

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

every step of the way en todo momento, desde principio a fin

step by step paso a paso, poco a poco

step on it!, step on the gas! ¡date prisa!, ¡pisa a fondo!

to be in step / keep in step (walking) llevar el paso 2 (dancing) llevar el compás

to be one step ahead llevar la ventaja

to be out of step (walking) no llevar el paso 2 (dancing) no llevar el compás

to step into somebody's shoes pasar a ocupar el puesto de alguien

to step into the breach llenar el hueco

to watch one's step (be careful) andar con cuidado 2 (when walking) mirar por dónde camina

a step up un ascenso

step ['stɛp] vi, stepped ; stepping

1) : dar un paso

step this way, please: pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped outside: salió

2)

to step on : pisar

step n

1) : paso m

step by step: paso por paso

2) stair: escalón m, peldaño m

3) rung: escalón m, travesaño m

4) measure, move: medida f, paso m

to take steps: tomar medidas

5) stride: paso m

with a quick step: con paso rápido

step

n.

• escalera s.f.

• escalón s.m.

• estribo s.m.

• estribo de un coche s.m.

• etapa s.f.

• gestión s.f.

• grada s.f.

• grado s.m.

• medida s.f.

• paso s.m.

• patada s.f.

• peldaño s.m.

• trámite s.m.

v.

• andar v.

(§pret: anduv-)

• escalonar v.

• medir a pasos v.

• pisar v.

I step
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

[step]
N ABBR = Science and Technology for Environmental Protection
* * *

I [step]
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

English-spanish dictionary > STEP
4 step

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

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

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) fot(trinn), skritt

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

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.) (trappe)trinn

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.) skritt, steg

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.) skritt, forholdsregel, tiltak
2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) ta et skritt, gå, komme

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step

forholdsregel
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fotspor
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skritt
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trappetrinn

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subst. \/step\/

1) skritt, steg, trinn, fjed (gammeldags)

• he walked with slow steps up the hill

han gikk med sakte skritt opp bakken

2) (lyden av) fottrinn, fotslag, trinn

• we heard steps outside

vi hørte fottrinn utenfor

3) gange, måte å gå på

• I know her by her step

jeg kjenner henne på gangen

4) fotspor

5) skritt, tiltak, foranstaltning, forholdsregel

• it is a step in the right direction

det er et skritt i riktig retning

6) trappetrinn, stigetrinn, stigbrett, stigtrinn, vogntrinn

• the bottom step is missing

det nederste trappetrinnet mangler

7) skritt, grad, hakk, trinn (på rangstigen), rang

• he rose several steps in my opinion

han steg flere hakk i min aktelse

8) ( musikk) trinn (i skala)

9) ( mineralogi e.l.) avsats, benk

10) (danse)trinn, stepp

break step bryte takten, falle ut av takten, komme ut av takten

fall into step falle inn i rytmen, komme i takt

flight of steps trapp, yttertrapp

get one's step ( militærvesen) bli forfremmet

in step i takt

keep (in) step with holde tritt med, gå i takt med

out of step i utakt, ute av rytme(n)

step by step eller by steps skritt for skritt, trinnvis

steps trapp

take steps ta\/gå til skritt, ta forholdsregler, treffe tiltak

watch\/mind one's step gå forsiktig, se seg for ( overført) være forsiktig, se\/tenke seg nøye om, gå forsiktig til verks
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verb \/step\/

1) skritte, tre, ta et skritt, stige

• Tom stepped ashore

Tom steg i land

2) komme, gå

• Camilla stepped inside

Camilla gikk inn

3) trå, tråkke

• she stepped on a drawing pin

hun tråkket på en tegnestift

4) forsyne med trinn, avtrappe, anlegge trinnvis (i terrasser)

5) steppe, danse (steppdans)

step aside gå\/tre til siden ( overført) tre\/trekke seg tilbake

step back gå bakover ( overført) tre\/trekke seg tilbake

step down gå\/komme\/stige ned ( overført) tre\/trekke seg tilbake sette ned gradvis, minke gradvis, senke

• we have to step down production

vi må gradvis sette ned produksjonen

step forward stige\/tre frem

step in komme\/gå\/stige\/tre inn gripe inn, ta affære

step into one's heritance ta sin arv i besittelse

step it danse gå til fots

step on it! ( hverdagslig) gi mer gass!, klampen i bånn!, full spiker! skynd deg!, få opp farten!

step out gå ut(enfor) lange ut, gå fort(ere), skritte (godt) ut skritte opp

• she stepped out a distance of fifty metres

hun skrittet opp en lengde på femti meter

(amer., hverdagslig) gå ut, være ute og more seg, treffe folk

step this way! vær så god, (kom) denne veien

step up gå frem, gjøre tilnærmelser

• he is too shy to step up to a girl

han er for sjenert til å gjøre tilnærmelser ovenfor en jente

øke, øke gradvis

step up a mast sette en mast i spor(et), reise en mast

English-Norwegian dictionary > step
5 pas

I.

pas¹ [pα]

1. masculine noun

   a. step ; ( = bruit) footstep ; ( = trace) footprint

• faire un pas en arrière

• reculer d'un pas to step back

• faire un pas en avant

• avancer d'un pas to step forward

• revenir or retourner sur ses pas to retrace one's steps

• marcher à grands pas to stride along

• pas à pas step by step

• à chaque pas at every step

• ne le quittez pas d'un pas follow him wherever he goes

• faire ses premiers pas to start walking

• pas de danse dance step

   b. ( = distance) pace

• c'est à deux pas d'ici it's only a minute away

   c. ( = vitesse) pace ; (Military) step

• marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a brisk pace

• presser le pas to quicken one's pace

• ralentir le pas to slow down

• marcher au pas to march

• « roulez au pas » "dead slow"

• au pas de course at a run

   d. ( = démarche) tread

• d'un pas lourd with a heavy tread

   e. (locutions) la science avance à grands pas science is taking great steps forward

• faire le(s) premier(s) pas to take the initiative

• il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte the first step is the hardest

• à pas de loup stealthily

• j'y vais de ce pas I'll go at once

• prendre le pas sur [+ considérations, préoccupations] to override ; [+ théorie, méthode] to supplant ; [+ personne] to steal a march over

• sauter le pas to take the plunge

2. compounds

► le pas de Calais ( = détroit) the Straits of Dover

► pas de l'oie goose-step

► le pas de la porte the doorstep

► pas de vis thread (of screw)

II.

pas² [pα]

adverb

   a. (avec ne: formant négation verbale) not

• ce n'est pas vrai

• c'est pas vrai (inf) it's not true

• il n'est pas allé à l'école he didn't go to school

• je ne trouve pas mon sac I can't find my bag

• ils n'ont pas de voiture/d'enfants they don't have a car/any children

• il m'a dit de (ne) pas le faire he told me not to do it

• je pense qu'il ne viendra pas I don't think he'll come

• il n'y a pas que ça it's not just that

• il n'y a pas que lui he's not the only one

• je n'en sais pas plus que vous I don't know any more about it than you

• il n'y avait pas plus de 20 personnes there were no more than 20 people there

• ne me parle pas sur ce ton don't speak to me like that

   b. (indiquant ou renforçant opposition) elle travaille, (mais) lui pas she works, but he doesn't

• il aime ça, pas toi ? he likes it, don't you?

   c. (dans réponses négatives) not

• pas de sucre, merci ! no sugar, thanks!

• pas du tout not at all

• pas encore not yet

• pas tellement (inf) pas tant que ça not that much

• qui l'a prévenu ? -- pas moi who told him? -- not me

   d. (devant adjectif, nom, dans exclamations) (inf) il est dans une situation pas ordinaire he's in an unusual situation

• pas un n'est venu not one came

• pas possible ! no!

• pas vrai ? isn't that so?

• tu es content ? eh bien pas moi ! are you satisfied? well I'm not!

• t'es pas un peu fou ? you're crazy! (inf)

• si c'est pas malheureux ! isn't that disgraceful!

• pas de ça ! we'll have none of that!

• ah non, pas lui ! oh no, not him!

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Note: Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée à l'auxiliaire: he hasn't finished, he couldn't come. On notera que will not devient won't, que shall not devient shan't et cannot devient can't

I pa
adverbe

1) gén

c'est un Autrichien, pas un Allemand — he's an Austrian, not a German

je ne prends pas de sucre avec mon café — I don't take sugar in coffee

ce n'est pas un lâche — gén he isn't a coward; ( pour insister) he's no coward

ce n'est pas une raison pour crier comme ça! — that's no reason to shout like that!

il n'est pas plus intelligent qu'un autre — he's no brighter than anybody else

je ne pense pas — I don't think so, I think not sout

elle a aimé le film, mais lui pas — she liked the film but he didn't

des tomates pas mûres — unripe tomatoes

des chaussures pas cirées — unpolished shoes

une radio pas chère — (colloq) a cheap radio

non mais t'es pas dingue? — (sl) are you mad or what?

2) (dans des expressions, exclamations)

pas du tout — not at all

pas le moins du monde — not in the slightest ou in the least

absolument pas — absolutely not

pas tellement — not much

pas tant que ça — not all that much

pas plus que ça — not all that much

pas d'histoires! — I don't want any arguments ou fuss!

pas de chance! — hard luck!

pas possible! — I can't believe it!

pas vrai? — (colloq) gén isn't that so?; ( n'est-ce pas)

on a bien travaillé, pas vrai? — (colloq) we did good work, didn't we?

II pa
nom masculin invariable

1) ( enjambée) step

faire un grand pas — to take a small step

avancer à grands pas — to stride along

avancer à petits pas — to edge forward

l'hiver arrive à grands pas — winter is fast approaching

avancer à pas de géant (dans quelque chose) — to make giant strides (in something)

marcher à pas de loup — to move stealthily

marcher à pas feutrés — to walk softly

faire ses premiers pas — [enfant] to take one's first steps

faire ses premiers pas dans la société mondaine — to make one's debut in society

faire le premier pas — fig to make the first move

suivre quelqu'un pas à pas — to follow somebody everywhere

avancer pas à pas — to proceed step by step

de là à dire qu'il s'en fiche (colloq), il n'y a qu'un pas — there's only a fine line between that and saying he doesn't care

j'habite à deux pas (d'ici) — I live just a step away (from here)

2) ( allure) pace

d'un bon pas — at a brisk pace

d'un pas lourd — with a heavy tread

d'un pas pressé — hurriedly

marcher du même pas — to walk in step

ralentir le pas — to slow down

marcher au pas — ( à pied) to march; ( à cheval) to walk

marquer le pas — Armée to mark time

rouler au pas — to crawl (along)

‘roulez au pas’ — ( panneau) ‘dead slow’ GB, ‘(very) slow’ US

mettre quelqu'un au pas — to bring somebody to heel

partir au pas de course — to rush off, to race off

faire quelque chose au pas de charge — to do something in double-quick time

j'y vais de ce pas — I'm on my way now

3) ( bruit) footstep

reconnaître le pas de quelqu'un — to recognize somebody's footstep

4) ( trace de pied) footprint

revenir or retourner sur ses pas — lit to retrace one's steps; fig to backtrack

marcher sur les pas de quelqu'un — fig to follow in somebody's footsteps

5) ( de danse) step

apprendre les pas du tango — to learn how to tango

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pas de porte

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tirer quelqu'un/se tirer d'un mauvais pas — to get somebody/to get out of a tight corner

faire or sauter le pas — to take the plunge

céder le pas à quelqu'un — to make way for somebody

prendre le pas sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — to overtake something/somebody

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I pɒ adv
1) (avec `ne' et `non') not

Il ne pleure pas. (habituellement) — He doesn't cry., (maintenant) He's not crying., He isn't crying.

Il ne pleut pas. — It's not raining.

Je ne mange pas de viande. — I don't eat meat.

Il n'a pas pleuré. — He didn't cry.

Il ne pleurera pas. — He won't cry.

Elle n'est pas venue. — She didn't come.

Ils n'ont pas de voiture. — They haven't got a car., They have no car.

Ils n'ont pas d'enfants. — They haven't got any children., They have no children.

Ce n'est pas mal pour un début. — That's not bad for a first attempt.

Il m'a dit de ne pas le faire. — He told me not to do it.

non pas que... — not that...

pas du tout — not at all

Je n'aime pas du tout ça. — I don't like that at all.

n'est-ce pas; Vous viendrez à notre soirée, n'est-ce pas? — You're coming to our party, aren't you?

C'est Harry qui a gagné, n'est-ce pas? — Harry won, didn't he?

2) (employé sans `ne')

pas moi — not me, not I

pas de sucre, merci — no sugar, thanks

Elle travaille, lui pas.; Elle travaille, mais pas lui. — She works but he doesn't.

Elle veut aller au cinéma, pas moi. — She wants to go to the cinema, but I don't.

une pomme pas mûre — an apple that isn't ripe, an unripe apple

... ou pas? —... or not?

Ceci est à vous ou pas? — Is this yours or not?, Is this yours or isn't it?

pas plus tard qu'hier — only yesterday

3)

pas mal (personne, maison) — not bad

comment ça va? — pas mal — how are things? — not bad

pas mal fait — not badly done

pas mal de — quite a lot of

Il y avait pas mal de monde au concert. — There were quite a lot of people at the concert.

II pɒ nm
1) (= allure) pace, [cheval] walk

Il marchait d'un pas rapide. — He walked at a fast pace.

au pas — at a walking pace

Le cheval est parti au pas. — The horse set off at walking pace.

mettre qn au pas fig — to bring sb to heel

au pas de gymnastique — at a jog trot

au pas de course — at a run

de ce pas — straight away, at once

J'y vais de ce pas. — I'll go straight away

2) (= démarche) tread

3) (= enjambée) step

Faites trois pas en avant. — Take three steps forward.

un pas en arrière — a step backwards

retourner sur ses pas; revenir sur ses pas — to retrace one's steps

marcher à grands pas — to stride along

faire les cent pas — to pace up and down

Il faisait les cent pas dans le corridor. — He was pacing up and down the corridor.

4) (= bruit) step, footstep

J'entends des pas dans l'escalier. — I can hear footsteps on the stairs.

à pas de loup — stealthily

5) (= trace de pas) footprint

6) (mesure) pace

trois pas — three paces

à deux pas de... — just round the corner from...

c'est à deux pas — it's just round the corner

7) DANSE step

8) fig (= étape) step

un pas déterminant vers la paix — a decisive step towards peace

9) TECHNIQUE, [vis, écrou] thread

10) (autres locutions)

pas à pas — step by step

faire les premiers pas — to make the first move

sur le pas de la porte — on the doorstep

se tirer d'un mauvais pas fig — to get o.s. out of a tight spot

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I.

pas adv

❢ Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée à l'auxiliaire: he hasn't finished, he couldn't come. On notera que will not devient won't, que shall not devient shan't et cannot devient can't.

1 gén sur les 15 employés, pas un ne parle anglais out of the 15 employees not one speaks English; c'est un Autrichien, pas un Allemand he's an Austrian, not a German; je ne prends pas de sucre avec mon café I don't take sugar in coffee; ils n'ont pas le téléphone they haven't got a phone; ils n'ont pas d'enfants/de principes they haven't got any children/principles, they have no children/principles; il n'y a pas de café dans le placard there isn't any coffee in the cupboard, there's no coffee in the cupboard; ce n'est pas de l'amour, c'est de la possessivité it isn't love, it's possessiveness; ce n'est pas du cuir, c'est du plastique it isn't leather, it's plastic; ce n'est pas un lâche gén he isn't a coward; ( pour insister) he's no coward; ce n'est pas un ami à moi gén he isn't a friend of mine; ( pour insister) he's no friend of mine; ce n'est pas une raison pour crier comme ça! that's no reason to shout like that!; ce n'est pas une vie pour un gamin de son âge it's no life for a child of his age; ce n'est pas un endroit pour s'arrêter it's no place to stop; ce n'est pas qu'il soit désagréable, mais il est tellement ennuyeux! it's not that he's unpleasant, but he's so boring!; elle n'est pas très bavarde she's not very talkative; il n'est pas plus intelligent qu'un autre he's no brighter than anybody else; je ne pense pas I don't think so, I think not sout; alors, tu viens ou pas○? so, are you coming or not?; elle a aimé le film, mais lui pas or mais pas lui○ she liked the film but he didn't; ma voiture a un toit ouvrant, la leur pas or pas la leur○ gén my car has a sunroof, theirs doesn't; ( pour rectifier une erreur) my car has a sunroof, not theirs; il m'a dit de ne pas y aller he told me not to go there; du pain pas cuit unbaked bread; des tomates pas mûres unripe tomatoes; des chaussures pas cirées unpolished shoes; une radio pas chère○ a cheap radio set; je fouille dans ma poche… pas de portefeuille! I searched in my pocket… no wallet!; pas d'augmentation pour vous, Pichon! no raise for you, Pichon!; non mais t'es pas dingue○? are you mad or what?;

2 (dans des expressions, exclamations) pas du tout not at all; pas le moins du monde not in the slightest ou in the least; absolument pas absolutely not; pas vraiment not really; pas tellement not much; pas tant que ça not all that much; pas plus que ça so-so○, not all that much; pas d'histoires! I don't want any arguments ou fuss about it!; pas de chance! hard luck!, tough luck!; pas possible! I can't believe it!; pas croyable! incredible!; pas vrai○? gén isn't that so?;

3 ( n'est-ce pas) elle est jolie la petite Pivachon, pas○? the Pivachon girl is pretty, isn't she?; on s'est bien amusé, pas○? we had a good time, didn't we?; on a bien travaillé, pas vrai○? we did good work, didn't we?

II.

pas nm inv

1 ( enjambée) step; faire un grand/petit pas to take a long/small step; faire des petits pas to take small steps; faire des grands pas to stride along; marcher or avancer à grands pas to stride along; marcher or avancer à petits pas to edge forward; faire un pas en avant/en arrière to take a step forward/backward; l'industrie a fait un grand pas en avant industry has taken a big step forward; l'hiver arrive à grands pas winter is fast approaching; avancer à pas de géant (dans qch) to make giant strides (in sth); avancer à pas de fourmi (dans qch) to progress at a snail's pace (in sth); marcher à pas de loup or de velours to move stealthily; marcher à pas feutrés to walk softly; marcher à pas comptés to walk with measured steps; faire ses premiers pas [enfant] to take one's first steps; faire ses premiers pas dans la société mondaine to make one's debut in society; faire le premier pas fig to make the first move; suivre qn pas à pas to follow sb everywhere; avancer pas à pas dans une enquête to proceed step by step in an inquiry; il n'y a qu'un pas there's a fine line; de là à dire qu'il s'en fiche○, il n'y a qu'un pas there's only a fine line between that and saying he doesn't care; j'habite à deux pas (d'ici) I live just a step away (from here); le magasin est à deux pas de chez elle the shop is just a step away from her house; ⇒ cent;

2 ( allure) pace; marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a brisk pace; allonger or hâter le pas to quicken one's pace; marcher d'un pas lourd to walk with a heavy tread; marcher d'un pas hésitant/gracieux to walk hesitantly/gracefully; se diriger vers sa voiture d'un pas pressé to walk hurriedly toward(s) one's car; marcher du même pas to walk in step; ralentir le pas to slow down; marcher au pas Mil to march; Équit to walk; marquer le pas Mil to mark time; rouler or circuler au pas to crawl (along); ‘roulez au pas’ ( sur panneau) ‘dead slow’ GB, ‘(very) slow’ US; mettre qn au pas to bring sb to heel; partir au pas de course to rush off, to race off; faire qch au pas de charge to do sth in double-quick time; j'y vais de ce pas I'll do it straightaway;

3 ( bruit) footstep; j'ai entendu un bruit de pas I heard footsteps; reconnaître le pas de qn to recognize sb's (foot)step;

4 ( trace de pied) footprint; des pas dans la neige/sur le sable footprints in the snow/in the sand; revenir or retourner sur ses pas lit, fig to retrace one's steps, to backtrack; marcher sur les pas de qn fig to follow in sb's footsteps;

5 Danse step; un pas de danse a dance step; le pas de valse the waltz step; apprendre les pas du tango to learn how to tango;

6 Tech ( d'une hélice) pitch; (d'un écrou, d'une vis) thread;

7 Aut, Aviat ( distance entre les sièges) seat pitch.

Composés

pas accéléré quick march; pas cadencé slow time; marcher au pas cadencé to march in slow time; pas de deux Danse pas de deux; pas de l'oie goosestep; marcher au pas de l'oie to goosestep; pas de patineur ( au ski) skating; pas de porte doorstep; rester sur le pas de la porte to stay on the doorstep; pas redoublé double time, quick march; marcher au pas redoublé to quick march; pas de route walking pace; pas de tir Mil Sport shooting range; Astronaut launch(ing) pad; pas de vis Tech thread.

Idiomes

tirer qn/se tirer d'un mauvais pas to get sb/to get out of a tight corner; faire or sauter le pas to take the plunge; céder le pas à qn to make way for sb; prendre le pas sur qch/qn to overtake sth/sb.

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[pa] adverbe

1. [avec 'ne', pour exprimer la négation]

elle ne viendra pas she won't come

ils ne sont pas trop inquiets they're not too worried

ils n'ont pas de problèmes/d'avenir they have no problems/no future, they haven't got any problems/a future

il a décidé de ne pas accepter he decided not to accept

ce n'est pas que je ne veuille pas, mais... it's not that I don't want to, but...

[avec omission du 'ne'] (familier)

elle sait pas she doesn't know

t'en fais pas! don't (you) worry!

c'est vraiment pas drôle!

a. [pas comique] it's not in the least ou slightest bit funny

b. [ennuyeux] it's no fun at all

non, j'aime pas no, I don't like it

2. [avec 'non', pour renforcer la négation]

elle est non pas belle mais jolie she's not so much beautiful as pretty

3. [employé seul]

sincère ou pas sincere or not

les garçons voulaient danser, les filles pas the boys wanted to dance, the girls didn't

pourquoi pas? why not?

pas la peine (familier) (it's) not worth it

pas assez not enough

des fraises pas mûres unripe strawberries

4. [dans des réponses négatives]

pas de dessert pour moi, merci no dessert for me, thank you

qui l'a pris? — pas moi, en tout cas! who took it? — not me, that's for sure!

pas du tout not at all

c'est toi qui as fini les chocolats? — pas du tout! was it you who finished the chocolates? — certainly not!

pas le moins du monde not in the least ou slightest, not at all

absolument pas not at all

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pas mal (familier) locution adjectivale invariable

not bad

c'est pas mal comme idée that's not a bad idea

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pas mal (familier) locution adverbiale

1. [bien]

je ne m'en suis pas mal tiré I handled it quite well

on ferait pas mal de recommencer we'd be better off starting again

2. [très]

la voiture est pas mal amochée the car's pretty battered

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pas mal de locution déterminante

(familier) [suivi d'un nom comptable] quite a few, quite a lot of

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] quite a lot of

pas mal d'argent quite a lot of money

quand? — il y a pas mal de temps when? — quite a while ago

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pas plus mal locution adverbiale

il a maigri — c'est pas plus mal he's lost weight — good thing too ou that's not such a bad thing ou just as well

il ne s'en est pas trouvé plus mal he ended up none the worse for it

pas un locution déterminante,

pas une locution déterminante

not a (single), not one

pas un geste! not one move!

pas un loc pron,

pas une loc pron

not (a single) one

parmi elles, pas une qui ne veuille y aller every one of them wants to go there

pas un n'a bronché there wasn't a peep out of any of them

il s'y entend comme pas un pour déranger les gens à 2 h du matin he's a specialist at disturbing you at 2 in the morning

il sait faire les crêpes comme pas un he makes pancakes like nobody else (on earth)

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[pa] nom masculin

1. [déplacement] step

je vais faire quelques pas dans le parc I'm going for a short ou little walk in the park

le convalescent fit quelques pas dehors the convalescent took a few steps outside

revenir ou retourner sur ses pas to retrace one's steps ou path, to turn back

arriver sur les pas de quelqu'un to follow close on somebody's heels, to arrive just after somebody

avancer à ou faire de petits pas to take short steps

marcher à grands pas to stride along

faire un pas sur le côté to take a step to the ou to one side

faire un pas en avant to step forward, to take a step ou pace forward

faire un pas en arrière to step back

faire ses premiers pas (sens propre) to learn to walk

il a fait ses premiers pas de comédien dans un film de Hitchcock (figuré) he made his debut as an actor in a Hitchcock film

marcher à pas de velours to pad around

2. [progrès]

avancer à petits pas to make slow progress

avancer à grands pas

a. [enquête] to make great progress

b. [technique, science] to take big steps forward

c. [échéance, événement] to be looming

avancer à pas comptés ou mesurés

a. [lentement] to make slow progress

b. [prudemment] to tread carefully

c. (figuré) to proceed slowly but surely

faire un grand pas en avant to take a great step ou leap forward

faire un pas en arrière to take a step back ou backwards

faire un pas en avant et deux (pas) en arrière to take one step forward and two steps back ou backwards

faire le premier pas to make the first move

il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte the first step is the hardest

marcher sur les pas de quelqu'un

a. to follow in somebody's footsteps

b. [étape] step

c'est un pas difficile pour lui que de te parler directement talking to you directly is a difficult step for him to take

c'est un grand pas à faire ou franchir it's a big step to take

franchir ou sauter le pas to take the plunge

le pas est vite fait ou franchi one thing very easily leads to the other

3. [empreinte] footprint

des pas sur le sable footprints in the sand

4. [allure] pace

allonger ou doubler le pas to quicken one's step ou pace

hâter ou presser le pas to hurry on

ralentir le pas to slow one's pace, to slow down

aller ou marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a good ou brisk pace

avancer ou marcher d'un pas lent to walk slowly

5. [démarche] gait, tread

marcher d'un pas alerte/léger/élastique to walk with a sprightly/light/bouncy tread

avancer d'un pas lourd ou pesant to tread heavily, to walk with a heavy tread

elle entendait son pas irrégulier/feutré sur la terrasse she could hear his irregular/soft footfall on the terrace

6. MILITAIRE step

pas accéléré marching step between quick march and double-quick

pas cadencé quick march

au pas de charge

a. MILITAIRE at the charge

b. (figuré) charging along

7. DANSE pas, step

esquisser un pas to dance a few steps, to do a little dance

pas battu/tombé pas battu/tombé

8. SPORT

pas de patinage ou patineur [en ski] skating

pas de canard/de l'escalier [en ski] herringbone/side stepping climb

au pas de course

a. at a run

b. (figuré) at a run, on the double

au pas de gymnastique at a jog trot

faire des pas tournants [en ski] to skate a turn

9. [mesure] pace

[espace approximatif] pace, step

à quelques pas de là a few steps ou paces away

à deux ou trois ou quelques pas: l'église est à deux pas the church is very close at hand ou is only a stone's throw from here

le restaurant n'est qu'à deux pas (de la gare) the restaurant is (only) just round the corner (from the station)

il se tenait à quelques pas de moi he was standing just a few yards from me

il n'y a qu'un pas (figuré) : entre la consommation de drogue et la vente, il n'y a qu'un pas there's only a small ou short step from taking drugs to selling them

ne pas quitter quelqu'un d'un pas to follow somebody's every footstep

10. [marche d'escalier] step

pas de porte doorstep

ne reste pas sur le pas de la porte don't stand at the door ou on the doorstep ou in the doorway

11. GÉOGRAPHIE [en montagne] pass

[en mer] strait

le pas de Calais the Strait of Dover

12. TECHNOLOGIE [d'une vis] thread

[d'une denture, d'un engrenage] pitch

13. AÉRONAUTIQUE pitch

14. MATHÉMATIQUES pitch

15. (locution)

prendre le pas (sur quelqu'un/quelque chose) to take precedence (over somebody/something), to dominate (somebody/something)

céder le pas to give way

se tirer d'un mauvais pas to get oneself out of a fix

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à chaque pas locution adverbiale

1. [partout] everywhere, at every step

je la rencontre à chaque pas I meet her everywhere (I go)

2. [constamment] at every turn ou step

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au pas locution adverbiale

1. [en marchant] at a walking pace

ne courez pas, allez au pas don't run, walk

2. AUTOMOBILE

aller ou rouler au pas

a. [dans un embouteillage] to crawl along

b. [consigne de sécurité] to go dead slow (UK), to go slow

3. ÉQUITATION walking, at a walk

mettre son cheval au pas to walk one's horse

mettre quelqu'un/quelque chose au pas to bring somebody/something to heel

de ce pas locution adverbiale

straightaway, at once

je vais de ce pas lui dire ma façon de penser I'm going to waste no time in telling him what I think

pas à pas locution adverbiale

1. [de très près] step by step

il la suivait pas à pas he followed her step by step

2. [prudemment] step by step, one step at a time

il faut refaire l'expérience pas à pas the experiment must be repeated step by step

3. INFORMATIQUE step by step

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > pas
6 стъпка

1. step (и прен.)

(голяма) stride

(походка) pace, gait

(балетна) pas

(шум от стъпка) footstep, step. footfall, tread

(отпечатък на стъпка) footmark

(на танц) step

(мярка-разкрач) step

(стъпало) foot

погрешна стъпка a false step

вървя с бърза стъпка walk quickly, walk with a rapid step

забавям стъпката slow down/slacken o.'s pace (и прен.)

вървя по стъпките, на някого tread in s.o.'s steps, follow in the steps of s.o., прен. follow in s.o.'s footsteps/tracks

връщам се по стъпките си retrace o.'s steps

правя няколко стъпки напред take a few steps forward

правя решителна стъпка make/take a decisive step

първи стъпки прен. first steps

правя първата стъпка take the first step, (при одобряване и пр.) break the ice

стъпка по стъпка step by step

на всяка стъпка at every turn; everywhere

2. лит. foot, measure, metre

3. тех., мат. pitch; step; module

стъпка на винт тех. screw pitch

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стъ̀пка,

ж., -и 1. step (и прен.); ( голяма) stride; ( походка) pace, gait; ( балетна) pas; ( шум от стъпка) footstep, step, footfall, tread; ( отпечатък от стъпка) footmark; (на танц) step; ( мярка разкрач) step; ( стъпало) foot; вървя по \стъпкаите на някого tread in s.o.’s steps, follow in the steps of s.o., прен. follow in s.o.’s footsteps/tracks; вървя с бърза \стъпкаа walk quickly, walk with a rapid step; забавям \стъпкаата slow down/slacken o.’s pace (и прен.); погрешна \стъпкаа a false step; правя първата \стъпкаа take first step, ( при сдобряване и пр.) break the ice; правя решителна \стъпкаа make/take a decisive step; първи \стъпкаи прен. first steps; \стъпкаа по \стъпкаа step by step; stepwise; тежка \стъпкаа clomp;

2. лит. foot, measure, metre;

3. техн., мат. pitch; step; module; \стъпкаа на винт техн. screw pitch.

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step (и прен., и на танц): We must retrace our стъпкаs. - Трябва да се върнем по стъпките си., I heard стъпкаs outside. - Чух стъпки навън., стъпка by стъпка - стъпка по стъпка, make a decisive стъпка - правя решителна стъпка; foot ; footmark ; footprint ; move up {mu;v Xp} (стъпване напред); pace ; remove ; tread {trEd}; stride (голяма)

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1. (балетна) pas 2. (голяма) stride 3. (мярка-разкрач) step 4. (на танц) step 5. (отпечатък на стъпка) footmark 6. (походка) pace, gait 7. (стъпало) foot: погрешна СТЪПКА a false step 8. (шум от стъпка) footstep, step. footfall, tread 9. mex., мат. pitch;step;module 10. step (и прен.) 11. СТЪПКА на винт mex. screw pitch 12. връщам се по стъпките си retrace o.'s steps 13. вървя по стъпките, на някого tread in s. o.'s steps, follow in the steps of s. о., прeн. follow in s.o.'s footsteps/tracks 14. вървя с бърза СТЪПКА walk quickly, walk with a rapid step 15. забавям СТЪПКАта slow down/slacken o.'s pace (u прен.) 16. лит. foot, measure, metre 17. на всяка СТЪПКА at every turn;everywhere 18. правя няколко стъпки напред take a few steps forward 19. правя първата СТЪПКА take the first step, (при одобряване и пр.) break the ice: СТЪПКА пo СТЪПКА step by step 20. правя решителна СТЪПКА make/take a decisive step 21. първи стъпки прен. first steps

Български-английски речник > стъпка
7 Schritt

Imperf. schreiten

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der Schritt

footstep; footfall; gait; step; pace; stride

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Schrịtt [ʃrɪt]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (lit, fig) step (zu towards); (weit ausholend) stride; (hörbar) footstep

mit schnellen/langsamen Schritten — quickly/slowly, with quick/slow steps

mit schleppenden Schritten — dragging one's feet, with dragging feet

sie näherte sich ihm mit trippelnden Schritten — she tripped towards him

einen Schritt zurücktreten — to step back

einen Schritt zur Seite gehen — to step aside or to one side

Schritt vor Schritt setzen — to put one foot in front of the other

ein paar Schritte spazieren gehen — to go for or take a short walk or stroll

einen Schritt machen or tun — to take a step

kleine or kurze/große or lange Schritte machen — to take small steps/long strides

ich habe seit Wochen keinen/kaum einen Schritt aus dem Haus getan — I haven't/have hardly set foot outside the house for weeks

die ersten Schritte machen or tun — to take one's first steps; (fig) to take the first step

den ersten Schritt tun (fig) — to make the first move

den zweiten Schritt vor dem ersten tun (fig) — to put the cart before the horse

den Schritt tun (fig) — to take the plunge

Schritte gegen jdn/etw unternehmen — to take steps against sb/sth

ein großer Schritt sein hin zu... (fig) — to be a huge step towards...

ich würde sogar noch einen Schritt weiter gehen und behaupten... — I would go even further and maintain...

im gleichen Schritt und Tritt (lit, fig) — in step

auf Schritt und Tritt (lit, fig) — wherever or everywhere one goes

Schritt für or um Schritt — step by step; (fig auch) little by little, gradually

Politik der kleinen Schritte — step-by-step or gradualistic policy

ein Schritt in Richtung Frieden — a step towards peace

2) (= Gang) walk, gait; (= Tempo) pace

Schritt halten (lit, fig) — to keep pace, to keep up

mit der Zeit Schritt halten — to keep abreast of the times

haben — to walk quickly/incredibly quickly

gemessenen/leichten/langsamen Schrittes (geh) — with measured/light/slow step(s) or tread

seinen Schritt or seine Schritte beschleunigen/verlangsamen (geh) —

den Schritt anhalten — to stop

3) (= Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

(im) Schritt fahren — to go at a crawl, to drive at walking speed

"Schritt fahren" — "dead slow" (Brit), "slow"

im Schritt reiten/gehen — to go at a walk

4) (Maßangabe) ≈ yard

mit zehn Schritt or Schritten Abstand — at a distance of ten paces

jdn drei Schritt(e) vom Leib halten (inf) — to keep sb at arm's length

5) (= Hosenschritt) crotch; (= Schrittweite) crotch measurement

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der

1) (the sound of a foot: She heard his footsteps on the stairs.) footstep

2) (a step: He took a pace forward.) pace

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

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

5) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) step

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

7) (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.) step

8) (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.) step

9) (a long step: He walked with long strides.) stride

10) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) tread

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Schritt

<-[e]s, -e>

[ʃrɪt]

m

1. (Tritt) step; (weit ausholend) stride; (hörbar) footstep

er machte einen \Schritt zur Tür he took a step towards the door

ich gehe nur ein paar \Schritte spazieren I'm only going for a short walk

sie hat seit Wochen kaum einen \Schritt aus dem Haus getan she has hardly set foot outside the house for weeks

mit zwei \Schritten durchquerte er das Zimmer he crossed the room in two strides

sie kam mit trippelnden \Schritten auf mich zu she tripped towards me

der Schnee knirschte unter seinen \Schritten the snow crunched under his footsteps

jds \Schritte beflügeln to hasten sb's step

die Freude beflügelte meine \Schritte joy gave me wings

seine \Schritte beschleunigen/verlangsamen to quicken one's pace [or walk faster]/to slow one's pace [or stride]

die ersten \Schritte machen [o tun] to take one's first steps

mit großen/kleinen \Schritten in big strides/small steps

lange [o große] \Schritte machen to take long [or big] strides

langsame/schnelle \Schritte machen to walk slowly/quickly

mit langsamen/schnellen \Schritten slowly/quickly

mit schleppenden \Schritten dragging one's feet

einen \Schritt zur Seite gehen/zurücktreten to step aside/back

er trat einen \Schritt von der Bahnsteigkante zurück he took a step back from the edge of the platform; s.a. Politik

2. kein pl (Gangart) walk, gait

seinen \Schritt beschleunigen/verlangsamen to quicken one's pace [or walk faster]/to slow one's pace [or stride]

eines beschwingten \Schrittes (geh) with a spring [or bounce] in one's step

jdn am \Schritt erkennen to recognize sb by his/her walk [or gait]

einen flotten [o ziemlichen] \Schritt am Leibe haben to be walking quickly [or at a fair pace]

der hat aber auch einen \Schritt am Leibe! he seems to be in a bit of a hurry!

gemessenen/langsamen/leichten \Schrittes with measured/slow/light steps

eines würdevollen \Schrittes with dignity in one's step

3. (als Maßangabe) pace

nur ein paar \Schritte entfernt only a few yards away from us

in etwa 50 \Schritt[en] Entfernung at a distance of about 50 paces

mit 5 \Schritt[en] Abstand at a distance of five paces; (fig)

sie ist der Konkurrenz immer ein paar \Schritte voraus she is always a few steps ahead of the competition

sich dat jdn drei \Schritt[e] vom Leib halten (fig) to keep sb at arm's length

jdn einen großen [o guten] \Schritt voranbringen (fig) to take sb a lot further

einen \Schritt weiter gehen (fig) to go a step further

einen \Schritt zu weit gehen (fig) to go too far, to overstep the mark

4. kein pl (Gleichschritt)

im \Schritt gehen to walk in step

aus dem \Schritt kommen to get out of step

5. kein pl (beim Pferd) walk

sie ritt im \Schritt auf ihn zu she walked her horse towards him

im Schritt \Schritt to walk

6. kein pl MODE (Teil der Hose) crotch

7. kein pl (fam: Schritttempo) walking pace

„\Schritt fahren“ “dead slow”

8. (Maßnahme) measure, step

den ersten \Schritt [zu etw dat] tun to take the first step [in sth]; (mit etw beginnen) to take the first step; (als Erster handeln) to make the first move

gerichtliche \Schritte einleiten to initiate judicial proceedings

\Schritte [gegen jdn/etw] unternehmen to take steps [against sb/sth]

\Schritte in die Wege leiten to arrange for steps [or measures] to be taken

9.

▶ \Schritt für \Schritt step by step, little by little

▶ [mit jdm/etw] \Schritt halten to keep up [with sb/sth]

mit der Zeit \Schritt halten to keep abreast of the times

▶ auf \Schritt und Tritt everywhere one goes, every move one makes

sie folgte ihm auf \Schritt und Tritt she followed him wherever she went

sie wurde auf \Schritt und Tritt von ihm beobachtet he watched her every move

▶ den zweiten \Schritt vor dem ersten tun to run before one can walk, to put the cart before the horse

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der; Schritt[e]s, Schritte

1) step

einen Schritt zur Seite machen od. tun — take a step sideways

Schritt für Schritt — (auch fig.) step by step

den ersten Schritt machen od. tun — (fig.) (den Anfang machen) take the first step; (als erster handeln) make the first move

auf Schritt und Tritt — wherever one goes; at every step

2) Plural (Geräusch) footsteps

3) (Entfernung) pace

nur ein paar Schritte von uns entfernt — only a few yards away from us

4) (GleichSchritt)

aus dem Schritt kommen od. geraten — get out of step

im Schritt gehen — walk in step

5) o. Pl. (des Pferdes) walk

im Schritt — at a walk

6) o. Pl. (Gangart) walk

seinen Schritt verlangsamen/beschleunigen — slow/quicken one's pace

[mit jemandem/etwas] Schritt halten — (auch fig.) keep up or keep pace [with somebody/something]

7) (Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

[im] Schritt fahren — go at walking pace or a crawl

‘Schritt fahren’ — ‘dead slow’

8) (fig.): (Maßnahme) step; measure

9) (Teil der Hose, Genitalbereich) crotch

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Schritt m; -(e)s, -e

1. step (auch Tanzschritt), pace (auch als Maß); langer: stride; hörbarer: (foot)step;

mit schnellen Schritten with quick steps, briskly;

einen Schritt zur Seite tun step aside;

Schritt für Schritt step by step; fig auch little by little, gradually;

auf Schritt und Tritt (überall) at every turn;

jemandem auf Schritt und Tritt folgen dog sb’s footsteps;

es sind nur ein paar Schritte it’s not far;

wegen der paar Schritte nehme ich nicht das Auto I’m not taking the car to go those few yards;

jemandem drei Schritt vom Leibe bleiben umg give sb a wide berth

2. fig (Maßnahme) step, move, besonders pl measures;

Politik der kleinen Schritte step-by-step policy;

rechtliche Schritte erwägen/einleiten consider/take legal action;

der erste Schritt zur Besserung the first step on the road to improvement;

mit großen Schritten with giant strides ( oder steps);

den ersten Schritt tun take the first step; vor jemand anderem: make the first move;

den zweiten Schritt vor dem ersten tun put the cart before the horse;

den entscheidenden Schritt tun take the decisive step ( oder the plunge);

wir sind keinen Schritt weitergekommen we haven’t made the slightest progress ( oder any headway at all);

einen Schritt zu weit gehen overstep the mark;

ich möchte noch einen Schritt weiter gehen I’d like to go one step further; → Selbsterkenntnis

3. nur sg; (Gang) step;

jemanden am Schritt erkennen recognize sb by (the sound of) his etc step

4. nur sg; (Tempo) pace;

im Schritt at a walking pace;

Schritt fahren! dead slow;

ein Pferd (im) Schritt gehen lassen make a horse go at a walk;

einen schnellen Schritt am Leib haben umg be a fast walker;

der hat aber einen (schnellen) Schritt am Leib! auch you’ve got to run to keep up with him;

Schritt halten mit keep up ( oder keep pace) with; fig auch keep abreast of

5. meist sg; Hose, auch umg ANAT crotch;

die Hose spannt im Schritt the trousers are tight in the crotch

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der; Schritt[e]s, Schritte

1) step

einen Schritt zur Seite machen od. tun — take a step sideways

Schritt für Schritt — (auch fig.) step by step

den ersten Schritt machen od. tun — (fig.) (den Anfang machen) take the first step; (als erster handeln) make the first move

auf Schritt und Tritt — wherever one goes; at every step

2) Plural (Geräusch) footsteps

3) (Entfernung) pace

nur ein paar Schritte von uns entfernt — only a few yards away from us

4) (GleichSchritt)

aus dem Schritt kommen od. geraten — get out of step

im Schritt gehen — walk in step

5) o. Pl. (des Pferdes) walk

im Schritt — at a walk

6) o. Pl. (Gangart) walk

seinen Schritt verlangsamen/beschleunigen — slow/quicken one's pace

[mit jemandem/etwas] Schritt halten — (auch fig.) keep up or keep pace [with somebody/something]

7) (Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

[im] Schritt fahren — go at walking pace or a crawl

‘Schritt fahren’ — ‘dead slow’

8) (fig.): (Maßnahme) step; measure

9) (Teil der Hose, Genitalbereich) crotch

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-e m.

footfall n.

footstep n.

pace n.

pas n.

step n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schritt
8 schritt

Imperf. schreiten

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der Schritt

footstep; footfall; gait; step; pace; stride

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Schrịtt [ʃrɪt]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (lit, fig) step (zu towards); (weit ausholend) stride; (hörbar) footstep

mit schnellen/langsamen Schritten — quickly/slowly, with quick/slow steps

mit schleppenden Schritten — dragging one's feet, with dragging feet

sie näherte sich ihm mit trippelnden Schritten — she tripped towards him

einen Schritt zurücktreten — to step back

einen Schritt zur Seite gehen — to step aside or to one side

Schritt vor Schritt setzen — to put one foot in front of the other

ein paar Schritte spazieren gehen — to go for or take a short walk or stroll

einen Schritt machen or tun — to take a step

kleine or kurze/große or lange Schritte machen — to take small steps/long strides

ich habe seit Wochen keinen/kaum einen Schritt aus dem Haus getan — I haven't/have hardly set foot outside the house for weeks

die ersten Schritte machen or tun — to take one's first steps; (fig) to take the first step

den ersten Schritt tun (fig) — to make the first move

den zweiten Schritt vor dem ersten tun (fig) — to put the cart before the horse

den Schritt tun (fig) — to take the plunge

Schritte gegen jdn/etw unternehmen — to take steps against sb/sth

ein großer Schritt sein hin zu... (fig) — to be a huge step towards...

ich würde sogar noch einen Schritt weiter gehen und behaupten... — I would go even further and maintain...

im gleichen Schritt und Tritt (lit, fig) — in step

auf Schritt und Tritt (lit, fig) — wherever or everywhere one goes

Schritt für or um Schritt — step by step; (fig auch) little by little, gradually

Politik der kleinen Schritte — step-by-step or gradualistic policy

ein Schritt in Richtung Frieden — a step towards peace

2) (= Gang) walk, gait; (= Tempo) pace

Schritt halten (lit, fig) — to keep pace, to keep up

mit der Zeit Schritt halten — to keep abreast of the times

haben — to walk quickly/incredibly quickly

gemessenen/leichten/langsamen Schrittes (geh) — with measured/light/slow step(s) or tread

seinen Schritt or seine Schritte beschleunigen/verlangsamen (geh) —

den Schritt anhalten — to stop

3) (= Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

(im) Schritt fahren — to go at a crawl, to drive at walking speed

"Schritt fahren" — "dead slow" (Brit), "slow"

im Schritt reiten/gehen — to go at a walk

4) (Maßangabe) ≈ yard

mit zehn Schritt or Schritten Abstand — at a distance of ten paces

jdn drei Schritt(e) vom Leib halten (inf) — to keep sb at arm's length

5) (= Hosenschritt) crotch; (= Schrittweite) crotch measurement

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der

1) (the sound of a foot: She heard his footsteps on the stairs.) footstep

2) (a step: He took a pace forward.) pace

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

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

5) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) step

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

7) (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.) step

8) (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.) step

9) (a long step: He walked with long strides.) stride

10) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) tread

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Schritt

<-[e]s, -e>

[ʃrɪt]

m

1. (Tritt) step; (weit ausholend) stride; (hörbar) footstep

er machte einen \Schritt zur Tür he took a step towards the door

ich gehe nur ein paar \Schritte spazieren I'm only going for a short walk

sie hat seit Wochen kaum einen \Schritt aus dem Haus getan she has hardly set foot outside the house for weeks

mit zwei \Schritten durchquerte er das Zimmer he crossed the room in two strides

sie kam mit trippelnden \Schritten auf mich zu she tripped towards me

der Schnee knirschte unter seinen \Schritten the snow crunched under his footsteps

jds \Schritte beflügeln to hasten sb's step

die Freude beflügelte meine \Schritte joy gave me wings

seine \Schritte beschleunigen/verlangsamen to quicken one's pace [or walk faster]/to slow one's pace [or stride]

die ersten \Schritte machen [o tun] to take one's first steps

mit großen/kleinen \Schritten in big strides/small steps

lange [o große] \Schritte machen to take long [or big] strides

langsame/schnelle \Schritte machen to walk slowly/quickly

mit langsamen/schnellen \Schritten slowly/quickly

mit schleppenden \Schritten dragging one's feet

einen \Schritt zur Seite gehen/zurücktreten to step aside/back

er trat einen \Schritt von der Bahnsteigkante zurück he took a step back from the edge of the platform; s.a. Politik

2. kein pl (Gangart) walk, gait

seinen \Schritt beschleunigen/verlangsamen to quicken one's pace [or walk faster]/to slow one's pace [or stride]

eines beschwingten \Schrittes (geh) with a spring [or bounce] in one's step

jdn am \Schritt erkennen to recognize sb by his/her walk [or gait]

einen flotten [o ziemlichen] \Schritt am Leibe haben to be walking quickly [or at a fair pace]

der hat aber auch einen \Schritt am Leibe! he seems to be in a bit of a hurry!

gemessenen/langsamen/leichten \Schrittes with measured/slow/light steps

eines würdevollen \Schrittes with dignity in one's step

3. (als Maßangabe) pace

nur ein paar \Schritte entfernt only a few yards away from us

in etwa 50 \Schritt[en] Entfernung at a distance of about 50 paces

mit 5 \Schritt[en] Abstand at a distance of five paces; (fig)

sie ist der Konkurrenz immer ein paar \Schritte voraus she is always a few steps ahead of the competition

sich dat jdn drei \Schritt[e] vom Leib halten (fig) to keep sb at arm's length

jdn einen großen [o guten] \Schritt voranbringen (fig) to take sb a lot further

einen \Schritt weiter gehen (fig) to go a step further

einen \Schritt zu weit gehen (fig) to go too far, to overstep the mark

4. kein pl (Gleichschritt)

im \Schritt gehen to walk in step

aus dem \Schritt kommen to get out of step

5. kein pl (beim Pferd) walk

sie ritt im \Schritt auf ihn zu she walked her horse towards him

im Schritt \Schritt to walk

6. kein pl MODE (Teil der Hose) crotch

7. kein pl (fam: Schritttempo) walking pace

„\Schritt fahren“ “dead slow”

8. (Maßnahme) measure, step

den ersten \Schritt [zu etw dat] tun to take the first step [in sth]; (mit etw beginnen) to take the first step; (als Erster handeln) to make the first move

gerichtliche \Schritte einleiten to initiate judicial proceedings

\Schritte [gegen jdn/etw] unternehmen to take steps [against sb/sth]

\Schritte in die Wege leiten to arrange for steps [or measures] to be taken

9.

▶ \Schritt für \Schritt step by step, little by little

▶ [mit jdm/etw] \Schritt halten to keep up [with sb/sth]

mit der Zeit \Schritt halten to keep abreast of the times

▶ auf \Schritt und Tritt everywhere one goes, every move one makes

sie folgte ihm auf \Schritt und Tritt she followed him wherever she went

sie wurde auf \Schritt und Tritt von ihm beobachtet he watched her every move

▶ den zweiten \Schritt vor dem ersten tun to run before one can walk, to put the cart before the horse

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der; Schritt[e]s, Schritte

1) step

einen Schritt zur Seite machen od. tun — take a step sideways

Schritt für Schritt — (auch fig.) step by step

den ersten Schritt machen od. tun — (fig.) (den Anfang machen) take the first step; (als erster handeln) make the first move

auf Schritt und Tritt — wherever one goes; at every step

2) Plural (Geräusch) footsteps

3) (Entfernung) pace

nur ein paar Schritte von uns entfernt — only a few yards away from us

4) (GleichSchritt)

aus dem Schritt kommen od. geraten — get out of step

im Schritt gehen — walk in step

5) o. Pl. (des Pferdes) walk

im Schritt — at a walk

6) o. Pl. (Gangart) walk

seinen Schritt verlangsamen/beschleunigen — slow/quicken one's pace

[mit jemandem/etwas] Schritt halten — (auch fig.) keep up or keep pace [with somebody/something]

7) (Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

[im] Schritt fahren — go at walking pace or a crawl

‘Schritt fahren’ — ‘dead slow’

8) (fig.): (Maßnahme) step; measure

9) (Teil der Hose, Genitalbereich) crotch

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schritt imperf → schreiten

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der; Schritt[e]s, Schritte

1) step

einen Schritt zur Seite machen od. tun — take a step sideways

Schritt für Schritt — (auch fig.) step by step

den ersten Schritt machen od. tun — (fig.) (den Anfang machen) take the first step; (als erster handeln) make the first move

auf Schritt und Tritt — wherever one goes; at every step

2) Plural (Geräusch) footsteps

3) (Entfernung) pace

nur ein paar Schritte von uns entfernt — only a few yards away from us

4) (GleichSchritt)

aus dem Schritt kommen od. geraten — get out of step

im Schritt gehen — walk in step

5) o. Pl. (des Pferdes) walk

im Schritt — at a walk

6) o. Pl. (Gangart) walk

seinen Schritt verlangsamen/beschleunigen — slow/quicken one's pace

[mit jemandem/etwas] Schritt halten — (auch fig.) keep up or keep pace [with somebody/something]

7) (Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

[im] Schritt fahren — go at walking pace or a crawl

‘Schritt fahren’ — ‘dead slow’

8) (fig.): (Maßnahme) step; measure

9) (Teil der Hose, Genitalbereich) crotch

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-e m.

footfall n.

footstep n.

pace n.

pas n.

step n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schritt
9 step

I 1. [step]
nome

1) (pace) passo m.

to take a step — fare un passo

to walk o keep in step andare o marciare al passo; to fall into step with sb. mettersi al passo con qcn.; one step out of line and you're finished! colloq. fig. se sgarri sei rovinato! to be out of step with the times fig. non essere al passo coi tempi; to watch one's step guardare dove si mettono i piedi; you'd better watch your step! colloq. fig. faresti meglio a fare attenzione! to be one step ahead of the competition fig. essere un passo avanti rispetto ai propri concorrenti; I'm with you every step of the way — fig. sarò sempre al tuo fianco

2) (footsteps) passo m.

3) fig. (move) passo m.

a step forwards, backwards — un passo avanti, indietro

it's a step in the right direction — è un passo nella giusta direzione

to be one step closer to victory — essere più vicino alla vittoria

the first step is to... — la prima cosa da fare è...

promotion to head teacher would be a step up for him — la nomina a preside sarebbe un avanzamento per lui

4) fig. (measure) misura f., provvedimento m.; (course of action) linea f. di azione, di condotta

to take steps to do — prendere dei provvedimenti per fare

5) fig. (stage) passo m., tappa f. (in in)

to go one step further — fare un ulteriore passo avanti

6) (way of walking) passo m., andatura f.

7) (in dance) passo m.

8) (stair) scalino m., gradino m.

a flight of steps — (to upper floor) delle scale, una scalinata; (outside building) degli scalini
2.
nome plurale steps

1) (small ladder) scaletta f.sing., scaleo m.sing.

2) (stairs) (to upper floor) scale f.; (in front of building) scalinata f.sing.

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one step at a time — un passo alla o per volta
II [step]
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) fare un passo, camminare

to step into — entrare in [house, lift, room]; salire o montare in [ car]; salire o montare su [ dinghy]

if you would just like to step this way — se vuole seguirmi

to step off — scendere da [bus, plane, pavement]

to step onto — salire su [scales, pavement]

to step over — scavalcare [ fence]

to step out of — uscire da [house, room]

to step out of line — [ soldier] uscire dai ranghi (anche fig.)

to step up to — avvicinarsi a [ microphone]

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step in

- step up

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to step on it — colloq. sbrigarsi, spicciarsi

to step on the gas — colloq. pigiare sull'acceleratore, sbrigarsi

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

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

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

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

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.) gradino, scalino

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.) passo

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.) misura, mossa
2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) camminare

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step
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I 1. [step]
nome

1) (pace) passo m.

to take a step — fare un passo

to walk o keep in step andare o marciare al passo; to fall into step with sb. mettersi al passo con qcn.; one step out of line and you're finished! colloq. fig. se sgarri sei rovinato! to be out of step with the times fig. non essere al passo coi tempi; to watch one's step guardare dove si mettono i piedi; you'd better watch your step! colloq. fig. faresti meglio a fare attenzione! to be one step ahead of the competition fig. essere un passo avanti rispetto ai propri concorrenti; I'm with you every step of the way — fig. sarò sempre al tuo fianco

2) (footsteps) passo m.

3) fig. (move) passo m.

a step forwards, backwards — un passo avanti, indietro

it's a step in the right direction — è un passo nella giusta direzione

to be one step closer to victory — essere più vicino alla vittoria

the first step is to... — la prima cosa da fare è...

promotion to head teacher would be a step up for him — la nomina a preside sarebbe un avanzamento per lui

4) fig. (measure) misura f., provvedimento m.; (course of action) linea f. di azione, di condotta

to take steps to do — prendere dei provvedimenti per fare

5) fig. (stage) passo m., tappa f. (in in)

to go one step further — fare un ulteriore passo avanti

6) (way of walking) passo m., andatura f.

7) (in dance) passo m.

8) (stair) scalino m., gradino m.

a flight of steps — (to upper floor) delle scale, una scalinata; (outside building) degli scalini
2.
nome plurale steps

1) (small ladder) scaletta f.sing., scaleo m.sing.

2) (stairs) (to upper floor) scale f.; (in front of building) scalinata f.sing.

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one step at a time — un passo alla o per volta
II [step]
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) fare un passo, camminare

to step into — entrare in [house, lift, room]; salire o montare in [ car]; salire o montare su [ dinghy]

if you would just like to step this way — se vuole seguirmi

to step off — scendere da [bus, plane, pavement]

to step onto — salire su [scales, pavement]

to step over — scavalcare [ fence]

to step out of — uscire da [house, room]

to step out of line — [ soldier] uscire dai ranghi (anche fig.)

to step up to — avvicinarsi a [ microphone]

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step in

- step up

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to step on it — colloq. sbrigarsi, spicciarsi

to step on the gas — colloq. pigiare sull'acceleratore, sbrigarsi

English-Italian dictionary > step
10 desde

prep.

1 since (time).

no lo veo desde el mes pasado/desde ayer I haven't seen him since last month/yesterday

desde ahora from now on

desde el principio from the beginning

desde hace mucho/un mes for ages/a month

desde… hasta… from… until…

desde el lunes hasta el viernes from Monday till Friday

desde entonces since then

desde que since

desde que murió mi madre since my mother died

desde ya right now (inmediatamente)

2 from (espacio).

desde arriba/fuera from above/the outside

desde… hasta… from… to…

desde aquí hasta el centro from here to the center

Está listo desde ese día It is ready from that day.

3 from.

desde 100.000 pesos from 100,000 pesos

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desde

► preposición

1 (tiempo) since

■ desde 1992 since 1992

■ ¿desde cuándo? since when?

■ desde entonces since then, from then on

■ no hemos ido al cine desde hace un mes we haven't been to the cinema for a month

2 (lugar) from

■ desde allí from there

■ desde lo alto from the top of

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FRASEOLOGÍA

desde ahora from now on

desde hace mucho tiempo for a long time

desde... hasta from... to

■ desde la una hasta las cuatro from one o'clock to four

■ desde Barcelona hasta Tarragona from Barcelona to Tarragona

desde luego (en realidad) really 2 (como respuesta) of course, certainly

desde que since

■ desde que nos encontramos llama cada día since we met he phones me every day

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prep.

1) since

2) from

•

- desde ahora
- desde entonces
- desde luego
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PREP

1) [indicando origen] from

lo llamaré desde la oficina — I'll ring him from the office

desde Burgos hay 30km — it's 30km from Burgos

desde Ávila hasta Madrid — from Ávila to Madrid

• desde abajo — from below

• desde arriba — from above

• desde lejos — from a long way off, from afar liter

2) [con cantidades, categorías] from

camisetas desde ocho euros — T-shirts from eight euros

los platos van desde la pasta hasta la paella — the dishes range from pasta to paella

3) [en el tiempo]

desde el martes — (=el pasado) since Tuesday; (=el próximo) after Tuesday

desde el siglo XV en adelante — from the 15th century onward

no existe desde 1960 — it ceased to exist in 1960

• desde ahora — from now on

• ¿desde cuándo vives aquí? — how long have you been living here?

¿desde cuándo ocurre esto? — how long has this been happening?

• desde entonces — since then

• desde hace tres años — for three years

está lloviendo desde hace tres días — it's been raining for three days

• desde el 4 hasta el 16 — from the 4th until o to the 16th

cerramos desde las dos hasta las cuatro — we close from two until o to four

• desde niño — since childhood, since I was a child

la conozco desde niño — I've known her since I was a child

• desde siempre — always

-¿desde cuándo eres comunista? -desde siempre — "since when have you been a communist?" - "I've always been one"

4)

• desde luego —

a) (=por supuesto) of course

-¿vendrás? -desde luego — "are you coming?" - "of course (I am)"

eso, desde luego, no es culpa mía — that, of course, is not my fault

-¿quieres venir con nosotros? -desde luego que sí — "do you want to come with us?" - "of course I do"

-¿no sabes nada de eso? -desde luego que no — "you don't know anything about it?" - "of course not"

no era muy morena pero rubia desde luego que no — she wasn't really dark-haired, but she certainly wasn't blonde

b) [como coletilla]

desde luego, vaya fama estamos cogiendo — we're certainly getting quite a reputation

desde luego, ¿quién lo iba a pensar? — I ask you, who would have thought it?, well, who would have thought it?

¡mira que olvidarte de llamar! ¡desde luego que eres despistado! — how could you forget to phone? you're so absent-minded!

5)

• desde que — since

desde que llegó el invierno — since winter arrived

desde que llegó no ha salido — he hasn't been out since he arrived

desde que se ha mudado está mejor — he's been better since he moved

desde que se inventó la televisión — (ever) since television was invented

escribo desde que era pequeña — I've been writing since I was little

desde que puedo recordar — ever since I can remember, as long as I can remember
DESDE Expresiones temporales En expresiones temporales, desde puede traducirse por since, from o, en combinación con hace/ hacía, por for. ► Desde ( que ) se traduce por since siempre que se especifique a partir de cuándo comenzó una acción o un estado que sigue desarrollándose en el presente o en el momento en que se habla: Llevo aquí de vacaciones desde el viernes I have been here on holiday since Friday No come mejillones desde que sufrió aquella intoxicación alimenticia He hasn't eaten mussels since he had that bout of food poisoning Dijo que no la había visto desde la guerra He said he hadn't seen her since the war NOTA: Hay que tener en cuenta que en casos como estos cuando se trata de algo que comienza en el pasado y sigue en el presente, el inglés hace uso del {pretérito perfecto} (en sus formas simple o progresiva). ► Traducimos desde por from cuando desde simplemente indica el momento en el que empezó la acción cuando la oración indica el final de la acción o se implica, de algún modo, que esta ya ha terminado: Y desde aquel día el rey no volvió a hablar del asunto And from that day on(wards), the king never spoke about the subject again ► La construcción desde ... hasta se traduce por from ... until o por from ... to: Trabajamos desde las nueve de la mañana hasta las cinco de la tarde We work from nine in the morning until o to five in the afternoon Tendrás que pagar el alquiler desde julio hasta octubre You will have to pay rent from July until o to October ► Desde hace y desde hacía se traducen por for ya que van seguidos de una cantidad de tiempo: Estoy esperando desde hace más de una hora I have been waiting for over an hour No se había sentido tan feliz desde hacía años He hadn't felt so happy for years ► En oraciones interrogativas, desde cuándo se traduce por how long. En este tipo de preguntas, el inglés utiliza el pretérito perfecto para referirse a algo que empezó en el pasado y continúa en el presente: ¿Desde cuándo os conocéis? How long have you known each other? Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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preposición

1) ( en el tiempo) since

desde entonces/desde que se casó — since then/since he got married

¿desde cuándo te gustan los mejillones? - desde siempre! — since when have you liked mussels? - I've always liked them!

¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? — how long have you been working here?

desde niño — since he/I was a child

desde que tengo memoria — for as long as I remember

desde el primer momento or un principio — right from the start

no los veo desde hace meses — I haven't seen them for months

estaba enfermo desde hacía un año — he had been ill for a year

desde el 15 hasta el 30 — from the 15th to o until the 30th

2) ( en el espacio) from

desde aquí/allá — from here/there

¿desde dónde tengo que leer? — where do I have to read from?

desde mi punto de vista — from my point of view

desde la página 12 hasta la 20 — from page 12 (up) to page 20

desde la cabeza hasta los pies — from head to foot

3) (en escalas, jerarquías) from

blusas desde 9 euros — blouses from 9 euros

desde el director hasta el último empleado — from the director (down) to the lowest employee

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= from, from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex. In all types of libraries in Lesotho, shortage of, and the need for trained librarians has been felt from as far back as the mid-1970s.

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* desde allí = thence.

* desde antiguo = from time immemorial.

* desde aquel entonces = thenceforth.

* desde aquel momento = ever after.

* desde cero = from the ground up.

* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).

* desde dentro = from within, from the inside, from the inside-out, inside-out.

* desde dentro hacia fuera = from the inside-out.

* desde dentro y desde fuera de = within and without.

* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from sunrise to sunset, from sun up to sun down, from sun up to sun down, from sun to sun.

* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.

* desde el comienzo = from the outset, from the start, from the beginning, ab initio, from the word go, from the word get-go.

* desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.

* desde el primer día = from day one.

* desde el primer momento = from the word go, from the word get-go.

* desde el principio = from the start, all along, ab initio, from the outset, from the beginning, from the word go, from the word get-go.

* desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.

* desde el punto de vista de = in terms of, from the vantage of.

* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA], medically, medically, musically, preservationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.

* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.

* desde el punto de vista de la cinética = kinetically.

* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.

* desde el punto de vista de la cultura = culturally.

* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.

* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.

* desde el punto de vista de la mitosis = mitotically.

* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.

* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.

* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.

* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.

* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.

* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.

* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.

* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.

* desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente = environmentally.

* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.

* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.

* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.

* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* desde el punto de vista económico = fiscally.

* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.

* desde el punto de vista político = politically.

* desde el punto de vista profesional = career-wise [careerwise].

* desde entonces = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, ever since then, ever since then, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day.

* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.

* desde ese día = since that day.

* desde ese momento = from that point, ever after.

* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.

* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.

* desde + Expresión Temporal = since + Expresión Temporal, ever since + Expresión Temporal.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.

* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.

* desde + Fecha/Lugar + en adelante = from + Fecha/Lugar + onward(s).

* desde fuera = from the outside.

* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.

* desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.

* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desde hace siglos = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.

* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.

* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.

* desde hace un par de + Tiempo = in these past couple of + Tiempo.

* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.

* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.

* desde hace ya años = for years now.

* desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....

* desde hoy en adelante = as from today.

* desde la antigüedad = since ancient times.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* desde la época de/cuando = since the days of/when.

* desde la época prehistórica = since prehistoric times.

* desde la mañana a la noche = from morning to night.

* desde la perspectiva de = in light of.

* desde la prehistoria = since prehistoric times.

* desde lejos = from a distance, from afar.

* desde los comienzos = from an early stage.

* desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times, from earliest times.

* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.

* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.

* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.

* desde muy antiguo = since olden times.

* desde muy lejos = from afar.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* desde + perspectiva = against + backdrop.

* desde principio a fin = throughout.

* desde principios de siglo = since the turn of the century, from the turn of the century.

* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.

* desde que el mundo es mundo = from the beginning of time, since the beginning of time, since time began.

* desde su época = since + Posesivo + day.

* desde su origen = from + its/their + inception, since + its/their + inception.

* desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.

* desde tiempo inmemorial = since earliest time, since time immemorial, from time immemorial, since time out of mind, from time out of mind.

* desde tiempos prehistóricos = since prehistoric times.

* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.

* desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = along + Adjetivo + line.

* desde un extremo... al otro = from one end... to the other.

* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.

* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.

* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, medically.

* desde un punto de vista clínico = clinically.

* desde un punto de vista cognitivo = cognitively.

* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.

* desde un punto de vista cultural = culturally.

* desde un punto de vista ecológico = ecologically.

* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.

* desde un punto de vista estético = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].

* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.

* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.

* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.

* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.

* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.

* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.

* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.

* desde un punto de vista médico = medically, medically.

* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.

* desde un punto de vista monetario = monetarily.

* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.

* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.

* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.

* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.

* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.

* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.

* desde un punto vista ético = ethically.

* existir desde hace años = be around for years.

* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* olvidado desde hace tiempo = long forgotten.

* * *

preposición

1) ( en el tiempo) since

desde entonces/desde que se casó — since then/since he got married

¿desde cuándo te gustan los mejillones? - desde siempre! — since when have you liked mussels? - I've always liked them!

¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? — how long have you been working here?

desde niño — since he/I was a child

desde que tengo memoria — for as long as I remember

desde el primer momento or un principio — right from the start

no los veo desde hace meses — I haven't seen them for months

estaba enfermo desde hacía un año — he had been ill for a year

desde el 15 hasta el 30 — from the 15th to o until the 30th

2) ( en el espacio) from

desde aquí/allá — from here/there

¿desde dónde tengo que leer? — where do I have to read from?

desde mi punto de vista — from my point of view

desde la página 12 hasta la 20 — from page 12 (up) to page 20

desde la cabeza hasta los pies — from head to foot

3) (en escalas, jerarquías) from

blusas desde 9 euros — blouses from 9 euros

desde el director hasta el último empleado — from the director (down) to the lowest employee

* * *

= from, from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex: In all types of libraries in Lesotho, shortage of, and the need for trained librarians has been felt from as far back as the mid-1970s.

* desde allí = thence.

* desde antiguo = from time immemorial.

* desde aquel entonces = thenceforth.

* desde aquel momento = ever after.

* desde cero = from the ground up.

* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).

* desde dentro = from within, from the inside, from the inside-out, inside-out.

* desde dentro hacia fuera = from the inside-out.

* desde dentro y desde fuera de = within and without.

* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from sunrise to sunset, from sun up to sun down, from sun up to sun down, from sun to sun.

* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.

* desde el comienzo = from the outset, from the start, from the beginning, ab initio, from the word go, from the word get-go.

* desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.

* desde el primer día = from day one.

* desde el primer momento = from the word go, from the word get-go.

* desde el principio = from the start, all along, ab initio, from the outset, from the beginning, from the word go, from the word get-go.

* desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.

* desde el punto de vista de = in terms of, from the vantage of.

* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA], medically, medically, musically, preservationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.

* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.

* desde el punto de vista de la cinética = kinetically.

* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.

* desde el punto de vista de la cultura = culturally.

* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.

* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.

* desde el punto de vista de la mitosis = mitotically.

* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.

* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.

* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.

* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.

* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.

* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.

* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.

* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.

* desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente = environmentally.

* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.

* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.

* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.

* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* desde el punto de vista económico = fiscally.

* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.

* desde el punto de vista político = politically.

* desde el punto de vista profesional = career-wise [careerwise].

* desde entonces = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, ever since then, ever since then, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day.

* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.

* desde ese día = since that day.

* desde ese momento = from that point, ever after.

* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.

* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.

* desde + Expresión Temporal = since + Expresión Temporal, ever since + Expresión Temporal.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.

* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.

* desde + Fecha/Lugar + en adelante = from + Fecha/Lugar + onward(s).

* desde fuera = from the outside.

* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.

* desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.

* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desde hace siglos = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.

* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.

* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.

* desde hace un par de + Tiempo = in these past couple of + Tiempo.

* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.

* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.

* desde hace ya años = for years now.

* desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....

* desde hoy en adelante = as from today.

* desde la antigüedad = since ancient times.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* desde la época de/cuando = since the days of/when.

* desde la época prehistórica = since prehistoric times.

* desde la mañana a la noche = from morning to night.

* desde la perspectiva de = in light of.

* desde la prehistoria = since prehistoric times.

* desde lejos = from a distance, from afar.

* desde los comienzos = from an early stage.

* desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times, from earliest times.

* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.

* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.

* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.

* desde muy antiguo = since olden times.

* desde muy lejos = from afar.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* desde + perspectiva = against + backdrop.

* desde principio a fin = throughout.

* desde principios de siglo = since the turn of the century, from the turn of the century.

* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.

* desde que el mundo es mundo = from the beginning of time, since the beginning of time, since time began.

* desde su época = since + Posesivo + day.

* desde su origen = from + its/their + inception, since + its/their + inception.

* desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.

* desde tiempo inmemorial = since earliest time, since time immemorial, from time immemorial, since time out of mind, from time out of mind.

* desde tiempos prehistóricos = since prehistoric times.

* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.

* desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = along + Adjetivo + line.

* desde un extremo... al otro = from one end... to the other.

* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.

* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.

* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, medically.

* desde un punto de vista clínico = clinically.

* desde un punto de vista cognitivo = cognitively.

* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.

* desde un punto de vista cultural = culturally.

* desde un punto de vista ecológico = ecologically.

* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.

* desde un punto de vista estético = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].

* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.

* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.

* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.

* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.

* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.

* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.

* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.

* desde un punto de vista médico = medically, medically.

* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.

* desde un punto de vista monetario = monetarily.

* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.

* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.

* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.

* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.

* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.

* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.

* desde un punto vista ético = ethically.

* existir desde hace años = be around for years.

* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* olvidado desde hace tiempo = long forgotten.

* * *

desde

prep

A (en el tiempo) since

desde entonces/desde que se casó no lo he vuelto a ver I haven't seen him again since then/since he got married

estamos aquí desde el mes pasado we've been here since last month

¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? how long have you been working here?

¿desde cuándo te gustan los mejillones? — ¡desde siempre! since when have you liked mussels? — I've always liked them!

¿desde cuándo hay que hacerlo así? — desde ahora when do we have to start doing it that way? — as from now

desde niño había sido muy ambicioso he had been very ambitious ever since he was a child

desde el primer momento or un principio right from the start o the outset

no los veo desde hace meses I haven't seen them for months

estaba enfermo desde hacía un año he had been ill for a year

desde que + SUBJ

( liter): desde que llegara a ese país since the day that she arrived in that country

desde que aprendiera a escribir since the time I learned to write

DESDE … HASTA:

estará abierto desde el 15 hasta el 30 it will be open from the 15th to o till o until the 30th

desde que llegó hasta que se fue from the time she arrived to the time she left

desde ya ya¹ adv C. (↑ ya (1))

B (en el espacio) from

les mandé una postal desde Dublín I sent them a postcard from Dublin

lo vi desde la ventana I saw him from the window

¿desde dónde tengo que leer? where do I have to read from?

desde mi punto de vista from my point of view

nosotros, desde aquí, intentaremos hacer lo que podamos we'll do what we can here o from this end o from our end

DESDE … HASTA … FROM … TO …

desde la página 12 hasta la 20 from page 12 to o as far as o up to page 20

desde la cabeza hasta los pies from head to foot

C (en escalas, jerarquías) from

blusas desde 12 euros blouses from 12 euros

DESDE … HASTA … FROM … TO …

todos, desde los trabajadores hasta los empresarios, … everyone, from the workers (up) to the management, …

desde el director hasta el último empleado de la compañía from the director (down) to the lowest employee in the company

temas que van desde la reforma penal hasta la crisis económica subjects ranging from penal reform to the economic crisis

D

desde luego luego¹ adv E. (↑ luego (1))

* * *

desde preposición
1 ( en el tiempo) since;
◊ desde entonces/desde que se casó since then/since he got married;

¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? how long have you been working here?;
desde el primer momento right from the start;
no los veo desde hace meses I haven't seen them for months;
desde el 15 hasta el 30 from the 15th to o until the 30th
2 ( en el espacio) from;
◊ desde aquí/allá from here/there;

¿desde dónde tengo que leer? where do I have to read from?;
desde la página 12 hasta la 20 from page 12 (up) to page 20
3 (en escalas, jerarquías) from;
◊ blusas desde 12 euros blouses from 12 euros

desde
I preposición
1 (punto en que comienza a contarse el tiempo) since: estuvo allí desde el jueves hasta el lunes, she was there from Thursday until Monday
no he hablado con él desde hace meses, I haven't talked to him for months
¿desde cuándo lo sabes?, how long have you known?
desde que María me lo dijo, ever since Maria told me
desde ayer, since yesterday
desde esta mañana, from this morning on
2 (punto en que comienza a contarse una distancia o se señala una perspectiva) from
desde aquí, from here
desde la ventana, from the window
figurado habla desde la ignorancia, he speaks out from ignorance
♦ Locuciones: desde luego, of course
desde siempre, always
' desde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- arriba
- borrasca
- caer
- cuándo
- desarrollar
- doblarse
- donde
- ermitaña
- ermitaño
- españolizar
- ir
- gritar
- judoka
- lloro
- llover
- lozana
- lozano
- luego
- mendicidad
- mustia
- mustio
- nos
- residir
- risa
- robar
- rondar
- siempre
- tarde
- ver
- vivir
- yudoka
- abajo
- antiguo
- arrastrar
- bombardear
- bombardeo
- descender
- descenso
- dominar
- exterior
- mejor
- memoria
- mirar
- pie
- razón
- retroactivo
- saber
- ser
- simpatizar
English:
absolutely
- all
- approach
- arouse
- back up
- beginning
- blow
- burning
- can
- carry
- certainly
- conception
- ease off
- ease up
- educationally
- elapse
- explode
- first
- for
- from
- go
- gorgeous
- grandstand
- hear of
- hence
- inherent
- jump down
- kerb-crawl
- kerb-crawling
- know
- listen
- look down
- lost
- mainland
- off
- ought
- outset
- outside
- pass down
- perspective
- range
- respect
- scene
- see
- since
- spectacular
- splendid
- standing
- talk down
- then

* * *

desde

♦ prep

1. [indica tiempo] since;

no lo veo desde el mes pasado/desde ayer I haven't seen him since last month/since yesterday;

desde aquel día, nada volvió a ser igual from that day on, things were never the same again;

desde ahora from now on;

¿desde cuándo? since when?;

¿desde cuándo se conocen? how long o since when have you known each other?;

¿desde cuándo no hay que llamar para entrar? since when has it been all right to come in without knocking?;

desde entonces since then;

no la veo desde hace un año I haven't seen her for a year, it's a year since I last saw her;

desde hace dos días no come she hasn't eaten for two days;

¿desde cuánto hace que no come? how long has she not been eating?;

desde hace mucho/un mes for ages/a month;

trabaja para ellos desde hace poco she recently started working for them;

te espero desde hace más de una hora I've been waiting for you for more than an hour;
Fam
¡desde hace que no la veo! [en tono enfático] I haven't seen her for AGES!;

desde… hasta… from… until…;

desde el lunes hasta el viernes from Monday Br till o US through Friday;

desde el 1 hasta el 15 de septiembre from 1 to 15 September;

desde niño o [m5] desde pequeño me enseñaron a dar las gracias I was brought up to say thank you to people from an early age;

desde el principio supe que no iba a salir bien I knew from the very beginning o from the word go it wasn't going to turn out well;

desde que since;

desde que la vi en el teatro, no he vuelto a saber nada de ella I haven't heard from her since (the day) I saw her at the theatre;

desde que murió mi madre since my mother died;

desde ya [inmediatamente] right now;

ponte a ordenar esta habitación desde ya start tidying this room this instant

2. [indica espacio] from;

desde mi ventana se ve el puerto you can see the harbour from my window;

vinieron a vernos desde Santiago they came from Santiago to visit us;

¿desde dónde nos disparan? where are they shooting at us from?;

desde arriba/abajo from above/below;

visto desde arriba, parece más grande seen from above, it looks bigger;

se ve desde lejos it can be seen from a long way away;

desde… hasta… from… to…;

desde aquí hasta el centro from here to the centre;

desde un punto de vista jurídico… from a legal point of view…;

afrontemos el proceso de paz desde la democracia y el respeto let us enter the peace process in a spirit of democracy and respect

3. [indica cantidad mínima] from;

desde 10.000 euros from 10,000 euros

4. [indica lo que se abarca]
desde… hasta… from… to…;

se encargan de todo, desde el viaje hasta el alojamiento they take care of everything, from the travel arrangements to the accommodation;

sabe hacer de todo, desde cambiar un fusible hasta arreglar una moto she can do all sorts of things, from changing a fuse to repairing a motorbike

♦ desde luego loc adv

1. [por supuesto]
¡desde luego (que sí)! of course!;

¡desde luego que me gusta! of course I like it!;

¡desde luego que no os ayudaré! no way am I going to help you!, I'm certainly not going to help you!

2. [en tono de reproche]
¡desde luego! for goodness' sake!;

¡desde luego! ¡no te creía capaz de una cosa así! I certainly didn't think you were capable of something like this!;

¡desde luego, tienes cada idea! you really come out with some funny ideas!

* * *

desde

prp

1 en el tiempo since;

desde 1993 since 1993;

desde que since;

desde hace tres días for three days;

desde hace mucho/poco for a long/short time;

desde mañana from tomorrow;

desde ya Rpl right away

2 en el espacio from;

desde arriba/abajo from above/below;

te veo desde aquí I can see you from here

3 en escala from;

desde … hasta … from … to …

4

:

desde luego of course

* * *

desde prep

1) : from

2) : since

3)

desde ahora : from now on

4)

desde entonces : since then

5)

desde hace : for, since (a time)

ha estado nevando desde hace dos días: it's been snowing for two days

6)

desde luego : of course

7)

desde que : since, ever since

8)

desde ya : right now, immediately

* * *

desde prep

1. (lugar, cantidad) from

vengo corriendo desde la estación I've run all the way from the station

desde la colina se ve todo el pueblo you can see the whole village from the hill

2. (tiempo al mencionar el momento específico) since

no sabemos nada de ellos desde que se casaron we haven't heard anything from them since they got married

nos conocemos desde enero we've known each other since January

3. (tiempo al mencionar el período de tiempo) for

vive aquí desde hace dos años he's lived here for two years

desde hace mucho tiempo for a long time

desde... hasta from... to

desde las ocho hasta las tres from eight to three

desde entonces since then / from then on

desde luego of course

desde siempre always

¿desde cuándo? how long?

¿desde cuándo pasas las vacaciones aquí? how long have you been coming here on holiday?

Spanish-English dictionary > desde
11 step

1. noun
1) (movement, distance) Schritt, der

at every step — mit jedem Schritt

watch somebody's every step — (fig.) jemanden auf Schritt und Tritt überwachen

take a step towards/away from somebody — einen Schritt auf jemanden zugehen/von jemandem wegtreten

take a step back/sideways/forward — einen Schritt zurücktreten/zur Seite treten/nach vorn treten

a step forward/back — (fig.) ein Schritt nach vorn/zurück

a step in the right/wrong direction — (fig.) ein Schritt in die richtige/falsche Richtung

mind or watch your step! — (lit. or fig.) pass auf!

I can't walk another step — ich kann keinen Schritt mehr gehen

2) (stair) Stufe, die; (on vehicle) Tritt, der

a flight of steps — eine Treppe

[pair of] steps — (ladder) Stehleiter, die; (small) Trittleiter, die

3)

follow or walk in somebody's steps — (fig.) in jemandes Fußstapfen treten

4) (short distance)

it's only a step to my house — es sind nur ein paar Schritte bis zu mir

5)

be in step — im Schritt sein; (with music, in dancing) im Takt sein

be in/out of step with something — (fig.) mit etwas Schritt/nicht Schritt halten

be out of step — aus dem Schritt geraten sein; (with music, in dancing) nicht im Takt sein

6) (action) Schritt, der

take steps to do something — Schritte unternehmen, um etwas zu tun

7)

step by step — Schritt für Schritt

what is the next step? — wie geht es weiter?

8) (grade) Stufe, die
2. intransitive verb,
- pp- treten

step lightly or softly — leise auftreten

step inside — eintreten

please step inside for a moment — kommen Sie bitte auf einen Augenblick herein

step into somebody's shoes — (fig.) an jemandes Stelle treten

step on something — (on the ground) auf etwas (Akk.) treten

step on [to] — steigen auf (+ Akk.); steigen in (+ Akk.) [Fahrzeug, Flugzeug]

step on it — (coll.) auf die Tube drücken (ugs.)

step on somebody's toes — (lit. or fig.) jemandem auf die Füße treten

step out of one's dress/trousers — aus seinem Kleid/seiner Hose steigen (ugs.)

step over somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas steigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/70618/step_aside">step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step off

- step out

- step up

* * *
[step] 1. noun
1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) der Schritt

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

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

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

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.) die Stufe

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.) der Schritt

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.) der Schritt
2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) schreiten

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step
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step¹

[step]

n no pl SPORT short for step aerobics Step-Aerobic nt o f

step²

[step]

I. n

1. (foot movement) Schritt m

they walked with hurried \steps sie gingen eiligen Schrittes

Sophie took her first \steps when she was eleven months old Sophie fing mit elf Monaten an zu laufen

to retrace one's \steps seine Schritte zurückverfolgen

to take a \step toward sb einen Schritt auf jdn zu machen

to take a \step [or \steps] towards sth ( fig) auf etw akk zusteuern

the country is taking its first tentative \steps towards democracy das Land unternimmt erste vorsichtige Schritte in Richtung Demokratie

to turn one's \steps somewhere ( liter) sich akk irgendwohin aufmachen

to be/walk in \step im Gleichschritt sein/laufen

2. (distance) Schritt m

our house is just a \step from the station unser Haus liegt nur ein paar Schritte vom Bahnhof weg

to go a few \steps ein paar Schritte gehen

3. no pl (manner of walking) Gang m

his \step was slow and heavy er ging langsam und schleppend

to watch [or mind] one's \step ( fig) aufpassen, sich akk vorsehen

4. (dance movement) [Tanz]schritt m

basic dance \step Grundschritt m

▪ in/out of \step im/aus dem Takt; ( fig) im/nicht im Einklang

to keep in \step with sth ( fig) mit etw dat Schritt halten

5. (stair) Stufe f, SCHWEIZ a. [Stegen]tritt m; of a ladder Sprosse f

“mind the \step” „Vorsicht, Stufe!“

a flight of \steps eine Treppe

the front \step die Stufe vor der Eingangstür

stone \steps Steinstufen pl

6. (stage in a process) Schritt m

a \step in the right/wrong direction ein Schritt m in die richtige/falsche Richtung

one [or a] \step at a time eins nach dem anderen

let's take things a \step at a time lass uns eins nach dem anderen erledigen

every \step of the way voll und ganz

we're behind you every \step of the way! wir stehen voll und ganz hinter dir!

to be a [or one] \step ahead [of sb] [jdm] einen Schritt voraus sein

to be a \step forward/backwards ein Fort-/Rückschritt sein

to go a \step further einen Schritt weiter gehen

\step by \step Schritt für Schritt

7. (measure, action) Schritt m, Vorgehen nt

do you think that was a wise \step? denkst du, dass das ein kluger Schritt war?

▪ to take \steps [to do sth] Schritte unternehmen[, um etw zu tun]

to take decisive \steps entschieden vorgehen

to take drastic \steps zu drastischen Mitteln greifen

8. BRIT (stepladder)

▪ \steps pl Trittleiter f

9. esp AM MUS (tone, semitone) Ton m

whole/half \step Ganz-/Halbton m

II. vi

<- pp->

1. (tread)

▪ to \step somewhere irgendwohin treten

▪ to \step over sth über etw akk steigen

to \step on sb's foot jdm auf den Fuß treten

2. (walk)

▪ to \step somewhere irgendwohin gehen

would you care to \step this way please, sir? würden Sie bitte hier entlanggehen, Sir?

she \stepped backwards sie machte einen Schritt zurück

they \stepped out onto the balcony sie traten auf den Balkon hinaus

to \step aside zur Seite gehen

▪ to \step into sth ( fig) sich akk in etw akk stürzen

to \step into the breach in die Bresche springen

to \step out of line sich akk danebenbenehmen fam

III. vi

1. AUTO, TRANSP (tread on)

▪ to \step on sth auf etw akk treten

to \step on the accelerator/brake aufs Gaspedal/auf die Bremse treten

\step on it gib Gas! fam

2. (take advantage of)

▪ to \step on sb jdn skrupellos ausnutzen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ ausnützen]

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[step]
1. n

1) (= pace, in dancing) Schritt m

to take a step — einen Schritt machen

step by step (lit, fig) — Schritt für Schritt

we followed his steps in the snow — wir folgten seinen Fußstapfen im Schnee

he watched my every step (fig) — er beobachtete mich auf Schritt und Tritt

to watch one's step — achtgeben; (fig also) sich vorsehen

to be or stay one step ahead of sb (fig) — jdm einen Schritt voraussein

2)

to be in step (lit) — im Gleichschritt or Tritt sein (with mit); (in dancing) im Takt sein (with mit); (fig) im Gleichklang sein (with mit)

to be out of step (lit) — nicht im Tritt or im gleichen Schritt sein (with mit); (in dancing) nicht im gleichen Takt sein (with wie); (fig) nicht im Gleichklang sein (with mit)

to get out of step (lit) — aus dem Schritt or Tritt kommen; (in dancing) aus dem Takt kommen; (fig) von der gemeinsamen Linie abkommen

to keep in step (lit) — Tritt halten; (fig)

to break step (lit) (fig) — aus dem Tritt kommen aus dem Schritt kommen

to fall into step (lit) — in Gleichschritt fallen( with mit); (fig) in den gleichen Takt kommen (with wie)

3) (Brit

= distance) it's (quite) a good step (to the village) — es ist ein ziemlich weiter Weg (bis zum Dorf), es ist ziemlich weit (bis zum Dorf)

it's only a few steps — es sind nur ein paar Schritte

4) (= move) Schritt m; (= measure) Maßnahme f, Schritt m

the first step is to form a committee — als Erstes muss ein Ausschuss gebildet werden

it's a great step forward — es ist ein großer Schritt nach vorn

that would be a step back/in the right direction for him —

one can't take a single step without having to consult somebody — man kann (rein) gar nichts unternehmen, ohne fragen zu müssen

to take steps to do sth — Maßnahmen ergreifen, (um) etw zu tun

to take legal steps — gerichtlich vorgehen

5) (in process, experiment) Abschnitt m, Stufe f; (in learning, course) Stufe f, Lernschritt m

6) (= stair fig in scale, hierarchy) Stufe f

steps (outdoors) — Treppe f

mind the step — Vorsicht Stufe

7) pl (Brit = stepladder also pair of steps) Tritt- or Stufenleiter f

8) (= step aerobics) Steppaerobic nt

2. vt

1) (old) dance tanzen

2) (= arrange in steps) terrassenförmig anlegen, abstufen

3)

step two paces to the left — treten Sie zwei Schritte nach links

3. vi
gehen
to step into/out of sth (house, room, puddle) — in etw (acc)/aus etw treten; train, dress in etw (acc)/aus etw steigen

to step on(to) sth (plane, train) — in etw (acc) steigen; platform, ladder auf etw (acc) steigen

to step on sth (object, toy) — auf etw (acc) treten

he stepped on my foot — er ist mir auf den Fuß getreten

to step over sb/sth — über jdn/etw steigen

please mind where you step — geben Sie acht, wo Sie hintreten

step this way, please — hier entlang, bitte!

he stepped into the road — er trat auf die Straße

he stepped into his father's job/shoes — er übernahm die Stelle seines Vaters

to step into sb's boots ( Brit Sport ) — in jds Fußstapfen treten

to step on board — an Bord gehen

to step inside — hineintreten

to step outside — hinaustreten; (for fight) (mal eben) vor die Tür gehen

step on it! — mach mal ein bisschen (schneller)! (inf); (in car) gib Gas!

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step [step]

A s

1. Schritt m (auch Geräusch und Maß):

a step forward ein Schritt vorwärts (a. fig);

step by step Schritt für Schritt (a. fig);

take a step einen Schritt machen;

watch ( oder mind) your step Vorsicht!; pass auf, wo du hintrittst! ( → A 7);

keep one step ahead fig immer einen Schritt voraus sein

2. tread in sb’s steps fig in jemandes Fußstapfen treten

3. (eiliger etc) Schritt, Gang m

4. (Tanz-) Schritt m

5. (Marschier-, Gleich-) Schritt m:

in step im Gleichschritt;

be in step with fig im Einklang stehen mit;

out of step außer Tritt;

be out of step with fig nicht im Einklang stehen mit;

break step aus dem Schritt kommen;

fall in step Tritt fassen;

keep step with Schritt halten mit (a. fig); → retrace A 1

6. (ein) paar Schritte pl, Katzensprung m:

my house is only a step (away) from the station

7. fig Schritt m, Maßnahme f:

a first step in the right direction ein erster Schritt in die richtige Richtung;

take steps Schritte oder etwas unternehmen;

watch ( oder mind) your step Vorsicht!; pass auf, was du tust! ( → A 1); → false step, legal A 4

8. fig Schritt m, Stufe f:

three-step plan Dreistufenplan m

9. (Treppen- etc) Stufe f, (Leiter-) Sprosse f:

mind the step Vorsicht, Stufe!

10. Trittbrett n (am Fahrzeug)

11. pl, auch pair of steps Br Trittleiter f

12. GEOG Stufe f, Terrasse f

13. MUS

a) (Ton-, Intervall) Schritt m

b) Intervall n

c) (Tonleiter) Stufe f

14. ELEK, TECH (Schalt-, auch Verstärker) Stufe f, Schaltschritt m

15. a) (Rang)Stufe f, Grad m

b) besonders MIL Beförderung f:

get one’s step befördert werden

B v/i

1. schreiten, treten:

step into a fortune fig unverhofft zu einem Vermögen kommen

2. (zu Fuß) gehen, treten:

step in herein!;

will you step this way, please kommen Sie bitte hier entlang;

step off aus einem Bus etc aussteigen, vom Bürgersteig etc treten

3. treten (on auf akk):

step on it umg

a) einen Zahn zulegen,

b) AUTO auf die Tube drücken; → accelerator 2, gas A 6 b, toe A 1

C v/t

1. a) einen Schritt machen:

step a pace

b) einen Tanz tanzen

2. eine Entfernung etc

a) abschreiten

b) abstecken

3. abstufen

4. mit Stufen versehen

5. TECH stufenweise ändern

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1. noun
1) (movement, distance) Schritt, der

at every step — mit jedem Schritt

watch somebody's every step — (fig.) jemanden auf Schritt und Tritt überwachen

take a step towards/away from somebody — einen Schritt auf jemanden zugehen/von jemandem wegtreten

take a step back/sideways/forward — einen Schritt zurücktreten/zur Seite treten/nach vorn treten

a step forward/back — (fig.) ein Schritt nach vorn/zurück

a step in the right/wrong direction — (fig.) ein Schritt in die richtige/falsche Richtung

mind or watch your step! — (lit. or fig.) pass auf!

I can't walk another step — ich kann keinen Schritt mehr gehen

2) (stair) Stufe, die; (on vehicle) Tritt, der

a flight of steps — eine Treppe

[pair of] steps — (ladder) Stehleiter, die; (small) Trittleiter, die

3)

follow or walk in somebody's steps — (fig.) in jemandes Fußstapfen treten

4) (short distance)

it's only a step to my house — es sind nur ein paar Schritte bis zu mir

5)

be in step — im Schritt sein; (with music, in dancing) im Takt sein

be in/out of step with something — (fig.) mit etwas Schritt/nicht Schritt halten

be out of step — aus dem Schritt geraten sein; (with music, in dancing) nicht im Takt sein

6) (action) Schritt, der

take steps to do something — Schritte unternehmen, um etwas zu tun

7)

step by step — Schritt für Schritt

what is the next step? — wie geht es weiter?

8) (grade) Stufe, die
2. intransitive verb,
- pp- treten

step lightly or softly — leise auftreten

step inside — eintreten

please step inside for a moment — kommen Sie bitte auf einen Augenblick herein

step into somebody's shoes — (fig.) an jemandes Stelle treten

step on something — (on the ground) auf etwas (Akk.) treten

step on [to] — steigen auf (+ Akk.); steigen in (+ Akk.) [Fahrzeug, Flugzeug]

step on it — (coll.) auf die Tube drücken (ugs.)

step on somebody's toes — (lit. or fig.) jemandem auf die Füße treten

step out of one's dress/trousers — aus seinem Kleid/seiner Hose steigen (ugs.)

step over somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas steigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step off

- step out

- step up

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n.

Ablaufschritt m.

Schritt -e m.

Sprosse f.

Stufe -n f.

Takt -e m.

Treppe -n (einzelne Stufe) f. (into) v.

treten (in) v.

English-german dictionary > step
12 step

step
1. сущ.
1) а) шаг to retrace one's steps ≈ вернуться обратно тем же путем in step ≈ в ногу to be in step ≈ соответствовать out of step ≈ не в ногу б) (шаг в танце) па ∙ be but a few steps
2) а) поступь, походка б) звук шагов
3) след( ноги), отпечаток to follow smb.'s steps, to tread in the steps of smb. перен. ≈ идти по чьим-л. стопам Syn: footprint
4) шаг, поступок;
действие to take a false step ≈ совершить ошибку, неправильно поступить to take step forward ≈ сделать шаг вперед to take a giant step forward ≈ сделать огромный шаг вперед (тж. перен.) bold step ≈ смелый шаг, поступок careful, prudent step ≈ осторожный, осмотрительный шаг, поступок dangerous step ≈ опасный шаг giant step ≈ огромный шаг, рывок historic step ≈ историческое событие positive step ≈ положительный сдвиг critical step decisive step drastic step fatal step precautionary steps preventive steps rash step risky step
5) а) ступень, ступенька;
подножка, приступка;
порог;
подъем б) мн. стремянка (тж. a pair of steps) (вид лестницы)
6) мор. степс, гнездо( мачты)
7) тех. ход( спирали) ∙ it is the first step that costs посл. ≈ труден только первый шаг
2. гл.
1) а) ступать, шагать б) делать па (в танце), делать танцевальные шаги step it Syn: dance
2.
2) измерять шагами (тж. step out)
3) идти, ходить;
отправляться в путь Syn: walk
2.
4) мор. ставить, устанавливать( мачту)
5) наступить( на что-л.), нажать ногой to step on the brake ≈ нажать на тормоз ∙ step aside step back step down step forward step in step into step off step on step out step up step on it! разг. ≈ живей!, поторапливайся, поворачивайся! шаг - long * длинный шаг - at every * на каждом шагу - * by * шаг за шагом;
постепенно;
последовательно;
ступенчато - in *s ступенчато - * for * (with smb.) нога в ногу (с кем-л.) - to make a false * оступиться - to direct /to turn/ one's *s направить шаги /свои стопы/, направиться( куда-л.) - in * with в ногу с (кем-л.) ;
в соответствии с( чем-л.) - to be out of *, to break * шагать /идти/ не в ногу - to be out of * with society идти не в ногу с обществом - to retrace one's * вернуться обратно тем же путем pl звук шагов - smb.'s *s were heard outside снаружи послышались чьи-то шаги небольшое расстояние, расстояние в один шаг - it's only a * to my house отсюда до моего дома всего один шаг - it's a long * to the river до реки еще далеко - it is a good * to the station до станции отсюда не так уж близко след ступни (на песке и т. п.) походка, поступь - light * легкая походка - to walk with a gymnastic * идти гимнастическим шагом - she walks with a queen's * она выступает словно королева - that's Lucy, I recognice her * это Люси, я узнаю ее походку - we must hasten our *s нам надо прибавить шагу - watch your *! не споткнитесь! вид шага, шаг - * away боковой шаг (конькобежный спорт) - chasse * приставной шаг (конькобежный спорт) - double * двойной шаг( конькобежный спорт) - four * одновременный четырехшажный ход (лыжный спорт) - the goose * гусиный шаг аллюр па (в танце) - new * новое па - waltz * па вальса продвижение, ход;
поступательнге движение - we have made a great * forward in our negotiations наши переговоры значительно продвинулись вперед - the first * towards peace первый шаг к миру - it marks a * in human progress это означает новую ступень в развитии человечества - what's the next *? (разговорное) что будем делать дальше? повышение по службе( военное) (разговорное) очередное звание - to get one's * получить повышение /очередное звание/ мера, действие, шаг - decisive * решительный шаг - to take *s принимать меры ступень, ступенька, приступка;
подножка (экипажа0;
перекладина( стремянки) - a flight of *s лестничный марш;
лесенка;
ступенька - stone * каменная ступенька - to cut *s in ice вырубать ступеньки во льду - mind the *! не споткнитесь (о приступку и т. п.) pl стремянка (тж. a pair или a set of *s) (техническое) шаг ход (спирали и т. п.) (техническое) вкладыш( подшипника) ступень (ракеты) (математика) этап (вычисления) скачок( функции) (музыкальное) ступень, тон интервал тж. pl (морское) степс, гнездо( мачты) редан (геология) ступенчатый сброс (телевидение) уровень сигнала > to watch one's *s действовать осторожно > to follow in smb.'s *s следовать чьему-л. примеру > one * at a time поспешишь - людей насмешишь шагать, ступать - to * high ступать, высоко поднимая ноги (особ. о рысаке) ;
шагать по-журавлиному - to * lightly идти легкой походкой - to * short оступиться;
сделать ложный шаг, ошибиться - to * into a car сесть в автомобиль - to * out of the shade выйти из тени - to * between the wall and the armchair протиснуться между стеной и креслом - to * between two men протиснуться между двумя людьми;
встать между двумя людьми - to * over an obstacle перешагнуть через препятствие( разговорное) уходить (тж. * along) - I must be *ping, I must * along мне пора идти сбегать, убегать, дезертировать проходить небольшое расстояние, делать несколько шагов - to * across a road переходить дорогу - will you * inside? зайдите, пожалуйста - * this way, please сюда, пожалуйста - he *ped to the telephone он подошел /прошел/ к телефону - he was asked to * inside and take a seat его пригласили войти и сесть делать па;
танцевать - to * a dance исполнять танец - this girl can really *! эта девушка прекрасно танцует! двигаться легко и быстро - they kept us *ping all right им за нами не легко было угнаться (on) наступать - to * on smb.'s foot наступить кому-л. на ногу - to * on a rusty nail наступить на ржавый гвоздь нажимать - to * on the gas (разговорное) (автомобильное) дать газу;
торопиться, спешить, "нажимать" - to * on the starter( автомобильное) нажать на стартер вымерять, отмерять шагами (тж. * off, * out) - to * a distance отмерить расстояние шагами (into) достигать( чего-л.), получать( что-л.) сразу, одним махом - to * into a good job неожиданно получить хорошую работу делать ступеньки (морское) ставить, устанавливать (мачту) > * lively! а ну, живей!, поворачивайся! > * on it! нажимай;
гони во весь дух! > to * on smb.'s toes задеть чьи-л. чувства;
наступить на любимую мозоль > to * into the breach заполнить пустое место > Douglas could not attend the meeting, but Martin *ped into the breach at the last minute Дуглас не мог прийти на собрание, но в последнюю минуту Мартин заменил его > to * into smb.'s shoes унаследовать чье-л. место > he *ped into his father's shoes он занял место /сменил/ своего отца ~ шаг;
step by step шаг за шагом;
at every step на каждом шагу to be in ~ соответствовать;
out of step не в ногу;
to keep step with идти в ногу с derivation ~ вчт. шаг вывода ~ шаг, поступок;
мера;
a false step ложный шаг;
to take steps принимать меры ~ ступень, ступенька;
подножка, приступка;
порог;
подъем;
flight of steps марш лестницы ~ след (ноги) ;
to follow (smb.'s) steps, to tread in the steps (of smb.) перен. идти по (чьим-л.) стопам ~ тех. ход (спирали) ;
to get one's step получить повышение;
it is the first step that costs посл. = труден только первый шаг ~ off амер. sl. сделать ошибку;
step on наступать на ноги (в танце и т. п.;
тж. перен.) ;
I hate to be stepped on я не переношу толкотни in ~ в ногу inventive ~ уровень изобретательского творчества inventive ~ уровень изобретения ~ короткое расстояние;
it is but a few steps to my house до моего дома всего два шага ~ тех. ход (спирали) ;
to get one's step получить повышение;
it is the first step that costs посл. = труден только первый шаг to be in ~ соответствовать;
out of step не в ногу;
to keep step with идти в ногу с legal ~ правовая мера to be in ~ соответствовать;
out of step не в ногу;
to keep step with идти в ногу с procedural ~ процедурная часть судебного заседания step действие ~ делать па (в танце) ~ звук шагов ~ измерять шагами (тж. step out) ~ короткое расстояние;
it is but a few steps to my house до моего дома всего два шага ~ мера ~ па (в танцах) ~ повышение по службе ~ поступок, мера ~ поступь, походка ~ продвижение ~ след (ноги) ;
to follow (smb.'s) steps, to tread in the steps (of smb.) перен. идти по (чьим-л.) стопам ~ мор. ставить, устанавливать (мачту) ;
step aside посторониться;
перен. уступить дорогу другому ~ мор. степс, гнездо (мачты) ~ pl стремянка (тж. a pair of steps) ~ ступень, ступенька;
подножка, приступка;
порог;
подъем;
flight of steps марш лестницы ~ ступень ~ ход ~ тех. ход (спирали) ;
to get one's step получить повышение;
it is the first step that costs посл. = труден только первый шаг ~ шаг, поступок;
мера;
a false step ложный шаг;
to take steps принимать меры ~ шаг;
step by step шаг за шагом;
at every step на каждом шагу ~ шаг ~ вчт. шаг ~ шагать, ступать;
to step high высоко поднимать ноги (особ. о рысаке) ;
to step short не рассчитать длину шага;
to step lightly ступать легко ~ этап ~ мор. ставить, устанавливать (мачту) ;
step aside посторониться;
перен. уступить дорогу другому ~ back отступить ~ back уступить ~ шаг;
step by step шаг за шагом;
at every step на каждом шагу ~ down выйти (из экипажа) ~ down выходить ~ down подавать в отставку ~ down эл. понижать напряжение ~ down спускаться ~ down спуститься ~ down сходить ~ шагать, ступать;
to step high высоко поднимать ноги (особ. о рысаке) ;
to step short не рассчитать длину шага;
to step lightly ступать легко ~ in включаться (в дело и т. п.) ~ in вмешиваться;
step into входить ~ in вступать ~ in входить ~ in litigation этап гражданского судебного спора ~ in вмешиваться;
step into входить to ~ it идти пешком to ~ it танцевать ~ шагать, ступать;
to step high высоко поднимать ноги (особ. о рысаке) ;
to step short не рассчитать длину шага;
to step lightly ступать легко to ~ out briskly идти быстро;
step lively! живей!;
поторапливайтесь! ~ off амер. sl. сделать ошибку;
step on наступать на ноги (в танце и т. п.;
тж. перен.) ;
I hate to be stepped on я не переношу толкотни ~ off сходить ~ off амер. sl. сделать ошибку;
step on наступать на ноги (в танце и т. п.;
тж. перен.) ;
I hate to be stepped on я не переношу толкотни ~ up эл. повышать напряжение;
step on it! разг. живей!, поторапливайся, поворачивайся! ~ out выходить (особ. ненадолго) ~ out мерить шагами ~ out амер. разг. развлечься ~ out шагать большими шагами;
прибавлять шагу to ~ out briskly идти быстро;
step lively! живей!;
поторапливайтесь! ~ шагать, ступать;
to step high высоко поднимать ноги (особ. о рысаке) ;
to step short не рассчитать длину шага;
to step lightly ступать легко ~ up выдвигать ~ up эл. повышать напряжение;
step on it! разг. живей!, поторапливайся, поворачивайся! ~ up подниматься ~ up подойти ~ up продвигать;
выдвигать ~ up продвигать ~ up расширять ~ up увеличивать;
ускорять ~ up увеличивать ~ шаг, поступок;
мера;
a false step ложный шаг;
to take steps принимать меры steps: steps: take ~ предпринимать шаги take ~ принимать меры take: to ~ steps принимать меры;
to take a step шагнуть;
to take a tan загореть ~ след (ноги) ;
to follow (smb.'s) steps, to tread in the steps (of smb.) перен. идти по (чьим-л.) стопам to turn one's ~s направиться;
to bring into step согласовать во времени

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > step
13 step

1. [step] n
1. 1) шаг

long [hesitating, cautious] step - длинный [неуверенный, осторожный] шаг

at every step - на каждом шагу

step by step - а) шаг за шагом; постепенно; б) последовательно; ступенчато

in steps - ступенчато

step for step (with smb.) - нога в ногу (с кем-л.)

to make a false step - оступиться

to direct /to turn/ one's steps - направить шаги /свои стопы/, направиться (куда-л.)

in step with - а) в ногу с (кем-л.); б) в соответствии с (чем-л.)

to be out of step, to break step - шагать /идти/ не в ногу

to be out of step with society - идти не в ногу с обществом

to retrace one's step - вернуться обратно тем же путём

2) pl звук шагов

smb.'s steps were heard outside - снаружи послышались чьи-то шаги

3) небольшое расстояние, расстояние в один шаг

it's only a step to my house - отсюда до моего дома всего один шаг

it's a long step to the river - до реки ещё далеко

it is a good step to the station - до станции отсюда не так уж близко

4) след ступни (на песке и т. п.)

2. 1) походка, поступь

light [heavy] step - лёгкая [тяжёлая] походка

rest step - расслабленная походка

to walk with a gymnastic step - идти гимнастическим шагом

she walks with a queen's step - она выступает словно королева

that's Lucy, I recognize her step - это Люси, я узнаю её походку

we must hasten our steps - нам надо прибавить шагу

watch your step! - не споткнитесь! [ср. тж. ♢ ]

2) вид шага, шаг

step away - боковой шаг ( конькобежный спорт)

chassé step - приставной шаг ( конькобежный спорт)

double [sliding] step - двойной [скользящий] шаг ( конькобежный спорт)

four step - одновременный четырёхшажный ход ( лыжный спорт)

the goose step - гусиный шаг

3) аллюр

4) па ( в танце)

new step - новое па

waltz step - на вальса

3. продвижение, ход; поступательное движение

we have made a great step forward in our negotiations - наши переговоры значительно продвинулись вперёд

the first step towards peace - первый шаг к миру

it marks a step in human progress - это означает новую ступень в развитии человечества

what's the next step? - разг. что будем делать дальше?

4. 1) повышение по службе

2) воен. разг. очередное звание

to get one's step - получить повышение /очередное звание/

5. мера, действие, шаг

decisive [fatal, ill-advised, rash, important] step - решительный [роковой, неблагоразумный, неосмотрительный, важный] шаг

to take steps - принимать меры

6. 1) ступень, ступенька, приступка; подножка ( экипажа); перекладина ( стремянки)

a flight of steps - а) лестничный марш; б) лесенка; ступеньки

stone [marble, top, bottom] step - каменная [мраморная, верхняя, нижняя] ступенька

to cut steps in ice - вырубать ступеньки во льду

mind the step! - не споткнитесь (о приступку и т. п.)

2) pl стремянка (тж. a pair или a set of steps)

7. тех.

1) шаг

2) ход (спирали и т. п.)

8. тех. вкладыш ( подшипника)

9. ступень ( ракеты)

10. мат.

1) этап ( вычисления)

2) скачок ( функции)

11. муз.

1) ступень, тон

2) интервал

12. тж. pl мор.

1) степс, гнездо ( мачты)

2) редан

13. = step fault

14. тлв. уровень сигнала

♢ to watch one's steps - действовать осторожно [ср. тж. 2, 1)]

to follow in smb.'s steps - следовать чьему-л. примеру

one step at a time - ≅ поспешишь - людей насмешишь
2. [step] v
1. шагать, ступать

to step high - а) ступать, высоко поднимая ноги (особ. о рысаке); б) шагать по-журавлиному

to step lightly [heavily, gracefully] - идти лёгкой [тяжёлой, грациозной] походкой

to step short - а) оступиться; б) сделать ложный шаг, ошибиться

to step into a car - сесть в автомобиль

to step out of the shade - выйти из тени

to step between the wall and the armchair - протиснуться между стеной и креслом

to step between two men - а) протиснуться между двумя людьми; б) встать между двумя людьми

to step over an obstacle [over a stream, over a puddle, over the threshold] - перешагнуть через препятствие [через ручей, через лужу, через порог]

2. разг.

1) уходить (тж. step along)

I must be step ping, I must step along - мне пора идти

2) сбегать, убегать, дезертировать

3. проходить небольшое расстояние, делать несколько шагов

to step across a road [across a street] - переходить дорогу [улицу]

will you step inside? - зайдите, пожалуйста

step this way, please - сюда, пожалуйста

he stepped to the telephone - он подошёл /прошёл/ к телефону

he was asked to step inside and take a seat - его пригласили войти и сесть

4. делать па; танцевать

to step a dance [a minuet] - исполнять танец [менуэт]

this girl can really step! - эта девушка прекрасно танцует!

5. двигаться легко и быстро

they kept us stepping all right - им за нами нелегко было угнаться

6. (on)

1) наступать

to step on smb.'s foot - наступить кому-л. на ногу

to step on a rusty nail - наступить на ржавый гвоздь

2) нажимать

to step on the gas - разг. а) авт. дать газу; б) торопиться, спешить, «нажимать»

to step on the starter - авт. нажать на стартер

7. вымерять, отмерять шагами (тж. step off, step out)

to step a distance - отмерить расстояние шагами

8. (into) достигать (чего-л.), получать (что-л.) сразу, одним махом

to step into a good job [into a fortune] - неожиданно получить хорошую работу [-ее состояние]

9. делать ступеньки

10. мор. ставить, устанавливать ( мачту)

♢ step lively! - а ну, живей!, поворачивайся!

step on it! - а) нажимай!; б) гони во весь дух!

to step on smb.'s toes - задеть чьи-л. чувства; ≅ наступить на любимую мозоль

to step into the breach - заполнить пустое место

Douglas could not attend the meeting, but Martin stepped into the breach at the last minute - Дуглас не мог прийти на собрание, но в последнюю минуту Мартин заменил его

to step into smb.'s shoes - унаследовать чьё-л. место

he stepped into his father's shoes - он занял место /сменил/ своего отца

НБАРС > step
14 step

1. [step] n
1. 1) шаг

long [hesitating, cautious] step - длинный [неуверенный, осторожный] шаг

at every step - на каждом шагу

step by step - а) шаг за шагом; постепенно; б) последовательно; ступенчато

in steps - ступенчато

step for step (with smb.) - нога в ногу (с кем-л.)

to make a false step - оступиться

to direct /to turn/ one's steps - направить шаги /свои стопы/, направиться (куда-л.)

in step with - а) в ногу с (кем-л.); б) в соответствии с (чем-л.)

to be out of step, to break step - шагать /идти/ не в ногу

to be out of step with society - идти не в ногу с обществом

to retrace one's step - вернуться обратно тем же путём

2) pl звук шагов

smb.'s steps were heard outside - снаружи послышались чьи-то шаги

3) небольшое расстояние, расстояние в один шаг

it's only a step to my house - отсюда до моего дома всего один шаг

it's a long step to the river - до реки ещё далеко

it is a good step to the station - до станции отсюда не так уж близко

4) след ступни (на песке и т. п.)

2. 1) походка, поступь

light [heavy] step - лёгкая [тяжёлая] походка

rest step - расслабленная походка

to walk with a gymnastic step - идти гимнастическим шагом

she walks with a queen's step - она выступает словно королева

that's Lucy, I recognize her step - это Люси, я узнаю её походку

we must hasten our steps - нам надо прибавить шагу

watch your step! - не споткнитесь! [ср. тж. ♢ ]

2) вид шага, шаг

step away - боковой шаг ( конькобежный спорт)

chassé step - приставной шаг ( конькобежный спорт)

double [sliding] step - двойной [скользящий] шаг ( конькобежный спорт)

four step - одновременный четырёхшажный ход ( лыжный спорт)

the goose step - гусиный шаг

3) аллюр

4) па ( в танце)

new step - новое па

waltz step - на вальса

3. продвижение, ход; поступательное движение

we have made a great step forward in our negotiations - наши переговоры значительно продвинулись вперёд

the first step towards peace - первый шаг к миру

it marks a step in human progress - это означает новую ступень в развитии человечества

what's the next step? - разг. что будем делать дальше?

4. 1) повышение по службе

2) воен. разг. очередное звание

to get one's step - получить повышение /очередное звание/

5. мера, действие, шаг

decisive [fatal, ill-advised, rash, important] step - решительный [роковой, неблагоразумный, неосмотрительный, важный] шаг

to take steps - принимать меры

6. 1) ступень, ступенька, приступка; подножка ( экипажа); перекладина ( стремянки)

a flight of steps - а) лестничный марш; б) лесенка; ступеньки

stone [marble, top, bottom] step - каменная [мраморная, верхняя, нижняя] ступенька

to cut steps in ice - вырубать ступеньки во льду

mind the step! - не споткнитесь (о приступку и т. п.)

2) pl стремянка (тж. a pair или a set of steps)

7. тех.

1) шаг

2) ход (спирали и т. п.)

8. тех. вкладыш ( подшипника)

9. ступень ( ракеты)

10. мат.

1) этап ( вычисления)

2) скачок ( функции)

11. муз.

1) ступень, тон

2) интервал

12. тж. pl мор.

1) степс, гнездо ( мачты)

2) редан

13. = step fault

14. тлв. уровень сигнала

♢ to watch one's steps - действовать осторожно [ср. тж. 2, 1)]

to follow in smb.'s steps - следовать чьему-л. примеру

one step at a time - ≅ поспешишь - людей насмешишь
2. [step] v
1. шагать, ступать

to step high - а) ступать, высоко поднимая ноги (особ. о рысаке); б) шагать по-журавлиному

to step lightly [heavily, gracefully] - идти лёгкой [тяжёлой, грациозной] походкой

to step short - а) оступиться; б) сделать ложный шаг, ошибиться

to step into a car - сесть в автомобиль

to step out of the shade - выйти из тени

to step between the wall and the armchair - протиснуться между стеной и креслом

to step between two men - а) протиснуться между двумя людьми; б) встать между двумя людьми

to step over an obstacle [over a stream, over a puddle, over the threshold] - перешагнуть через препятствие [через ручей, через лужу, через порог]

2. разг.

1) уходить (тж. step along)

I must be step ping, I must step along - мне пора идти

2) сбегать, убегать, дезертировать

3. проходить небольшое расстояние, делать несколько шагов

to step across a road [across a street] - переходить дорогу [улицу]

will you step inside? - зайдите, пожалуйста

step this way, please - сюда, пожалуйста

he stepped to the telephone - он подошёл /прошёл/ к телефону

he was asked to step inside and take a seat - его пригласили войти и сесть

4. делать па; танцевать

to step a dance [a minuet] - исполнять танец [менуэт]

this girl can really step! - эта девушка прекрасно танцует!

5. двигаться легко и быстро

they kept us stepping all right - им за нами нелегко было угнаться

6. (on)

1) наступать

to step on smb.'s foot - наступить кому-л. на ногу

to step on a rusty nail - наступить на ржавый гвоздь

2) нажимать

to step on the gas - разг. а) авт. дать газу; б) торопиться, спешить, «нажимать»

to step on the starter - авт. нажать на стартер

7. вымерять, отмерять шагами (тж. step off, step out)

to step a distance - отмерить расстояние шагами

8. (into) достигать (чего-л.), получать (что-л.) сразу, одним махом

to step into a good job [into a fortune] - неожиданно получить хорошую работу [-ее состояние]

9. делать ступеньки

10. мор. ставить, устанавливать ( мачту)

♢ step lively! - а ну, живей!, поворачивайся!

step on it! - а) нажимай!; б) гони во весь дух!

to step on smb.'s toes - задеть чьи-л. чувства; ≅ наступить на любимую мозоль

to step into the breach - заполнить пустое место

Douglas could not attend the meeting, but Martin stepped into the breach at the last minute - Дуглас не мог прийти на собрание, но в последнюю минуту Мартин заменил его

to step into smb.'s shoes - унаследовать чьё-л. место

he stepped into his father's shoes - он занял место /сменил/ своего отца

НБАРС > step
15 снаружи послышались чьи-то шаги

Makarov: smb.'s steps were heard outside

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