stepped scale

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

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

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

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

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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

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

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

• to take steps — tomar medidas

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

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

• to step on board — subir a bordo

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

• he stepped into the room — entró en la habitación

• 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

• 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

• to step in/on sth — pisar algo

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

step aerobics N — step m

step change N — cambio m radical

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

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

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

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

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

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

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

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

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

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

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

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

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

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

one step at a time — un passo alla o per volta

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

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]

to step on it — colloq. sbrigarsi, spicciarsi

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

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

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

one step at a time — un passo alla o per volta

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

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]

to step on it — colloq. sbrigarsi, spicciarsi

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

at every step — mit jedem Schritt

watch somebody's every step — (fig.) jemanden auf Schritt und Tritt überwachen

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!

[pair of] steps — (ladder) Stehleiter, die; (small) Trittleiter, die

it's only a step to my house — es sind nur ein paar Schritte bis zu mir

take steps to do something — Schritte unternehmen, um etwas zu tun

step lightly or softly — leise auftreten

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 by step (lit, fig) — Schritt für Schritt

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

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)

= 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)

the first step is to form a committee — als Erstes muss ein Ausschuss gebildet werden

one can't take a single step without having to consult somebody — man kann (rein) gar nichts unternehmen, ohne fragen zu müssen

steps (outdoors) — Treppe f

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

please mind where you step — geben Sie acht, wo Sie hintreten

to step into sb's boots ( Brit Sport ) — in jds Fußstapfen treten

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!

watch somebody's every step — (fig.) jemanden auf Schritt und Tritt überwachen

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!

[pair of] steps — (ladder) Stehleiter, die; (small) Trittleiter, die

step lightly or softly — leise auftreten

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.)