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['lædə] 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) žebřík, žebříček2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) puštěné oko2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) pustit oko* * *• žebřík• žebříček
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