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stairs
Noun, pl
a flight of steps going from one level to another, usually indoors
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stairs - a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
steps
ladder - steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
staircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Translations
stairs [stɛəz] npl → escalier m;
on the stairs → dans l'escalier


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The stairs were cut in the rock inside the mountain, and they were broad and not very steep, because they circled around like a cork-screw, and at the arched opening where the flight began the circle was quite big.
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Through the narrow opening, a creaking of the broad wooden stairs of the old house became audible.
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for the stairs that led below the stage were forbidden to one and all that night!
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