stair

stair  (stâr)

n.

1. A series or flight of steps; a staircase. Often used in the plural.

2. One of a flight of steps.

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[Middle English, from Old English stger; see steigh- in Indo-European roots.]

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stair [stɛə]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) one of a flight of stairs

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a series of steps a narrow stair See also stairs

[Old English stæger; related to stīg narrow path, stīgan to ascend, descend, Old Norse steigurligr upright, Middle Dutch steiger ladder]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stair - support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" step corbel step, corbie-step, corbiestep, crow step - (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall riser - structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step staircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" tread - structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step

Translations

stair [stɛəʳ]

A. N

1. (= single step) → escalón m, peldaño m; (= stairway) → escalera f

2. stairs → escalera f
a flight of stairs → un tramo de escalera
life below stairs → la vida de los criados
gossip below stairs → habladurías fpl de la servidumbre

B. CPD stair carpet N → alfombra f de escalera
stair lift N → (plataforma f) salvaescaleras m inv, elevador m de escaleras
stair rod N → varilla f (para sujetar la alfombra de la escalera)

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stair [ˈstɛə^r]

n (= step) → marche f

stairs npl → escalier m, escaliers mpl
on the stairs → dans l'escalier, dans les escaliers

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stair

n

(= step) → Stufe f

usu pl (= stairway) → Treppe f; at the top of the stairs → oben an der Treppe; below stairs (Brit, dated) → beim (Haus)personal ? flight¹

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stair:

stair carpet

n → Treppenläufer m

staircase

n → Treppe f

stair climber

n (in fitness centre) → Stepper m

stair lift

n → Treppenlift m

stair rod

n → Teppichstab m

stairway

n → Treppe f

stairwell

n → Treppenhaus nt

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stair [stɛəʳ] n (single step) → scalino, gradino; (whole flight, usu pl) → scala
he fell down the stairs → è caduto (giù) per le scale
on the stairs → per le or sulle scale

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stair [stɛəʳ] n (single step) → scalino, gradino; (whole flight, usu pl) → scala
he fell down the stairs → è caduto (giù) per le scale
on the stairs → per le or sulle scale

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stair

n stair [steə]

(any one of) a number of steps, usually inside a building, going from one floor to another He fell down the stairs. trappe دَرَجَه стълба schod(y) trappe die Treppe σκαλί, σκάλα trepp پله porras marche מַדרֵגוֹת सीढ़ी, सोपान stepenica, stube (pl.) lépcső(fok) tangga stigaþrep; trappa; stigi scalino; scala 階段 계단 laiptelis, pakopa pakāpiens; kāpnes tangga trap trapp(etrinn) stopień, schodek escada treaptă ступенька schod stopnica stepenik trappa, trappsteg ขั้นบันได merdiven (basamağı) 樓梯 східець زینہ bậc thang 楼梯

nouns staircase, ˈstairway

a series or flight of stairs A dark and narrow staircase led up to the top floor. trappe مَطْلَع الدَّرَج، سلالِم المَبْنى стълбище schodiště trappeopgang; trappe die Treppe σκάλα trepikoda راه پله portaikko escalier חֲדַר מַדרֵגוֹת सीढ़ी, सोपान, जीना, पैड़ी stubište, stepenice lépcsőház tangga stigi scala 階段 (난간을 포함한) 계단 laiptai, laiptinė kāpnes tangga trap trapp; trappeoppgang klatka schodowa, schody escadaria scară лестница schodište stopnišče stepenište trappa บันไดทอดหนึ่ง merdiven boşluğu 樓梯 сходи سیڑھی یا زینہ cầu thang gác 楼梯