escalera — meaning in English

English meaning

• ladder noun A frame with rungs used for climbing up or down.
• stair noun A single step in a flight of steps.
• staircase noun A full flight of stairs together with its structure and railing.
• stairs noun A connected series of steps used to move between floors.
• stairway noun A set of stairs, especially considered as a passage or route.
• straight adjective Extending in one direction without bending or curving.

Senses

escalera is used for these senses in English:

• stair A series of steps; a staircase.
• staircase A flight of stairs; a stairway.
• stairs A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.
• stairway A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.
• straight (poker) Five cards in sequence.

ladder — full definition

1. noun A frame with rungs used for climbing up or down.
2. noun A series of steps or stages leading to a better position, especially in a career.
3. noun A vertical run of unravelled stitches in tights or a knitted garment.
4. verb Of a knitted garment, to develop a run when a thread breaks.

stair — full definition

1. noun A single step in a flight of steps.
2. noun A flight of steps connecting two levels (usually used in the plural, "stairs").

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