0 a thing that you climb up when you want to reach a high place, with two long pieces joined together by shorter pieces -- escalera
1 a piece of equipment for climbing to reach high up -- escalera [ feminine, singular ]
to climb a ladder subir una escalera
2 a ranking system in the workplace -- escalera [ feminine, singular ]
The adage applies that the lower you go down the ladder, the more complex the system is.
It was a step down the ladder which is weakening democracy in that country.
You will remember the provisions recently presented to us on climbing ladders.
That was a reference to the concern that it would no longer be possible to use a ladder for work.
I believe that it is not necessary to conduct a risk assessment every time it is proposed to use a ladder.
What it does is provide for safe use of ladders and other equipment.
