step Significado & definición

Significado de step en español

• 0 one of the movements you make with your feet when you walk -- paso

  • She took a few steps forward.

• 1 one of the surfaces that you walk on when you go up or down stairs -- escalón

• 2 one of the things that you do to achieve something -- paso

  • This meeting is the first step towards a peace agreement.

• 3 to have done something before someone else -- llevar la delantera (a alguien)

• 4 to be careful about what you say and do -- ir con cuidado

• 5 to move somewhere by lifting your foot and putting it down in a different place -- dar un paso

  • She stepped carefully over the dog.

  • Please step forward.

• 6 to put your foot on or in something -- pisar algo

  • I accidentally stepped on her foot.

  • Don’t step in the puddles!

• 7 a single movement of the foot when you walk -- paso [ masculine, singular ]

  • She took a step toward the door. Ella dio un paso hacia la puerta.

• 8 an action designed to achieve sth -- paso [ masculine, singular ]

  • Steps have been taken to improve security. Se han tomado medidas para mejorar la seguridad.

• 9 a stage in a process -- paso [ masculine, singular ]

  • What was step 5 again? ¿Cuál era el paso 5 otra vez?

  • It’s important to approach this challenge one step at a time. Es importante abordar este desafío paso a paso.

• 10 one of the flat parts of a staircase that you put your foot on -- escalón [ masculine, singular ]

  • two hundred steps to the top of the tower doscientos escalones hasta la cima de la torre.

  • the first flight of steps el primer tramo de escalones

• 11 to agree or progress at the same speed, or not to agree or progress at the same speed -- desfasado/da

  • a government that is out of step with the public un gobierno que está desfasado en contraste con el público

• 12 to move each of your feet in turn as you walk -- caminar

  • They stepped over the broken glass. Caminaron por encima del cristal roto.

  • Be careful not to step in the mud. Ten cuidado de no caminar por el barro.

  • She stepped backward and fell. Ella dio un paso atrás y se cayó.

• 13 indicates sb who is related to you because one of your parents has remarried -- -astro/ra

  • his two step-sisters/brothers sus dos hermanastras/hermanastros

  • my step-father/mother mi padrastro/madrastra