ladder Signification, définition

Signification de ladder en français

• 0 a piece of equipment for climbing to reach high up -- échelle [ feminine ]

  • to climb a ladder grimper à une échelle

• 1 a ranking system in the workplace -- échelle [ feminine ]

  • to climb the career ladder gravir l’échelle professionnelle

• 2 a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down -- échelle

  • She was standing on a ladder, painting the ceiling

  • He climbed up the ladder.

• 3 a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric; run American -- échelle

  • I’ve got a ladder in my stocking.

• 4 to (cause to) develop such a flaw -- filer

  • I laddered my best pair of tights today

  • Fine stockings ladder very easily.