stair

• Sustantivo que designa cada uno de los peldaños de una escalera, o también el conjunto de ellos o la escalera misma, utilizados para subir o bajar entre distintos niveles de un edificio u otro lugar.

A noun referring to a single step in a staircase, or a series of steps used for moving between different levels of a building.

1. Step in a staircaseA1formal

   One of a series of steps that connect different levels of a building.

   escalón

   • She tripped on the top stair and fell.
   • The wooden stair creaked under his weight.
   • He climbed each stair slowly and carefully.

   Sinónimosstep

2. Staircase (plural)A1formal

   A set of steps leading from one floor to another in a building.

   escalera

   • The stairs were steep and narrow.
   • She ran down the stairs to answer the door.
   • The children sat on the stairs waiting for dinner.

   Sinónimosflight of stairsflight of stepsstaircasestairway