Translation
staircase, stairs
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Word origin
From Occitan escalier, from Late Latin scalarium ('flight of steps'), from scala ('ladder, stairway'). English 'scale', 'escalate' and 'escalator' come from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- scalarium
- English cognates
- scale, escalate, escalator
Grammar
Examples
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The lift is out of order, let us take the stairs.
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She runs up the stairs four steps at a time.
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There is an old wooden staircase at the end of the corridor.
, glissantes.
Careful, the steps of the staircase are slippery.
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Our bedroom is at the top of the stairs, on the right.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 4: escalier, vous-même, horreur and 7 more words.