la
feminine
/eˈtapa/
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Translation
stage, phase, leg
Word origin
From French étape ('halting place, stage'), earlier estaple ('market, staple'), from Middle Dutch stapel ('storehouse'). The sense shifted from a place to stop to a section of a journey.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- étape
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraletapas
Examples
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The first leg of the journey was the hardest.
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We are at a very important stage of the project.
ciclista .
The cyclist won the mountain stage easily.
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Childhood is a key stage in a person's life.
cansarnos.
We are going to do the work in stages so as not to get tired.
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