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"Stairs" is a form of "stairs", a plural noun which is often translated as "las escaleras". "Staircase" is a noun which is often translated as "la escalera". Learn more about the difference between "stairs" and "staircase" below.
stairs(
stehrz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (staircase)
a. las escaleras (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Let's take the stairs down to the ground floor.Tomemos las escaleras para bajar a la planta baja.
stair
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la escalera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She walked up the stair to the top of the light house.Ella subió la escalera para llegar al tope del faro.
3. (step)
a. el escalón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Careful! The top stair is loose.¡Cuidado! El escalón de arriba está suelto.
b. el peldaño (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The puppy got stuck on the bottom stair.El cachorro se quedó en el peldaño de abajo.
staircase(
stehr
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keys
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la escalera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
As you enter the opera house, there is a grand staircase leading up to the dress circle.Al entrar en el teatro de la ópera, hay una gran escalera que sube a la platea alta.
