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step
[step] past tense & past participle -ped , continuous -ping
⬦ noun 1 [gen] pas masculine ; step by step pam a pam; literary use to be in / out of step portar / no portar el pas; figurative estar / no estar al corrent; every step of the way en cada etapa del procés, de principi a fi; to watch one's step caminar amb compte; figurative anar amb compte; to retrace one's steps desfer el camí; to be one step ahead portar avantatge. 2 [action] mesura feminine . 3 [stair, rung] esglaó masculine . 4 American English music to masculine .
⬦ intransitive verb 1 [move foot] fer un pas; watch where you step! mira on trepitges!; he stepped off the bus va baixar de l'autobús. 2 [tread] : to step on something trepitjar alguna cosa; step on it!, step on the gas! accelera!, dona gas!; to step in something posar el peu en algun lloc; to step into somebody's shoes passar a ocupar el lloc d?algú.
⬥ steps
plural noun 1 [stairs - indoors] escales feminine plural ; [- outside] escalinata feminine . 2 British English [stepladder] escala feminine de tisora.
⬥ step aside
intransitive verb 1 [move away] apartar-se. 2 [leave job] renunciar.
⬥ step back
intransitive verb [pause to reflect] pensar-s'hi.
⬥ step down
intransitive verb [leave job] renunciar.
⬥ step in
intransitive verb intervenir.
⬥ step up
separable transitive verb augmentar.
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