escalera

USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 1).
la escalera(
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. stairs
Tuvimos que subir por las escaleras.We had to go up the stairs.
b. stairway
La escalera da al mar.The stairway leads to the ocean.
c. staircase
Las escaleras están oscuras de noche.The staircase is dark at night.
a. ladder
Los bomberos siempre llevan una escalera en su camión.The firefighters always carry a ladder on their truck.
a. straight
Su full le ganó a mi escalera.Her full house beat my straight.
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que subir por la escalera
to go up the stairs
escalera mecánica
escalator
es posible bajar en el ascensor o en la escalera
you can go down using the elevator or the stairs
es posible subir en el ascensor o por la escalera
it's possible to go up in the elevator or walk up the stairs
yo uso la escalera o el ascensor para subir a mi habitación
I take the stairs or the elevator to go up to my room
una persona sube la escalera que hay encima de la cocina
someone is going up the stairs above the kitchen
la escalera va al ático de la recámara
the ladder leads to the attic above the bedroom
normalmente tienes que subir una escalera para llegar al sótano
you normally have to go up a flight of stairs to get to a basement
escalera de tijera
stepladder
me caí de la escalera
I fell off the ladder
me caí por la escalera
I fell down the stairs
me caí en la escalera
I fell down the stairs
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