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escalera

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “escalera” mean in English?

  1. the staircase

    the staircase (fem)

Example sentences

  • Subo las escaleras a pie.

    I take the stairs.

  • Bajamos por la escalera.

    We go down the stairs.

  • Necesito una escalera para alcanzar el techo.

    I need a ladder to reach the ceiling.

How to use it

Escalera means 'stairs' (often plural: las escaleras) and 'ladder'. Feminine: la escalera. Usually pluralised when meaning the stairway.

Common mistake

Often pluralised when referring to a flight of stairs: 'las escaleras'. Singular 'la escalera' can mean 'a ladder' or 'a single set of stairs'.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.