English–German dictionary
German translation of the English word step
| English | German (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (pace; stalk; tread) | schreiten ; | paŝi |
| (pace; footstep; footfall) | ; | |
🔗 He took two steps forward. | ||
| (rung; stair; stairstep) | ||
🔗 Down and ahead the stone steps continued, dropping into blackness. | ||
| (stage) | Schritt ; | |
| (act; action; deed; move) | Handlung ; ; ; ; | |
| (quit; resign; back out; get the bag; get the boot; get the bounce; get the mitten; get the push; get the sack) | ; ausscheiden ; aus dem Dienst ausscheiden ; aus dem Amt ausscheiden | |
🔗 Mr. Guzmán stepped down after a week of economic turmoil, with the Argentine peso sliding against the dollar. | ||
step in (enter) | ||
| (advance) | ausschreiten | elpaŝi |
🔗 They stepped out into the sunlight. | ||
| (increase) | ||
take steps (aim; attempt; endeavour; undertake; strive; set about; busy oneself about; try hard; exert oneself; bother) | trachten nach ; sich anstrengen ; sich bemühen ; sich Mühe geben ; bemüht sein ; bestrebt sein ; trachten | |
| (sill; threshold) | Schwelle | |
🔗 Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even greyer than usual. | ||
| (pace; step; footfall) | ||
🔗 She heard footsteps, jerked about, wide‐eyed, expecting anything. | ||
quickstep | ||
sidestep (avoid; evade; elude; circumvent; shirk; steer clear of; avert; bilk) | ||
| (rung; stair; step) | Staffel ; | |
steps (staircase; stairs; stairway; flight of stairs) | Stiege ; | |
steps (platform; perron) | Freitreppe | |
| English | German |
|---|---|
| step | ⇆ Maßnahme; ⇆ schreiten; ⇆ Schritt; ⇆ Stufe; ⇆ treten; ⇆ Tritt; ⇆ Trittbrett; ⇆ übertreten |
| in step | ⇆ im Gleichklang |
| in step with | ⇆ im Gleichklang mit |
| out of step | ⇆ nicht im Gleichklang |
| out of step with | ⇆ nicht im Gleichklang mit |
| retrace one’s steps | ⇆ denselben Weg zurückgehen |
| step back | ⇆ zurücktreten |
| step by step | ⇆ Schritt für Schritt |
| step down | ⇆ abtreten |
| step forward | ⇆ vortreten |
| step in | ⇆ einschreiten; ⇆ treten in |
| step into | ⇆ treten in |
| step off | ⇆ aussteigen aus |
| step on it | ⇆ Vollgas geben |
| step on the accelerator | ⇆ aufs Gas drücken; ⇆ aufs Gas treten |
| step on the gas | ⇆ Gas geben; ⇆ Vollgas geben |
| step onto | ⇆ betreten |
| step up | ⇆ steigern |
| step up to | ⇆ entgegentreten |
| take steps | ⇆ Schritte unternehmen |
| walk in step | ⇆ im Gleichschritt gehen |
| doorstep | ⇆ Schwelle; ⇆ Türstufe |
| footstep | ⇆ Fußtritt; ⇆ Schritt |
| overstep | ⇆ übertreten |
| quickstep | ⇆ Quickstep |
| sidestep | ⇆ ausweichen |
| stepladder | ⇆ Trittleiter |
| stepping‐stone | ⇆ Sprungbrett; ⇆ Stein |
| steps | ⇆ Trittleiter |