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step1

/step/

Translation

n [c]
paso
Take three steps forwards
Da tres pasos hacia adelante
paso
Follow the steps carefully
Siga los pasos con atención
peldaño
escalón
step-by-step
paso a paso
to be {in/out of} step (with sth/sb)
estar {de acuerdo/en desacuerdo} (con)
to be one step ahead of sb
ir un paso por delante
Véase tb: a precautionary {measure/step}; to retrace one's steps; to watch one's step
(Definition of step n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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