step
noun
/stɛp/
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- The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
- A small space or distance.
- (machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.
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pas
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- A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
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marche,
étape
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- Proceeding; measure; action; act.
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étape,
pas
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step
verb
/stɛp/
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- (intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
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marcher,
faire un pas
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- (intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
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marcher
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step-
prefix
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- A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.
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beau-,
bel-,
belle-
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