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stair [steəɐ, Am ster] N

1. stair (rung):

ступе́нь f

2. stair pl (set of steps):

ле́стница f

Usage examples with stairs

moving stairs

переносна́я ле́стница f

to go up the stairs

поднима́ться по ступе́ням

to fall down the stairs

упа́сть с ле́стницы

to tear down the stairs

нести́сь вниз по ле́стнице

to go down the stairs

спуска́ться по ле́стнице

to push sb down the stairs

столкну́ть кого́-л с ле́стницы

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An ornate candelabra rested on the middle railing at the base of the stairs. en.wikipedia.org

Stairs lead up or down, and seem to offer an escape out of this constricting situation. en.wikipedia.org

The paneling in the drawing room conceals a secret doorway leading to a set of stairs. en.wikipedia.org

Unlike most of the malls, this has no escalator, only stairs are used. en.wikipedia.org

A semicircular flight of stairs leads to the ogival main portal, which announces the dominant forms of the interior. en.wikipedia.org

How much does it cost to have a worker de-ice the stairs -- even at octuple overtime? montrealgazette.com

The boys feared the groaning of the dying, and when the stairs creaked, we knew why - they were bearing out the dead. en.wikipedia.org

We had one client who had pull-out stairs to store all the shoes and was a really neat way not to clutter up the house. www.independent.co.uk

She can't go up the stairs, so there's a commode to empty out. www.thesudburystar.com

Frequently ravelins have a ramp or stairs on the curtain-wall side to facilitate the movement of troops and artillery onto the ravelin. en.wikipedia.org

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