LADDER - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. ladder [Brit ˈladə, Am ˈlædər] N

1. ladder (for climbing):

ladder

échelle f also fig

social/career ladder

échelle sociale/professionnelle

to be at the bottom/top of the ladder lit

être au pied/en haut de l'échelle

to be at the bottom/top of the ladder fig

être au bas/au sommet de l'échelle

to work one's way up the ladder fig

gravir les échelons

2. ladder Brit (in stockings):

ladder

échelle f

ladder

maille f filée

II. ladder [Brit ˈladə, Am ˈlædər] VB trans

ladder stocking:

ladder

filer

III. ladder [Brit ˈladə, Am ˈlædər] VB intr

ladder stocking:

ladder

filer

fish ladder N

fish ladder

barrages mpl à saumons

companion ladder N NAUT

companion ladder

descente f

extension ladder N

extension ladder

échelle f coulissante

rope ladder N

rope ladder

échelle f de corde

property ladder N Brit

to get on the property ladder

accéder à la propriété

first-time buyers can't afford to get on to the property ladder

l'accession à la propriété est inabordable pour les primo-accédants

housing ladder N Brit

to get on the housing ladder

accéder à la propriété

loft ladder N

loft ladder

échelle f escamotable

ladder tournament N SPORTS

ladder tournament

≈ tournoi m éliminatoire

accommodation ladder N

accommodation ladder

échelle f de coupée

in the PONS Dictionary

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French

I. ladder [ˈlædəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. ladder a. fig (device):

ladder

échelle f

2. ladder Aus, Brit (in stocking):

ladder

maille f filée

II. ladder [ˈlædəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans, intr

ladder stockings:

ladder

filer

turntable ladder N

turntable ladder

échelle f pivotante

rope ladder N

rope ladder

échelle f de corde

secure base, ladder

sûr(e)

to get up the ladder/a tree

monter à l'échelle/sur un arbre

French

English

maille filée

ladder Brit

échelle

ladder

être en haut [ou au sommet]/en bas de l'échelle

to be at the top/bottom of the ladder

appliquer une échelle contre le mur

to lean a ladder against the wall

adosser une échelle contre le mur

to lean a ladder against a wall

passer par tous les échelons administratifs

to climb all the rungs of the administrative ladder

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

ladder [ˈlæd·ər] N a. fig (device)

ladder

échelle f

rope ladder N

rope ladder

échelle f de corde

secure base, ladder

sûr(e)

to get up the ladder/a tree

monter à l'échelle/sur un arbre

mount ladder

grimper à

to scramble up a ladder

monter une échelle à toute vitesse

French

English

espalier

gym ladder

échelle

ladder

être en haut/en bas de l'échelle

to be at the top/bottom of the ladder

grimper sur le toit/à [ou dans] l'arbre/à l'échelle

to climb on the roof/up the tree/up the ladder

passer par tous les échelons administratifs

to climb all the rungs of the administrative ladder

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

échelle sociale

social ladder

Present

I	ladder
you	ladder
he/she/it	ladders
we	ladder
you	ladder
they	ladder

Past

I	laddered
you	laddered
he/she/it	laddered
we	laddered
you	laddered
they	laddered

Present Perfect

I	have	laddered
you	have	laddered
he/she/it	has	laddered
we	have	laddered
you	have	laddered
they	have	laddered

Past Perfect

I	had	laddered
you	had	laddered
he/she/it	had	laddered
we	had	laddered
you	had	laddered
they	had	laddered

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He potty trained himself at fourteen months, building a ladder of encyclopedias to reach the toilet.

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They have a variety of shapes: the most common are the simple perforation (a simple opening) and the scalariform perforation (several elongated openings in a ladder-like design).

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Local firefighters raised a ladder to allow some people to escape.

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Its powers include burrowing, orange eye lasers, rock fighter, and a rope ladder from the stomach.

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And when the removal van finally pulled up outside our house there was still a workman up a ladder in the kitchen.

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