social ladder in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for social ladder in the English»French Dictionary

social ladder N

social ladder

ascenseur m social

Translations for social ladder in the English»French Dictionary

social/career ladder

échelle sociale/professionnelle

social background, class, ladder, mobility, structure, system

social

Translations for social ladder in the French»English Dictionary

ascenseur social

social ladder

les degrés de la hiérarchie ou de l'échelle sociale fig

the rungs of the social ladder

Translations for social ladder in the English»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

I.social [Brit ˈsəʊʃ(ə)l, Am ˈsoʊʃəl] N

social (party)

soirée f

social (gathering)

réunion f

II.social [Brit ˈsəʊʃ(ə)l, Am ˈsoʊʃəl] ADJ

1. social (relating to human society):

social background, class, ladder, mobility, structure, system

social

2. social (in the community):

social custom, function, group, problem, status, unrest, unit

social

3. social (recreational):

social activity

de groupes

social call, visit

amical

he's a social drinker

il boit de l'alcool en société

he's a social smoker

c'est un fumeur occasionnel

he's got no social skills

il ne sait pas se comporter en société

4. social (gregarious):

social animal

social, sociable

social ladder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for social ladder in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.social [ˈsəʊʃəl, Am ˈsoʊ-] SOCIOL ADJ

social

social(e)

II.social [ˈsəʊʃəl, Am ˈsoʊ-] SOCIOL N Brit

social

soirée f

social ladder Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for social ladder in the French»English Dictionary

échelle sociale

social ladder

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Sometimes the opposite occurred and families would move down the social ladder due to disgrace or financial calamity.

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He climed the social ladder through his unscrupulousness and steps down and grovels up.

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Even as he went up the financial and social ladder he kept close contact with them and helped them whenever they were in need.

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As one descended the social ladder, bread became coarser, darker, and its bran content increased.

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