step by step in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for step by step in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.step by step [ˌstɛp bʌɪ ˈstɛp] ADV

step by step (one stage at a time)

paso a paso

step by step (gradually)

poco a poco

II.step-by-step ADJ

step-by-step instructions

detallado

step-by-step instructions

paso a paso

step-by-step approach

paso a paso

a step-by-step guide to learning Spanish

una guía para aprender español paso a paso

Translations for step by step in the English»Spanish Dictionary

you have to learn step by step

tienes que aprender paso a paso

Translations for step by step in the Spanish»English Dictionary

me lo explicó paso por paso

she explained it to me step by step

paso a paso

step by step

siguieron el juicio paso a paso

they followed the trial step by step

escalonadamente

step by step

Translations for step by step in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] PREP by often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (abide by, get by, stand by, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (abide, get, stand, etc).

1.1. by (not later than):

her father told her to be in by 11

el padre le dijo que volviera antes de las 11 or que a las 11 estuviera en casa

they should be there by now

ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5?

¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, most of the others had left

cuando llegó, casi todos los demás se habían ido

1.2. by (during, at):

by day he's a bank clerk and by night a barman

de día es empleado bancario y de noche barman

by day the streets are deserted

durante el día or de día las calles están desiertas

Rome by night

Roma nocturna

Rome by night

Roma de noche

2.1. by (at the side of, near to):

by

al lado de

by

junto a

she went and sat by Neil

fue y se sentó al lado de Neil or junto a Neil

come and sit by me

ven a sentarte a mi lado

come and sit by me

ven a sentarte junto a mí

come and sit by me

ven a sentarte al lado mío controvers

we spent the day by the sea

pasamos el día en la playa or junto al mar

it's right by the door

está justo al lado de la puerta

in the cafe by the station

en el café de al lado de la estación

2.2. by (to hand) Am:

I always keep some money by me

siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

do you have the letter by you?

¿tiene (usted) la carta (consigo)?

3.1. by (past):

I said hello, but he walked right by me

lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

I think we've already gone by the house

creo que ya hemos pasado la casa

let's go around by the canal

demos la vuelta por el canal

3.2. by (via, through):

by

por

I came in by the back door

entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air

por tierra/mar/avión

4. by (indicating agent, cause):

by with passive verbs The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English

por

she was brought up by her grandmother

la crió su abuela

she was brought up by her grandmother

fue criada por su abuela

blonde hair bleached by the sun

pelo rubio aclarado por el sol

she was haunted by his memory

su recuerdo la atormentaba

we were forgotten by all our friends

todos nuestros amigos se olvidaron de nosotros

she was accompanied by several members of her family

iba acompañada de varios familiares

a play by Shakespeare

una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter

fue escrita por Pinter

5.1. by (indicating means, method):

made by hand

hecho a mano

to travel by car/train/plane

viajar en coche/tren/avión

to pay by credit card

pagar con tarjeta de crédito

I sent the letter by registered mail

envié la carta por correo certificado

please reply by return of mail or Brit return of post

le rogamos nos conteste a vuelta de correo

she was reading by the light of a candle

leía a la luz de una vela

to navigate by the stars

guiarse por las estrellas

by moonlight

a la luz de la luna

she grabbed me by the arm

me agarró del brazo

by -ing you won't get anywhere by being negative

no vas a conseguir nada con esa actitud tan negativa

I'll begin by introducing myself

empezaré por presentarme

5.2. by (owing to, from):

by an amazing coincidence

por una de esas casualidades

she is Spanish by birth

es española de nacimiento

he had two children by his second wife

tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by -ing by specializing, she has limited her options

al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades

by being too extreme, they have lost public support

por ser demasiado extremistas, han perdido apoyo popular

6.1. by (according to):

by that clock it's almost half past

según ese reloj son casi y media

it's a good offer by any standards

es una buena oferta se mire por donde se mire

judging by what you say

a juzgar por lo que dices

I'm only going by what I heard

solo me baso en lo que he oído

by the look of things, we're too late

por lo visto or al parecer hemos llegado demasiado tarde

is it all right by you if I smoke?

¿te importa si fumo?

that's fine by me

por mí no hay problema

6.2. by in interj phrases:

I swear by all that's holy, I never touched a hair of her head

juro por lo más sagrado que no le puse un dedo encima

by God, you'll be sorry you said that!

te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

by heck, what a fuss over nothing! inf

¡Jesús! ¡cuánto lío por nada!

7.1. by (indicating rate):

by

por

to sell/buy sth by the meter/kilo

vender/comprar algo por metro(s)/kilo(s)

we are paid by the hour/batch

nos pagan por hora(s)/lote

we gathered apples by the bagful

recogimos bolsas y bolsas de manzanas

they make them by the thousand

hacen miles y miles de ellos

7.2. by (indicating extent of difference):

she broke the record by several seconds

batió el récord en or por varios segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two

te llevo una pulgada o dos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two

soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

we missed the train by seconds

perdimos el tren por unos segundos

the price has gone up by $500 in a year

el precio ha subido 500 dólares en un año

her popularity has fallen by three per cent

su popularidad ha disminuido (en) un tres por ciento

7.3. by (indicating gradual progression):

one by one

uno por uno

they went in two by two

entraron de dos en dos

they went in two by two

entraron de a dos CSur

you have to learn step by step

tienes que aprender paso a paso

he grows worse day by day

cada día está peor

he grows worse day by day

empeora día a día

little by little

poco a poco

little by little

de a poco CSur

8. by MATH:

by

por

multiply two by three

multiplica dos por tres

divide six by three

divide seis por or entre tres

a room 20ft by 12ft

una habitación de 20 pies por 12

9. by (in compass directions):

north by northeast

nornor(d)este

Phrases:

by oneself (alone, without assistance)

solo

I need to be by myself

necesito estar solo or a solas

I don't like to leave them by themselves at night

no me gusta dejarlos solos de noche

can you manage that case by yourself?

¿puedes tú solo con esa maleta?

they do their homework by themselves

hacen los deberes solos

II.by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

let me by!

¡déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me

pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by

vieron pasar el desfile

2. by (aside, in reserve):

I try and put a little money by each week

trato de ahorrar un poco de dinero cada semana

keep some food by, just in case

aparta or reserva algo de comida por si acaso

3. by (to sb's residence):

call or stop by on your way to work

pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

4. by in phrases:

by and by by and by they came to the clearing

al poco rato llegaron al claro

it's going to rain by and by

va a llover dentro de poco

by and large

por lo general

by and large

en general

See also bye², bye¹

bye², 'bye Am [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] INTERJ inf

bye

¡adiós!

bye

¡chao! esp LatAm inf

bye

¡chau! esp LatAm inf

bye¹ [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] N

she got a bye into the second round

pasó automáticamente a la segunda vuelta

by the bye he mentioned it by the bye

lo mencionó de pasada

my parents weren't happy about it either, but that's just by the bye

por cierto or a propósito, a mis padres tampoco les hizo mucha gracia

I.step [Am stɛp, Brit stɛp] N

1. step (footstep, pace):

step

paso m

to take a step forward/to the right

dar un paso adelante/a la derecha

a great step forward

un gran paso adelante

it was her first step on the road to success

fue su primer paso hacia el éxito

one step forward, two steps back hum

un paso hacia adelante y dos hacia atrás(, como el cangrejo)

I heard her steps in the corridor

oí sus pasos or sus pisadas en el pasillo

to follow in sb's steps

seguir los pasos de alguien

I'll be with you every step of the way

estaré contigo en todo momento

to be/keep one step ahead, constant research keeps us one step ahead of our rivals

la constante investigación nos mantiene en una situación de ventaja con respecto a la competencia

they're one step ahead of us

nos llevan cierta ventaja

he tries to keep one step ahead of his students

trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen

to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well)

andarse con cuidado or con pie de plomo

watch your step (when walking)

mira por dónde caminas

2.1. step C (of dance):

step

paso m

2.2. step U (in marching, walking):

step

paso m

to be in step

llevar el paso

to be in step (in dancing)

llevar el compás or el ritmo

to be out of step

no llevar el paso

to be out of step (in dancing)

ir desacompasado

to be out of step (in dancing)

no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step

romper el paso

she fell into step beside me

acomodó su paso al mío

in/out of step with sb/sth the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority

los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

she's always managed to keep in step with public opinion

siempre ha logrado mantenerse en sintonía con la opinión pública

3. step (distance):

the beach is only a step away

la playa está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station

hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

this brings war one step nearer

esto significa un paso más hacia un conflicto bélico

from here it's a short step to total ruin

de aquí a la ruina absoluta solo hay un paso

4. step:

step (move)

paso m

step (measure)

medida f

a step in the right direction

un paso hacia adelante

the next step is to inform the police

el próximo paso es informar a la policía

to take legal steps

recurrir a la justicia

to take steps (to + infin)

tomar medidas (para  +  infin)

they are taking steps to remedy the situation

están tomando medidas para remediar la situación

they are taking steps to remedy the situation

están tomando medidas encaminadas a remediar la situación

5.1. step:

step (on stair)

escalón m

step (on stair)

peldaño m

step (on ladder)

travesaño m

step (on ladder)

escalón m

“mind the step”

“cuidado con el escalón”

the church/museum steps

la escalinata or las escaleras de la iglesia/del museo

the altar steps

las gradas del altar

a flight of steps

un tramo m de escalera

he left the parcel on the step

dejó el paquete en la puerta

5.2. step <steps, pl > Brit (stepladder):

step

escalera f (de mano or de tijera)

6.1. step (degree in scale):

step

peldaño m

step

escalón m

she's moved up a step in the salary scale

ha ascendido un peldaño en la escala salarial

his new post is a step up the ladder from supervisor

su nuevo puesto está inmediatamente por encima del de supervisor

that would be a step up in her career

eso significaría un ascenso para ella

6.2. step Am MUS:

half step

semitono m

II.step <pres part stepping; pt, pp stepped> [Am stɛp, Brit stɛp] VB intr

1. step (move) + adv compl:

would you step inside/outside for a moment?

¿quiere pasar or entrar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane

bajarse de un avión

from the moment he stepped onto the stage

desde el momento que puso pie en or pisó el escenario

he could have stepped straight out of a story book

parecía sacado or salido de un libro de cuentos

she stepped over the threshold

atravesó el umbral

2. step (tread):

step

pisar

to step in/on sth

pisar algo

I stepped in a puddle

pisé un charco

he steped on a mine

pisó una mina

sorry, I stepped on your toe

perdón, te pisé

to step on it or on the gas inf

darse prisa

to step on it or on the gas inf

apurarse LatAm

to step on it or on the gas inf

meterle LatAm inf

See also step by step

I.step by step [ˌstɛp bʌɪ ˈstɛp] ADV

step by step (one stage at a time)

paso a paso

step by step (gradually)

poco a poco

II.step-by-step ADJ

step-by-step instructions

detallado

step-by-step instructions

paso a paso

step-by-step approach

paso a paso

a step-by-step guide to learning Spanish

una guía para aprender español paso a paso

step by step in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for step by step in the English»Spanish Dictionary

step by step

paso a paso

Translations for step by step in the Spanish»English Dictionary

paso a paso

step by step

¡vamos por puntos!

let's take it step by step!

Translations for step by step in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.step [step] -pp- N

1. step:

step (foot movement)

paso m

step (foot print)

huella f

to take a step

dar un paso

step by step

paso a paso

to follow in sb's steps fig

seguir el ejemplo de alguien

to take a step towards sth fig

dirigirse hacia algo

to be in/out of step

llevar/no llevar el paso

to be in/out of step fig

estar/no estar al tanto

to watch one's step

andar con cuidado

2. step of stair, ladder:

step

peldaño m

3. step (measure):

step

medida f

to take steps (to do sth)

tomar medidas (para hacer algo)

4. step pl Brit (stepladder):

step

escalera f

5. step Am MUS:

whole step

tono m

half step

semitono m

II.step [step] -pp- VB intr

1. step (tread):

step

pisar

2. step (walk):

step

caminar

I.by [baɪ] PREP

1. by (near):

by

cerca de

close [or near] by ...

cerca de...

to be/lie/stand by ...

estar/yacer/permanecer cerca de...

by the sea

junto al mar

2. by (at):

by

junto a

to remain by sb for two days

quedarse junto a alguien durante dos días

3. by (during):

by day/night

durante el día/la noche

by moonlight

a la luz de la luna

4. by (at the latest time):

by

para

by tomorrow/midnight

para mañana/la medianoche

by now

ahora

by then

para entonces

5. by (cause):

by

por

a novel by Joyce

una novela de Joyce

to be killed by sth/sb

ser matado por algo/alguien

surrounded by dogs

rodeado de perros

6. by (through means of):

by rail/plane/tram

en tren/avión/tranvía

made by hand

hecho a mano

to hold sb by the arm

tomar a alguien por el brazo

to go in by the door

entrar por la puerta

by doing sth

haciendo algo

7. by (through):

by chance/mistake

por suerte/error

8. by (under):

to call sb/sth by their/its name

llamar a alguien/algo por su nombre

what does he mean by that?

¿a qué se refiere con eso?

9. by (alone):

to be by oneself

estar solo

to do sth by oneself

hacer algo solo

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth

jurar por Dios/algo

11. by (in measurement, arithmetic):

to buy by the kilo/dozen

comprar por kilo/docenas

to divide by 6

dividir entre 6

to increase by 10%

aumentar en un 10%

to multiply by 4

multiplicar por 4

paid by the hour/day

pagado por hora/día

4 metres by 6

4 por 6 metros

one by one

uno a uno

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances

juzgar por las apariencias

all right by me inf

por mí, de acuerdo

II.by [baɪ] ADV

1. by (near):

by

cerca

to put/lay sth by

poner/dejar algo a mano

2. by (in a while):

by and by

dentro de poco

3. by (past):

to go/pass by

pasar

Phrases:

by and large

en general

by PREP

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by (method)

mediante

by discussion

mediante discusión

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This happened step by step in the 19th century tendon hammer, ophthalmoscope, pin and tuning fork, syringe and lumbar puncture.

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They're not for those looking to lightly twiddle with some settings -- you have to follow step by step, or possibly bring down your browser.

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Routes were built step by step, and it reached their most widespread network in 1933 with 116 tramcars.

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Repayment to the creditors happen step by step at the same pace as liquidation of assets happen.

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A virtual tour on the ground floor (designed specifically with wheelchair users in mind) takes visitors on a step by step journey around the house.

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The step by step redecoration is continued until today.

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They started at the crime scene by genetically testing patients with pancreatitis and tracing the process, step by step, to the prime suspect -- that same CFTR gene.

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Step by step a man learns to ejaculate closer and closer to the desired orifice.

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Step by step he closes in on him until he can confront him in his hide-out.

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She explained how a typical home birth happens and took him through the evening step by step.

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