ladder in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.ladder [Brit ˈladə, Am ˈlædər] N

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

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

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ladder in the PONS Dictionary

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I.ladder [ˈlædəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

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

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secure base, ladder
sûr(e)
to get up the ladder/a tree
monter à l'échelle/sur un arbre

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ladder Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to scramble up a ladder
monter une échelle à toute vitesse
to fall/jump off a ladder
tomber/sauter d'une échelle
to get up the ladder/a tree
monter à l'échelle/sur un arbre
to climb on the roof/up the tree/up the ladder
grimper sur le toit/à [ou dans] l'arbre/à l'échelle
to be at the top/bottom of the ladder
être en haut [ou au sommet]/en bas de l'échelle
to lean a ladder against a wall
adosser une échelle contre le mur
to climb all the rungs of the administrative ladder
passer par tous les échelons administratifs
to lean a ladder against the wall
appliquer une échelle contre le mur
to get back on the ladder
remonter sur l'échelle

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The staircase was replaced by a vertical ladder, and the tower was modified to include an aircraft warning light.
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At the bottom of the ladder was the galley, mess and recreation deck.
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Its powers include burrowing, orange eye lasers, rock fighter, and a rope ladder from the stomach.
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A steam radiator provides heat, and a ladder provides access to the pilothouse roof.
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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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He was apprenticed to a watchmaker, and acquired a shop in 1807 and ascended the retail ladder.
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A unit of the fire brigade with a turntable ladder was also in attendance.
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He potty trained himself at fourteen months, building a ladder of encyclopedias to reach the toilet.
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A starter home for wine regions climbing the quality ladder.
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The problem with early mid-engined design was the stiffness of the contemporary ladder chassis and suspension.
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