noun🔗ShareEscaleraA frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps)."The painter used a wooden ladder to reach the high window. "El pintor usó una escalera de madera para alcanzar la ventana alta.utilitystructurebuildingitemdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscalera, progresoA series of stages by which one progresses to a better position."Climbing the career ladder takes hard work and dedication. "Subir la escalera profesional requiere trabajo duro y dedicación.positionachievementjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJerarquía, escalaThe hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder."My grandfather climbed the ladder of success in his career, working his way up from a factory floor worker to CEO. "Mi abuelo subió la escala del éxito en su carrera, pasando de trabajador de fábrica a director ejecutivo.organizationbusinessstructurejobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCarrera, descosidoA length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run."My grandmother's nylon stockings had a ladder, so she had to throw them away. "Las medias de nailon de mi abuela tenían una carrera, así que tuvo que tirarlas.wearitemappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscaleraIn the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones."The skillful player executed a clever ladder, capturing all the opponent's stones on the go board. "El jugador hábil ejecutó una escalera inteligente, capturando todas las piedras del oponente en el tablero de go.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscalonarTo arrange or form into a shape of a ladder."The children laddered the chairs to reach the high shelves in the classroom. "Los niños escalonaron las sillas para alcanzar los estantes altos en el aula.structurebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscalar con una escaleraTo ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder."The painter laddered up the side of the house to paint the window frames. "El pintor escaló por la pared de la casa con una escalera para pintar los marcos de las ventanas.architecturebuildingactionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacerse una carreraOf a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread."My grandmother's sweater started to ladder around the cuffs because a thread broke. "El suéter de mi abuela comenzó a hacerse una carrera alrededor de los puños porque se rompió un hilo.wearmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
