paso
step
pa·so
masculine
- step, pace dar un paso atrás - to take a step backwards
- manera de andar walk, gait
- equitation gait
- distancia pace
- acción de pasar passing, passage el paso del tiempo - the passage of time
- travesía crossing
- camino passage, way
- geography pass
- maritime, nautical strait
- peldaño step, stair
- huella footprint, track
- pisada footstep, footfall siento pasos - I hear footsteps
- en el baile step paso de vals - waltz step
- licencia passage, pass
- lance event, episode
- apuro jam, tight spot
- figurative diligencia step, measure dar los primeros pasos hacia la paz - to take the first steps towards peace
- adelanto progress
- mechanics pitch
- ornithology migration
- sewing puntada basting stitch
- theater sketch, skit
- literature passage
abrir paso a
- to make way for
a buen paso
- quickly, rapidly
a cada paso
- at every turn, frequently
a dos pasos
- at a short distance
a ese paso
- at that rate
aflojar el paso
- to slow down
a grandes pasos
- by leaps and bounds
alargar or apretar el paso
- to go faster, speed up
al paso
- in passing, on the way
al paso que
- al mismo tiempo while, at the same time
- at the rate that al paso que vas, nunca vas a terminar - at the rate that you are going, you will never finish
a paso de carga
- quickly, rashly
- military on the double
a. paso de tortuga
- at a snail's pace
a paso lento
- slowly
a. paso ligero
- quickly, rapidly
a paso llano
- smoothly, without difficulty
a pocos pasos
- at a short distance
ceder el paso
- to step aside
cerrar el paso
- to block the way
cortar el paso
- to cut off, obstruct
de paso
- in passing
llevar el paso
- to keep pace, keep step
mal paso
- tight spot, fix
marcar el paso
- to keep time
¡paso!
- make way!
paso a desnivel
- underpass
paso a dos
- pas de deux
paso a nivel
- railway grade crossing
paso a paso
- little by little
paso de ambladura
- equitation amble
paso de peatones
- crosswalk
paso doble
- music march step
paso largo
- stride
paso libre
- free access
paso ligero
- military double time
paso por paso
- step by step
por sus pasos contados
- step by step, systematically
salir del paso
- to get out of a jam
salirle al paso
- salir al encuentro to intercept
- oponer to oppose, confront
seguirle los pasos a alguien
- to keep an eye on, tail
seguirle los pasos de alguien
- to follow in someone's footsteps
servidumbre de paso
- law right of way
volver sobre sus pasos
- to retrace one's steps
adverb
- softly, gently
adjective
- see paso
