step
noun
1 noun pacecéim fem2 coiscéim fem2 she was two steps behind him bhí sí dhá choiscéim ar a chúlhe took a step backwards thug sé coiscéim ar gcúl, thug sé céim ar gcúlto walk in step with sb siúl céim ar chéim le duineshe's always out of step with the rest ní bhíonn sí riamh ar aon bhuille leis an gcuid eilehe fell into step with them thosaigh sé ag siúl ar aon bhuille leoshe heard his step at the door chuala sí a choiscéim ag an dorashe was a few steps ahead of them bhí sé cúpla céim chun tosaigh orthu, bhí sé cúpla coiscéim chun cinn orthu 2 noun footinghe lost his step d'imigh na cosa uaidh, sciorr na cosa uaidhTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun DANCcéim fem2 steip fem2 they learned new dance steps d'fhoghlaim siad céimeanna nua damhsastep dance damhsa céime, rince céime 4 noun HEALTH exerciseaeróbaic chéime 5 noun gaitsiúl masc1 coisíocht fem3 she had a spring in her step bhí coiscéim aerach léithey quickened their step shiúil siad níos gasta, ghéaraigh siad ar an siúl 6 noun staircéim fem2 there's a step up to the sitting room tá céim suas ann chuig an seomra suímind the step seachain an chéim, coimhéad an chéim 7 noun position in hierarchycéim fem2 runga masc4 he got onto the first step on the management ladder fuair sé a chos ar dhréimire na bainistíochta 8 noun stage in processcéim fem2 he's one step closer to the target tá sé céim amháin níos gaire don spriocthat was the first step ba é sin an chéad chéima small step towards peace céim bheag i dtreo na síochánait involves a number of steps bíonn cúpla céim i gceistto do sth in steps rud a dhéanamh céim ar chéim, rud a dhéanamh ina chéimeanna, rud a dhéanamh de réir a chéilelet's take it one step at a time tógaimis céim ar chéim éit's a step up from the first album tá sé níos fearr ná an chéad albamit's a step in the right direction is céim sa treo ceart éthey're one step up from poverty is beag idir iad agus an bhochtaineachta three-step process próiseas trí chéim 9 noun measure, actionbeart masc1 céim fem2 gníomh masc1 reducing the national debt is a necessary step tá sé riachtanach go laghdófaí an fiachas náisiúntawhat are the legal steps? cad iad na bearta atá le déanamh ó thaobh dlí de?she should take steps before it's too late ba cheart di gníomhú sula mbeidh sé ródhéanach 10 noun (US) MUS musical intervalton masc1
verb
11 verb move, walk INTRANSITIVEstep this way, please an bealach seo, le do thoil; gabh an treo seo, más é do thoil éI stepped into the kitchen chuaigh mé isteach sa chistinshe stepped off the plane thuirling sí den eitleán, tháinig sí den eitleánhe stepped off the stage d'imigh sé den stáitseI stepped on a banana skin sheas mé ar chraiceann bananashe stepped on Irish soil leag sí cos ar thalamh na hÉireannthe team stepped onto the pitch chuaigh an fhoireann amach ar an bpáirc, chuir an fhoireann chun páirceshe stepped over the threshold chuir sí cos thar an tairseachhe stepped out of the car tháinig sé amach as an gcarr, d'éirigh sé amach as an gcarra man stepped forward tháinig fear chun tosaighthey stepped outside chuaigh siad amach taobh amuigh 12 verb NAUT fasten mast TRANSITIVEto step a mast crann a chur suas, crann a chur i bhfeac