step

step

1. pisar, passo, fase, etapa,nivel(hierarquia), degrau, adotivo ou postiça (stepsister...), dar passos, medir em passos

2. step aside: sair do caminho, dar passagem // afastar-se de um cargo(para outro assumir)

   • i stepped aside to let them through the door
   • i believe that mr. harris will step aside and let his son run the company

3. step down: deixar um cargo(para outro assumir), renunciar, deixar o cargo, demitir-se// reduzir

   • she decided to step down because of ill health.
   • Production is being STEPPED DOWN because demand has dropped.

4. step back: recuar, mover-se para trás// olhar algo de outro ponto de vista

   • Everybody step back, let's give him some space!
   • We should STEP BACK and try to see how our customers will view the scheme.

5. step away: recuar, sair de perto

   • The police officer told us to step away from the vehicle.

6. step forward: oferecer ajuda, voluntariar-se, inscrever-se(formal)// dar um passo a frente, mover-se para frente

   • When the little girl went missing, many people stepped forward to search for her.
   • When you hear your name called, please step forward.

7. step in: intervir// pisar em, meter o pé

   • The children's argument got so loud that their mother had to step in.
   • someone stepped in to stop the fight(apartar briga)

8. step into: entrar

9. step on: andar mais depressa // pisar em// maltratar

   • : I told the taxi driver to STEP ON IT as I was late for the meeting.
   • Careful, you might step on the dog's tail!
   • step up the pace: acelerar o passo

10. step out: sair por um momento, passear

    • It's nice to dress up and step out for an evening on the town.
    • step out of: sair de

11. step off:descer de, desembarcar de

    • I stepped off the train.

12. step up: aumentar, intensificar(principalmente produção, ritmo ) // oferecer-se , voluntariar-se , apresentar-se

    • we need to step up production of some of our products
    • The chairman asked for a volunteer and Andrew stepped up

13. step to: confrontar // conversar

    • Don't STEP TO those guys; they'll kill you.

14. babystep: passos de bebe, pequenos passos

15. dance step: passo de dança

16. false step gafe // The politician's false step cost him his career.

17. go one step further : ir um passo adiante expres v dar um passo adiante expres v dar um passo à frente // This year the team went one step further and won both domestic cup competitions.

18. in step: no ritmo, no mesmo passo

    • in step with: na sintonia com alguém, na vibe, acompanhar o passo de alguém //The dancers did an amazing job of staying perfectly in step with the music
      • be in step with someone or something- estar em harmonia, sintonia
        • be out of the step with someone or something- estar fora de sintonia com alguém // i am out of the step with him, idk why

19. one step at a time: um passo de cada vez

20. step by step: passo a passo

21. watch your step: tomar cuidado, ser cauteloso

22. a step in the right direction: um passo na direção certa, tomar uma decisão acertada// sex eduction wont solve the problem of teen pregnancy, but its certainly a step in the right direction

23. take one step forward, two steps back: um passo para frente e dois para trás // renovating an old house is a little like one step forward, two steps back

24. step into someone's shoes: substituir, ocupar o lugar de alguém // when harris retires, you will probably step into his shoes

25. step on someone's toes: ofender, aborrecer, desagradar// i think you probably stepped on her toes when you made those comments at dinner

26. step out of line: comportar-se mal, não seguir as regras, sair da linha // the boss warned him not to step out of line

27. take steps (to do something): tomar medidas, providencias // the bank is taking steps to increase security from robber