Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Stairway"
The meaning of "Stairway" in various phrases and sentences
Q:
Co znaczy stairway to heaven?
A:
Beyond the name of a song by Led Zeppelin. It's open to interpretation. In the song, the lyrics describe someone leading a high risk lifestyle. One of the lyrics goes. "If the stores are all closed, with a word she can get what she came for." I've always understood that to be a reference to buying illegal drugs. So with each drug purchase she is one step closer to death/heaven. The other lyric goes "She is buying the stairway to heaven."
Q:
Co znaczy No stairway, Denied ! ?
A:
thank you very much
Q:
Co znaczy Before your stairway stretches all the way to heaven.?
A:
「あなたの階段が(どんどん伸びて)天国に至る前に」
でもなんか、文章の半分が抜けているみたい
でもなんか、文章の半分が抜けているみたい
Q:
Co znaczy " the stairway of time is ever echoing with the wooden shoe going up , the polished boot descending " . ?
A:
It means that the social hierarchy is not fixed.
People from the lower classes (with cheap wooden shoes) can gain wealth and climb into the ruling classes.
Wealthy people (with expensive polished boots) can lose their position and become poor.
People from the lower classes (with cheap wooden shoes) can gain wealth and climb into the ruling classes.
Wealthy people (with expensive polished boots) can lose their position and become poor.
Synonyms of "Stairway" and their differences
Q:
Jaka jest różnica między stairway i Ladder, stair, step ?
A:
Stairway is a basically a bunch of stairs
Stair is referring to a single step and vice versa (step is also a stair)
It's hard to describe a ladder but they're something used for reaching something up high.
For example let's say you can't reach something on top of the fridge. You would get a ladder to increase your height.
It would help to look up ladder on google and look at images
Stair is referring to a single step and vice versa (step is also a stair)
It's hard to describe a ladder but they're something used for reaching something up high.
For example let's say you can't reach something on top of the fridge. You would get a ladder to increase your height.
It would help to look up ladder on google and look at images
Q:
Jaka jest różnica między stairway i staircase ?
A:
Most of the time these terms are used interchangeably. Most people don’t know the distinction. (I had to look it up!)
A stairway is several steps, providing a WAY to climb up and down; this could also be called a stair pathway.
To move between the levels/floors of a building or house, the steps are ENCASED by structure which holds the steps in place; this is call a stairCASE.
A stairway is several steps, providing a WAY to climb up and down; this could also be called a stair pathway.
To move between the levels/floors of a building or house, the steps are ENCASED by structure which holds the steps in place; this is call a stairCASE.
Q:
Jaka jest różnica między stairway i staircase i stairewell i stairs ?
A:
Stairwell is when there are many sets of stairs.
A staircase refer to a single set of stairs. (But can be 2 if they are side by side.)
Stairway is non-descript amount of staircases. Can be just one or many.
Stairway is the safest to use in any situation.
EXAMPLES
I walked up the stairwell from the 1st to 4th floor.
There was a single staircase in the house to upstairs.
You can go up the stairway or elevator to get to the office on the 3rd floor.
A staircase refer to a single set of stairs. (But can be 2 if they are side by side.)
Stairway is non-descript amount of staircases. Can be just one or many.
Stairway is the safest to use in any situation.
EXAMPLES
I walked up the stairwell from the 1st to 4th floor.
There was a single staircase in the house to upstairs.
You can go up the stairway or elevator to get to the office on the 3rd floor.
Other questions about "Stairway"
Q:
A stairway, staircase, stairwell, flight of stairs and stairs, do they all refer to the same thing?
Which one do you use the most?
Thank you!
Which one do you use the most?
Thank you!
A:
A stairwell is not quite the same as the others. A stairwell, is a 'collection' of staircases. It's the part of the building which has staircases in it.
You can go up or down a stairway, staircase, flight of stairs ... It would be very uncommon to say "I am going up the stairwell". You might say, "You will find the room at the very top of this stairwell".
Google search hits:
Stairs: 691,000,000 (!!)
Staircase: 153,000,000
Stairway 92,000,000
"Flight of stairs" 9,000,000
Stairwell: 16,000,000
You can go up or down a stairway, staircase, flight of stairs ... It would be very uncommon to say "I am going up the stairwell". You might say, "You will find the room at the very top of this stairwell".
Google search hits:
Stairs: 691,000,000 (!!)
Staircase: 153,000,000
Stairway 92,000,000
"Flight of stairs" 9,000,000
Stairwell: 16,000,000
Q:
Could you correct my English and make it sound more natural?
I used to climb up the stairway while counting how many steps it's had. It was a tough steep slope for me to go up, but I liked it a lot and the scenery in town I could see over the top, it didn't change at all...
I used to climb up the stairway while counting how many steps it's had. It was a tough steep slope for me to go up, but I liked it a lot and the scenery in town I could see over the top, it didn't change at all...
A:
I use climb up the stairway while counting how many steps it had. It was a tough steep slope for me to go up, but the scenery was beautiful, I liked it a lot. I could even see over the top, it didn't change at all" the last part I couldn't understand so I wrote what I thought it meant.
Q:
Czy to brzmi naturalnie? I am trapped in the stairway because the door's locked
A:
I understand the sentence,but its better to start of with Because the door was locked, I am trapped in the stairway.
Q:
Czy to brzmi naturalnie? She always uses stairways instead of escalators for her health.
Once I tried that before, but it was much harder than imagined and I quitted it soon.
Once I tried that before, but it was much harder than imagined and I quitted it soon.
A:
Instead of 'I quitted it soon', you could say, 'I quit soon after that' or 'I quit right away' Other native speakers might have some more ideas. :)
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