stepping stone

Signification (Anglais)

1. A stone that can be stepped on in crossing something, especially a marsh or creek.
2. (idiomatic) Something used as a way to progress to something or somewhere else.

Concepts

marchepied

pas japonais

gué

palier

tremplin

Synonymes

bridge

diving board

footrest

means

path

🛣️

springboard

horse-block

Traductions

Sprungbrett

Trittstein

Schemel

Stein

🪨

Trittleiter

Stehleiter

Schrittstein

acciottolato

viatico

sasseto

selciaia

degrau

escada

🪜

ponte

trampolim

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈstɛp.ɪŋ stəʊn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

First attested circa 1325; first used in the figurative sense circa 1653.