English-Spanish translations for footstep

• paso
  Tenemos que seguir los pasos de Polonia y flexibilizar el régimen de visados. We must follow in Poland's footsteps and relax the visa regime.
  Los vecinos necesitan conocerse mutuamente; la puerta de al lado solo está a un paso. Neighbours need to get to know each other; next door is only a footstep away.
  Esto supone seguir los pasos del método Monnet: pequeños pasos adelante con un sentido concreto. This is following in the footsteps of the Monnet method: small steps forward, with concrete meaning.
• huella
  Insto a los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea a que hagan oídos sordos a la invitación de seguir las huellas de mi país. I appeal to the Member States of the European Union to pay no heed to the call to follow in the footsteps of the Netherlands.
  Estamos siguiendo a pie juntillas las huellas que destruyeron la Santa Alianza; en otras palabras, la anterior Europa unificada de hace dos siglos. We are following in exactly the footsteps which destroyed the Holy Alliance, in other words the previous unified Europe two centuries ago.
  Sólo siguiendo las huellas de nuestros antepasados podremos ser fieles a la herencia de la Unión Europea y hacer inconcebible lo inevitable -y esto es lo que significa el restablecimiento de la paz. Only by following in the footsteps of our forefathers can we be faithful to the EU's inheritance and make the inevitable inconceivable - and that is what peacemaking means.
• peldaño

Definition of footstep

• The mark or impression left by a foot; a track
• By extension, the indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken
• The sound made by walking, running etc
• A step, as in a stair
• The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace
• The act of taking a step
• An inclined plane under a hand printing press

Synonyms

• footprint
• step
• track
• point
• path
• step
• trail
• footfall
• plod
• step
• tread
• riser
• step
• pace
• step
• stride
• pace
• plod
• step
• stride
• tread

Examples

• The child watched as his footsteps in the sand were washed away by the waves.
• To walk the footsteps of greatness requires that you start at the bottom of a long stair.
• The footsteps of the students echoed in the empty hall.
• The garden path had a small footstep down to the main walkway.
• Mere footsteps away from the victim lay the murder weapon.
• Take one more footstep towards me, and Ill make you sorry!

Related words

• footstool
• footstalk
• follow in someone's footsteps
• start footstep