noun
stair, stairs
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Treppe (die): feminine noun meaning “stair” or “stairs” and often “staircase.” Spanish: la escalera. Plural Treppen (regular). Declension follows feminine patterns (die Treppe, die Treppen). Distinction: Treppe refers to the whole staircase; a single step is Stufe. Common in buildings and architecture in interiors and homes.
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Pass auf die Treppe auf, sie ist rutschig.
Watch the stairs; they're slippery.
Die Mitarbeiter trugen die Kisten die Treppe hinauf, obwohl die Stufen eng waren.
The employees carried the boxes up the stairs, although the steps were narrow.
Wo ist die Toilette? - Die Treppe hoch und dann links.
Where is the toilet? — Up the stairs and then left.
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Picture climbing a flight of stairs labeled 'Treppe'.
Treppe sounds a bit like 'step' + 'prep' inside it.
Die (feminine) — imagine the stairs having a ribbon (feminine 'die').
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Treppe is often used in plural when talking about a staircase as a whole ('die Treppe').