escalator

escalator englannista suomeksi

1. indeksiehto

2. liukuportaat

0. Substantiivi

1. liukuportaat (monikko) , liukuportaikko, rullaportaat (monikko)

1. Verbi

escalator englanniksi

1. Anything that escalates.

2. {{quote-text|en|year=2006|author=Dudley D. Cahn; Ruth Anna Abigail|title=Managing Conflict Through Communication|page=xiv

3. A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.

''There is a plastic molly-guard covering the escalator's shutdown button to prevent little kids from pushing it and stopping the escalator.''

4. (quote-book)|pages=xiv-xv, Preface|text=I found the Tube trains morbidly fascinating, I had a simpler enthusiasm for the escalators. Everyone likes going on escalators as far as I know. It feels like a free ride, and the longer they are, the better. The only escalator in York was at Marks & Spencer's, and people would hesitate for ages before getting on, apparently waiting for the right stair to come rolling along, whereas Londoners would step on while reading a newspaper.

5. (quote-journal)

6. An upward or progressive course.

7. {{quote-journal|en|date=February 19, 2009|author=Froma Harrop|title=Housing aid may revive American dream for Latinos|work=Houston Chronicle

8. An clause.

''They agreed to a cost-of-living escalator.''

9. To move by escalator.

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