What does étape in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word étape in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use étape in French.

The word étape in French means stage, step, stage, stopover, stop-off, stopoff, stage, validation phase, preliminary step, rolling stage, take a break, halt, reach a milestone, move on to the next step, move on to the next stage, move forward, go forward, progress report, status report, stopover town. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word étape

stage, step

nom féminin (pas, phase)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette réforme s'est faite en plusieurs étapes.
This reform was undertaken in several stages.

stage

nom féminin (arrêt lors d'un voyage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous sommes descendus en Espagne en 3 étapes.
We travelled down to Spain in three stages.

stopover, stop-off, stopoff

nom féminin (lieu d'arrêt provisoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons fait une charmante étape dans cet hôtel d'Annecy.
We made a lovely stopover in that hotel in Annecy.

stage

nom féminin (durée entre deux étapes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La dernière étape fut la plus dure.
The final stage is the hardest.

validation phase

nom féminin (procédure d'approbation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

preliminary step

nom féminin (chose à faire en préambule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rolling stage

nom féminin (vélo : course avec tous les coureurs) (cycle racing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

take a break

locution verbale (s'arrêter pour se reposer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
On fera étape dans trois refuges lors du trek.

halt

nom masculin (hébergement touristique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand nous partons loin en vacances, nous réservons souvent un gîte d'étape à mi-chemin.

reach a milestone

locution verbale (atteindre un seuil mémorable) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

move on to the next step, move on to the next stage

locution verbale (procédure : avancer d'un cran)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

move forward, go forward

locution verbale (effectuer un progrès sensible)

progress report, status report

nom masculin (rapport intermédiaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce projet nécessite un rapport d'étape tous les 2 mois.

stopover town

nom féminin (ville où faire une étape)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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