rung

BrE /rʌŋ/ AmE /rʌŋ/

noun en → es

1 LADDER PART [singular] B1

one of the horizontal bars on a ladder that you stand on to climb up or down

traversa, peldaño (de una escalera)

Collocations step on the rung

  • He slipped off a rung and fell.

    Resbaló de una traversa y cayó.

2 STAND [intransitive] B2

to stand on one of the horizontal bars on a ladder to climb up or down it

ponerse en una traversa, apoyarse en un peldaño

Collocations stand on a rung

  • He had to stand on the top rung to reach it.

    Tuvo que ponerse en la última traversa para alcanzarlo.