Italian → English
▻ ladder
/BrE ˈladə 
, AmE ˈlædər /
I
noun
1 (for climbing) scala f a pioli; scala f
social, career ladder scala sociale, professionale
to be at the bottom, top of the ladder essere in fondo, in cima alla scala (also )
to work one's way up the ladder farsi strada
2 British (in stockings) smagliatura f
II
transitive verb
British smagliare [stocking]
III
intransitive verb
British [stocking] smagliarsi