Step / Pas

Hi !

Although step litterally means "pas", in French we essentially use this term for the movement someone is doing when walking, or in a very figurative way. To define a step in any other process, we rather use "étape" or "phase". So the current translation feels really fuzzy to me. So I thought we should discuss this here, and find and select the better terms according to context.

To begin, here is a bunch of basic synonyms of "pas" I just looked for :

"arrêt", "période", "phase", "échelon", "étape", "niveau", "palier", "stade".

Well that explains why everyone says Im so good at faux pas.

In the case of step, I feel the issue is that one term won't fit all.

Depending on the context one term would fit and some other time another.

This is more a per case basis I feel here.

Yes, that's what I think too. I'll begin to search one for the bullet behavior, that kinda bothers me.

In this particular case, "étape" would be the better choice. The bullet moves "step by step", or "étape par étape".

Hi again !

Well we discussed that some months ago, but "Pas" is always the official translation. I agree with Magistross. "Pas" could be translated by "Etape", and "Au pas" by "Par étape". That would feel much more natural.