Escalators

The Spanish phrase 'escaleras mecánicas' translates to 'escalators' in English. An escalator is a moving staircase, a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.

Example sentences using: escaleras mecánicas

Voy a subir por las escaleras mecánicas.

I'm going to go up the escalator.

This sentence is an example of a future action, in which the speaker expresses their intention to use an escalator to go up.

Las escaleras mecánicas del centro comercial estaban rotas.

The escalators in the shopping mall were broken.

In this case, the speaker comments about a past event indicating that escalators at a specific location (a shopping mall) were not working.

Prefiero usar las escaleras mecánicas en lugar del ascensor.

I prefer to use the escalator instead of the elevator.

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