Running up stairs

John B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Running up stairs

Is “courir dans les escaliers “ the expression for to run up the stairs?  If so, how do you say to run down the stairs.

Asked 4 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi John,

 I would say 'courir dans les escaliers' is how you would describe what children do when they are messing about on the stairs , to say to run down the stairs you would have to say -

Descendre les escaliers en courant

and you could use

'monter ....' to say running up the stairs.

Hope this helps!

John B. asked:

Running up stairs

Is “courir dans les escaliers “ the expression for to run up the stairs?  If so, how do you say to run down the stairs.

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