subir a pé; aproximar-se caminhando
1. to climb stairs or ascend on foot, especially without using an elevator
I had to walk up five flights of stairs because the elevator was broken.
Tive que subir a pé cinco andares porque o elevador estava quebrado.
2. to approach someone by walking toward them
He walked up to me and introduced himself.
Ele se aproximou caminhando e se apresentou.
3. a residential building without an elevator (noun usage)
The apartment is in a walk-up building in Brooklyn.
O apartamento fica em um prédio sem elevador no Brooklyn.
The term 'walk-up' is deeply embedded in NYC real estate culture and refers to affordable housing, particularly in neighborhoods like the East Village and Brooklyn. In Brazil, 'prédio sem elevador' or 'subida a pé' are the standard ways to reference such buildings, though the concept is common in older urban areas.
NYC Slang
walk-up (commonly used to describe affordable apartment buildings without elevators in NYC)
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