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In general, French speakers will often refer to the two places connected by the "Spanish Steps" by their common non-French names. At the bottom lies the Italian named "La Piazza di Spagna," or "The Spanish Plaza" (more accurately, "The Plaza of Spain"). At the top lies the Italian named church, "La Chiesa della Trinità dei Monti," or roughly "The Church of the Trinity of the Mountains."

Still, there are French equivalent names that are fairly common. The church is translated and fairly well known as "L'église de la Trinité-des-Mont" (same translation as given for the Italian). The plaza below, also having the same English translation, is "La place d'Espagne."

Now, for the steps. Both Italian and French do not give the steps a special name on their own, but relate them to the Spanish Plaza at the foot of the stairs.

Therefore, in Italian:

"La scalinata di Piazza di Spagna."

And, in French:

"L'escalier de la place d'Espagne."

Both of these translate to "The Staircase [Steps] of the Plaza of Spain."

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