tread

tread
tread [tred]
(verb: preterite trod, past participle trodden)
1. noun
   a. ( = footsteps) pas mpl ; ( = sound) bruit m de pas
   b. [of tyre] bande f de roulement
2. intransitive verb
marcher
• to tread on sth marcher sur qch
• he trod on the cigarette end il a écrasé le mégot du pied
• to tread carefully avancer avec précaution
3. transitive verb
   a. [+ path, road] parcourir (à pied)
• to tread sth underfoot fouler qch aux pieds
• you're treading mud into the carpet tu étales de la boue sur le tapis
• well-trodden path sentier m battu
   b. (preterite, past participle treaded)
• to tread water faire du surplace
► tread down separable transitive verb tasser du pied
• the grass was trodden down l'herbe avait été piétinée
* * *
[tred] 1.
noun
1) (footstep) pas m
2) (of stair) dessus m (d'une marche)
3) (of tyre) (pattern) sculptures fpl; (outer surface) chape f
2.
transitive verb (prét trod; pp trodden) fouler [street, path, area]

to tread water — nager sur place

to tread something underfoot — piétiner quelque chose

a well-trodden path — lit, fig une voie très empruntée

3.
intransitive verb (prét trod; pp trodden) (walk) marcher

to tread on — (walk) marcher sur; (squash) piétiner

to tread carefully ou warily — fig être prudent


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