verb🔗ShareMarcher, fouler, piétinerTo step or walk (on or over something); to trample."The children were warned not to tread on the fragile wildflowers. "On a averti les enfants de ne pas piétiner les fleurs sauvages fragiles.actionwayenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarcher sur, foulerTo step or walk upon."Actors tread the boards."Les acteurs foulent les planches.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarcher, foulerTo beat or press with the feet."to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path"fouler un sentier ; fouler la terre quand elle est trop légère ; un chemin bien fouléactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarcher sur, foulerTo go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, etc."The dancers had to tread carefully across the slippery stage. "Les danseurs devaient marcher prudemment sur la scène glissante.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarcher sur, piétiner, fouler aux piedsTo crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue."The bully tried to tread on the smaller student's feelings, making fun of their clothes. "L'intimidateur a essayé de piétiner les sentiments du plus petit élève, en se moquant de ses vêtements.actionattitudemilitarywarinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'accouplerTo copulate; said of (especially male) birds."The rooster began to tread the hen in the barnyard. "Le coq a commencé à s'accoupler avec la poule dans la basse-cour.animalbirdsexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'accoupler avec(of a male bird) To copulate with."The rooster vigorously treaded the hen in the barnyard. "Le coq s'est vigoureusement accouplé avec la poule dans la basse-cour.animalbirdsexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePasA step taken with the foot."Here are a few options, progressively more nuanced: "Each tread on the stairs brought her closer to her bedroom." This sentence shows the "step taken with the foot" meaning of "tread" as a noun in a common setting (stairs). "Chaque pas sur les escaliers la rapprochait de sa chambre.actionpartbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAllure, démarcheA manner of stepping."Her nervous tread revealed how anxious she was before the exam. "Son allure nerveuse révélait à quel point elle était anxieuse avant l'examen.wayactionstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePasThe sound made when someone or something is walking."We heard the heavy tread of Dad's boots on the stairs. "Nous avons entendu le pas lourd des bottes de papa dans les escaliers.soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChemin, sentierA way; a track or path."The new hiking trail was a well-worn tread, showing many people had used it before. "Le nouveau sentier de randonnée était un chemin bien usé, montrant que beaucoup de gens l'avaient emprunté auparavant.waydirectionplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMarcheThe horizontal part of a step in a flight of stairs."The worn tread of the stairs creaked loudly as I climbed. "La marche usée de l'escalier grinçait bruyamment pendant que je montais.architecturebuildingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBande de roulementThe grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction."The car struggled in the snow because the tires had very little tread left. "La voiture peinait dans la neige car les pneus n'avaient presque plus de bande de roulement.vehicletechnicalpartmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBande de roulement, semelleThe grooves on the bottom of a shoe or other footwear, used to give grip or traction."The worn tread on her shoes showed she had walked a long way. "L'usure de la semelle de ses chaussures montrait qu'elle avait marché longtemps.wearpartvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe chalaze, la pédaleThe chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle."The bird's egg had a strong tread, making it more likely to survive the trip. "L'œuf de l'oiseau avait une forte chalaze, ce qui augmentait ses chances de survivre au voyage.anatomybiologybirdpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'accouplement aviaireThe act of avian copulation in which the male bird mounts the female by standing on her back."The farmer observed the tread of the rooster on the hen, hoping for fertile eggs. "L'agriculteur a observé l'accouplement aviaire du coq sur la poule, espérant des œufs fécondés.animalbirdsexbiologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlate-forme de tir(fortification) The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet."The soldiers positioned themselves on the tread of the fortification to get a better view of the enemy. "Les soldats se sont positionnés sur la plate-forme de tir de la fortification pour mieux voir l'ennemi.architecturemilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMeurtrissure, écorchureA bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes, or strikes its feet together."The horse's left front foot had a painful tread, preventing it from participating in the show. "Le pied avant gauche du cheval présentait une meurtrissure douloureuse, l'empêchant de participer au spectacle.animalmedicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
