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tread

/tɹɛd/

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verb

Marcher, fouler, piétiner

To step or walk (on or over something); to trample.

Examples :

"The children were warned not to tread on the fragile wildflowers. "

On a averti les enfants de ne pas piétiner les fleurs sauvages fragiles.

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verb

Marcher sur, fouler

To step or walk upon.

Examples :

"Actors tread the boards."

Les acteurs foulent les planches.

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verb

Marcher, fouler

To beat or press with the feet.

Examples :

"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 foulé

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verb

Marcher sur, fouler

To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, etc.

Examples :

"The dancers had to tread carefully across the slippery stage. "

Les danseurs devaient marcher prudemment sur la scène glissante.

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Marcher sur, piétiner, fouler aux pieds

To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.

Examples :

"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.

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S'accoupler

To copulate; said of (especially male) birds.

Examples :

"The rooster began to tread the hen in the barnyard. "

Le coq a commencé à s'accoupler avec la poule dans la basse-cour.

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S'accoupler avec

(of a male bird) To copulate with.

Examples :

"The rooster vigorously treaded the hen in the barnyard. "

Le coq s'est vigoureusement accouplé avec la poule dans la basse-cour.

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noun

Pas

A step taken with the foot.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Allure, démarche

A manner of stepping.

Examples :

"Her nervous tread revealed how anxious she was before the exam. "

Son allure nerveuse révélait à quel point elle était anxieuse avant l'examen.

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noun

Pas

The sound made when someone or something is walking.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Chemin, sentier

A way; a track or path.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Marche

The horizontal part of a step in a flight of stairs.

Examples :

"The worn tread of the stairs creaked loudly as I climbed. "

La marche usée de l'escalier grinçait bruyamment pendant que je montais.

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noun

Bande de roulement

The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Bande de roulement, semelle

The grooves on the bottom of a shoe or other footwear, used to give grip or traction.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Le chalaze, la pédale

The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

L'accouplement aviaire

The act of avian copulation in which the male bird mounts the female by standing on her back.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Plate-forme de tir

(fortification) The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Meurtrissure, écorchure

A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes, or strikes its feet together.

Examples :

"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.

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