verb🔗ShareMarcherTo move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run."To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."Marcher d'un pas vif pendant une heure chaque jour permet de rester en forme.actionbodyphysiologyanimalhumansportwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre acquittéTo "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty."If you can’t present a better case, that robber is going to walk."Si vous ne pouvez pas présenter une meilleure affaire, ce voleur va être acquitté.lawguiltactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDisparaître, être voléOf an object, to go missing or be stolen."If you leave your wallet lying around, it’s going to walk."Si vous laissez votre portefeuille traîner, il va disparaître.propertypolicelawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuitter le terrain(of a batsman) To walk off the field, as if given out, after the fielding side appeals and before the umpire has ruled; done as a matter of sportsmanship when the batsman believes he is out."The batter walked off the field after the fielder's appeal, believing he had stepped out of his crease. "Le batteur a quitté le terrain après l'appel du joueur de champ, croyant avoir quitté sa zone de frappe.sportactiongameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarcherTo travel (a distance) by walking."I walk two miles to school every day. The museum’s not far from here – you can walk it."Je marche deux miles pour aller à l'école tous les jours. Le musée n'est pas loin d'ici - vous pouvez y aller à pied.actionwayhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePromener, accompagnerTo take for a walk or accompany on a walk."I walk the dog every morning. Will you walk me home?"Je promène le chien tous les matins. Veux-tu me raccompagner chez moi ?actionhumanwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccorder un but sur ballesTo allow a batter to reach base by pitching four balls."The pitcher walked the batter, giving him first base. "Le lanceur a accordé un but sur balles au frappeur, lui donnant le premier but.sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarcherTo move something by shifting between two positions, as if it were walking."I carefully walked the ladder along the wall."J'ai soigneusement fait marcher l'échelle le long du mur.actionmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFoulonnerTo full; to beat cloth to give it the consistency of felt."The tailor walked the wool fabric to prepare it for making a felt hat. "Le tailleur a foulonné le tissu de laine pour le préparer à la fabrication d'un chapeau de feutre.processmaterialactionworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarcherTo traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement)."I walked the streets aimlessly. Debugging this computer program involved walking the heap."J'ai marché dans les rues sans but. Le débogage de ce programme informatique impliquait de parcourir le tas.actionwaybodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareActionner alternativement les manettes des gaz gauche et droite (d'un avion)To operate the left and right throttles of (an aircraft) in alternation."The pilot walked the plane smoothly through the bumpy air. "Le pilote a actionné les manettes des gaz de l'avion en douceur à travers l'air turbulent."The pilot walked the plane smoothly, gently alternating the left and right throttles. "Le pilote a manœuvré l'avion en douceur, en actionnant doucement les manettes des gaz gauche et droite en alternance.technicalvehiclemachineactionnauticalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePartir, démissionnerTo leave, resign."My grandfather walked away from his job after 40 years of service. "Mon grand-père a quitté son travail après 40 ans de service.jobbusinessorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePousserTo push (a vehicle) alongside oneself as one walks."My little brother walked his toy truck to school. "Mon petit frère a poussé son camion jouet à l'école.vehicleactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe comporter, vivreTo behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct oneself."My sister walks a very independent path in life, choosing her own college and career. "Ma sœur mène une vie très indépendante, choisissant son propre collège et sa carrière.actioncharacterwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErrer, hanterTo be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, such as a sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person."The old grandfather clock, usually silent, walked loudly throughout the night. "La vieille horloge grand-père, habituellement silencieuse, a erré bruyamment toute la nuit.supernaturalsoulbeingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarcher, se déplacerTo be in motion; to act; to move."The children walked to school this morning. "Les enfants sont allés à l'école à pied ce matin.actionphysiologywaybodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePromenerTo put, keep, or train (a puppy) in a walk, or training area for dogfighting."The trainer walked the puppy in the designated dogfighting training area. "L'entraîneur a promené le chiot dans la zone d'entraînement désignée pour les combats de chiens.animalsportinhumanactionmilitaryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéplacer un client vers un autre hôtel(hotel) To move a guest to another hotel if their confirmed reservation is not available on day of check-in."The hotel had to walk the guest to a different hotel because their original reservation was full. "L'hôtel a dû déplacer le client vers un autre hôtel car sa réservation d'origine était complète.businessservicejobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePromenade, marcheA trip made by walking."I take a walk every morning"Je fais une promenade tous les matins.actionwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMarcheA distance walked."It’s a long walk from my house to the library"C'est une longue marche de chez moi à la bibliothèque.actionwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMarche athlétiqueAn Olympic Games track event requiring that the heel of the leading foot touch the ground before the toe of the trailing foot leaves the ground."The track and field team practiced their Olympic-style walk. "L'équipe d'athlétisme s'est entraînée à la marche athlétique de style olympique.sporteventessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManière de marcher, démarcheA manner of walking; a person's style of walking."The Ministry of Silly Walks is underfunded this year"Le Ministère des Démarches Inutiles est sous-financé cette année.appearancestylebodywayactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChemin, sentierA path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk. Compare trail."The school walk is often crowded with students during morning rush hour. "Le chemin de l'école est souvent bondé d'élèves pendant les heures de pointe du matin.placewayareaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn walkA situation where all players fold to the big blind, as their first action (instead of calling or raising), once they get their cards."The walk on the first round of poker was surprising; everyone folded without looking at their cards. "Le walk au premier tour de poker était surprenant ; tout le monde s'est couché sans regarder ses cartes.gamebetsituationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBut sur ballesAn award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher; known in the rules as a "base on balls"."The pitcher now has two walks in this inning alone"Le lanceur a déjà deux buts sur balles dans cette manche.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAlléeIn coffee, coconut, and other plantations, the space between them."The farmer measured the walk between the coconut trees to determine how much fertilizer to use. "L'agriculteur a mesuré l'allée entre les cocotiers pour déterminer la quantité d'engrais à utiliser.agricultureplantspaceareaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVerger(Belize) An area of an estate planted with fruit-bearing trees."The family's mango walk yielded a bountiful harvest this year. "Le verger de mangues de la famille a donné une récolte abondante cette année.agriculturefruitplantessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChenilA place for keeping and training puppies for dogfighting."The illegal dogfighting ring operated out of a secret walk. "Le réseau illégal de combats de chiens opérait à partir d'un chenil secret.sportanimalplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnclos, cageAn enclosed area in which a gamecock is confined to prepare him for fighting."The rooster was placed in the walk before the cockfight. "Le coq a été placé dans l'enclos avant le combat de coqs.animalgamesportareaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne marche, un parcoursA sequence of alternating vertices and edges, where each edge's endpoints are the preceding and following vertices in the sequence."The path from the classroom to the cafeteria is a short walk. "Le chemin de la salle de classe à la cafétéria est une courte marche.mathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn jeu d'enfantSomething very easily accomplished; a walk in the park."Getting a good grade on that history test was a walk in the park for Sarah. "Obtenir une bonne note à ce contrôle d'histoire était un jeu d'enfant pour Sarah.achievementabilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn chèque tiré sur une banque qui n'était pas membre de la chambre de compensation de Londres et dont le code de tri a été attribué de manière ponctuelle; ils devaient être "walked" (livrés à la main par des messagers).A cheque drawn on a bank that was not a member of the London Clearing and whose sort code was allocated on a one-off basis; they had to be "walked" (hand-delivered by messengers)."The bank sent a walk to the client's office because it wasn't part of the London Clearing system. "La banque a envoyé un chèque au bureau du client car elle ne faisait pas partie du système de compensation de Londres.financebusinesseconomycommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading