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.bodyactionphysiologyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre acquitté, s'en tirerTo "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 s'en tirer.lawguiltactionstateChat 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 être volé.propertypoliceChat 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."After edging the ball and hearing the faint snick, the batsman, knowing he was out, started walking even before the umpire made a decision. "Après avoir effleuré la balle et entendu le léger bruit, le batteur, sachant qu'il était sorti, a commencé à quitter le terrain avant même que l'arbitre ne prenne de décision.sportactiongameattitudemoralvalueChat 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.actionwayhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmmener se promener, 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 m'accompagner chez moi ?actionwayhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccorder un but sur ballesTo allow a batter to reach base by pitching four balls."The pitcher was having a bad day; he kept walking the batters, filling the bases with runners. "Le lanceur passait une mauvaise journée ; il accordait sans cesse des buts sur balles aux frappeurs, remplissant les bases de coureurs.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéplacerTo move something by shifting between two positions, as if it were walking."I carefully walked the ladder along the wall."J'ai soigneusement déplacé l'échelle le long du mur.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFoulonnerTo full; to beat cloth to give it the consistency of felt."The workers were walking the wool cloth to make it dense and suitable for coats. "Les ouvriers foulonnaient le tissu de laine pour le rendre dense et adapté aux manteaux.processmaterialChat 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.actionwayvehicleChat 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, walking the throttles to compensate for the engine failure, struggled to keep the small plane level. "Le pilote, actionnant alternativement les manettes des gaz pour compenser la panne moteur, luttait pour maintenir le petit avion à niveau.technicalvehiclemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePartir, démissionnerTo leave, resign."Example Sentence: "After many disagreements with the boss, Sarah is walking from her job at the restaurant." "Après de nombreux désaccords avec le patron, Sarah quitte son travail au restaurant.jobbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePousserTo push (a vehicle) alongside oneself as one walks."Because the car's battery died, Sarah was walking her bike home. "Comme la batterie de la voiture était morte, Sarah poussait son vélo chez elle.vehicleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe comporter, vivreTo behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct oneself.""He is walking in integrity by always being honest and fair." "Il se comporte avec intégrité en étant toujours honnête et juste.characterwayattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErrer, se promenerTo 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 baby, who should have been asleep in his crib, was walking in the living room, pulling toys off the shelf. "Le bébé, qui aurait dû dormir dans son berceau, errait dans le salon, tirant des jouets de l'étagère.actionbeingsupernaturalsoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarcher, se déplacerTo be in motion; to act; to move."The dog is walking in the park. "Le chien se promène dans le parc.actionphysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePromenerTo put, keep, or train (a puppy) in a walk, or training area for dogfighting."The old-timers spoke of "walking" puppies back in the day, a brutal practice of training them for illegal dogfights. "Les anciens parlaient de « promener » les chiots à l'époque, une pratique brutale pour les entraîner à des combats de chiens illégaux.animalsportactionwarChat 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."Because the hotel was overbooked, they ended up walking several guests to a different hotel down the street. "L'hôtel ayant fait du surbooking, ils ont finalement déplacé plusieurs clients vers un autre hôtel en bas de la rue.businessservicejobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareVivant, en vieIncarnate as a human; living."Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary."Elizabeth connaît tellement de mots qu'on la surnomme le dictionnaire vivant.humanbeingpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCapable de marcherAble to walk in spite of injury or sickness."Despite his sprained ankle, he was still walking with a limp, determined to get to class on time. "Malgré sa cheville foulée, il marchait toujours en boitant, déterminé à arriver à l'heure en cours.medicinebodyconditionabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePédestre, de marcheCharacterized by or suitable for walking."a walking tour"une visite pédestrewayactionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMarcherPresent participle of walk."Walking is good exercise. "Marcher est un bon exercice.actionwayhumanbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading