treading in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for treading in the English»French Dictionary

I.tread [Brit trɛd, Am trɛd] N

1. tread (footstep):

tread

pas m

2. tread (of stair):

tread

dessus m (d'une marche)

3. tread (of tyre):

tread (pattern)

sculptures fpl

tread (outer surface)

chape f

there's almost no tread left

les sculptures sont presque complètement usées

II.tread <pret trod; pp trodden> [Brit trɛd, Am trɛd] VB trans

tread street, path, area:

tread

fouler

to tread grapes

fouler du raisin

to tread water

nager sur place

to tread sth underfoot

piétiner qc

to tread mud indoors

traîner de la boue dans la maison

to tread mud into the carpet

écraser de la boue sur la moquette

to tread a path across the hillside

tracer un chemin à flanc de colline

she's treading a dangerous path

elle s'engage sur une voie dangereuse

to tread the same path as fig

marcher sur les pas de

a well-trodden path lit, fig

une voie très empruntée

III.tread <pret trod; pp trodden> [Brit trɛd, Am trɛd] VB intr (walk)

tread

marcher

to tread on (walk)

marcher sur

to tread on (squash)

piétiner

to tread carefully or warily fig

être or se montrer prudent

I.tread down VB [Brit trɛd -, Am trɛd -] (tread [sth] down, tread down [sth])

tread down earth, plant:

tread down

piétiner

I.tread in VB [Brit trɛd -, Am trɛd -] (tread [sth] in, tread in [sth])

tread in plant, root:

tread in

tasser la terre sur

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to tread on sb's corns

froisser qn

worn tread

lisse

softly speak, touch, play, tread, laugh, blow, shine, shut

doucement

Translations for treading in the French»English Dictionary

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foulage

treading

aïe, tu m'écrabouilles les pieds!

ouch, you're treading on my feet!

marcher d'un pas furtif

to tread furtively

monter pesamment un escalier

to go upstairs with a heavy tread

treading in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for treading in the English»French Dictionary

I.tread <trod, trodden [or a. Am treaded, trod]> [tred] VB intr

tread

marcher

to tread carefully fig

être prudent

II.tread [tred] VB trans (set one's foot on)

tread

marcher sur

tread streets

marcher dans

tread path

parcourir

tread floor, grapes

fouler

to tread sth down

écraser qc

III.tread [tred] N

1. tread (manner of walking):

tread

pas m

2. tread (step):

tread

giron m

3. tread (part of tyre):

tread

chape f

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to tread on sb's corns

toucher la corde sensible de qn

to tread the boards

faire du théâtre

Translations for treading in the French»English Dictionary

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marcher sur les plates-bandes de qn inf

to tread on sb's toes

marcher plus légèrement

to tread more lightly

fouler (écraser) raisin

to tread

monter sur les planches

to tread the boards

damer une piste de ski

to tread down a ski slope Am

piétiner sol, neige

to tread on

marcher sur/dans qc

to tread on/in sth

treading Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tread carefully fig

être prudent

to tread sth down

écraser qc

to tread the boards

faire du théâtre

to tread water a. fig

faire du sur-place f

to tread on sb's corns

toucher la corde sensible de qn

to tread down a ski slope Am

damer une piste de ski

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

During this time most of the locals have to change their car tires to ones equipped with stronger treading (snow tires).

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You need the lung capacity to swim two kilometres miles over the course of a game and the stamina to do eggbeater kicks, the hands-free form of treading water.

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Because of the opposite motion of the legs, eggbeater is a very smooth and steady way of treading water.

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A child may fall victim by treading on a bee while playing outside.

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He is represented as treading on a dragon or presented with a column of fire as seen at his ordination.

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What prevents a horse from treading on a toad on the road?

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Dodge stuck to his ideals and business sense when running his new bank, even when it meant treading on toes here or there.

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According to his own testimony, he kept paddling and treading water for about two hours.

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The system was carefully engineered, and was worked by individuals treading slats at the side of each wheel.

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Treading warily on the rotten decks, which cracked and broke in places as they walked, they encountered three skeletons in the hatchway.

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