tread in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tread 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

velvet skin, paw, tread, eyes

de velours

Translations for tread in the French»English Dictionary

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marcher d'un pas furtif

to tread furtively

monter pesamment un escalier

to go upstairs with a heavy tread

chape

tread

tread in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tread 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 tread 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

tread 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

And our hearts are standing attention, while we wait for their passing tread.

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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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The tread pattern is characterized by the geometrical shape of the grooves, lugs, voids and sipes.

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Using carbon black only in the tread produced tires with inner and outer sidewalls of white rubber.

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All the bogies use tread brakes, and the trailer bogies additionally use disc brakes.

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

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That is the history of our entry upon a path we never dreamed to tread.

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Attributes of an athletic shoe include a flexible sole, appropriate tread for the function, and ability to absorb impact.

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Integrating the force generated by every tread element along the contact patch length gives the total cornering force.

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The tower is of galvanized steel construction, although the staircase landings and treads are wooden.

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