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1 clamp
A n1 Tech ( on bench) valet m ; ( unattached) presse f ; Chem pince f ; ( for lid) système m d'attache (pour fermer hermétiquement un couvercle) ;B vtr2 ( clench) serrer [jaw, teeth] ; a pipe clamped between his teeth une pipe serrée entre les dents ; his jaws were clamped shut il serrait les mâchoires ;4 US ( tread heavily) marcher d'un pas lourd.■ clamp down:▶ clamp down prendre des mesures ; to clamp down on faire de la répression contre [crime, drugs, criminals] ; mettre un frein à [extravagance].■ clamp on:▶ clamp on [sth], clamp [sth] on1 lit fermer [lid] ;2 fig imposer [curfew, restriction, sanction]. -
2 tread
∎ a path had been trodden through the grass les pas des marcheurs avaient tracé un chemin dans l'herbe;∎ she trod the streets looking for him elle a battu le pavé ou parcouru la ville à sa recherche;∎ the path had been trodden by generations of hikers des générations de randonneurs avaient foulé ce chemin;∎ Theatre to tread the boards monter sur les planches∎ to tread grapes fouler du raisin;∎ to tread sth underfoot fouler qch aux pieds, piétiner qch;∎ to tread water nager sur place; figurative faire du surplace∎ she trod the cigarette into the sand elle a écrasé du pied le mégot dans le sable;∎ to tread mud/dirt into the carpet mettre de la boue/de la terre sur le tapis (avec ses chaussures);∎ don't tread the crumbs into the carpet ne piétinez pas les miettes sur la moquette∎ to tread lightly marcher d'un pas léger;∎ figurative to tread carefully or warily y aller doucement ou avec précaution∎ I must have trodden in something j'ai dû marcher sur ou dans quelque chose;∎ he trod on my foot il m'a marché sur le pied;∎ figurative to tread on sb's heels talonner qn, suivre qn de près;∎ also figurative to tread on sb's toes marcher sur les pieds de qn3 noun∎ to walk with a heavy tread marcher d'un pas lourd;∎ she could hear the measured tread of his footsteps elle entendait le bruit régulier de ses pas(c) (of shoe) semelle f; (of tyre → depth) bande f de roulement, chape f; (→ pattern) sculptures fpl;tasser (du pied)(plant) tasser la terre autour de
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