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s.pisa, holladura.ger.gerundio del verbo: TREAD -
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tred
1. past tense - trod; verb1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.) pisar, pisotear, hollar2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.) patearse, andar por3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.) pisar
2. noun1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) paso2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) llanta de neumático3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) escalón•tread vb pisartr[tred]1 (manner or sound of walking) paso, pasos nombre masculino plural2 (on tyre) banda de rodadura, dibujo3 (on stair) escalón nombre masculino1 (gen) pisar, pisotear1 pisar, poner el pie (on, -)■ don't tread in that dog muck! no pises esa caca!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto tread on somebody's corns/toes ofender a alguiento tread the boards pisar las tablasto tread warily/carefully/lightly andar con pies de plomoto tread water pedalear en el aguatrample: pisotear, hollartread vi1) walk: caminar, andar2)to tread on : pisartread n1) step: paso m, andar m2) : banda f de rodadura (de un neumático, etc.)3) : escalón m (de una escalera)v.(§ p.,p.p.: trod, trodden) = andar v.(§pret: anduv-)• hollar v.• pisar v.• pisotear v.• poner el pie v.n.• escalón s.m.• huella s.f.• paso s.m.• pisada s.f.• piso s.m.• suela s.f.• trocha s.f.
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1. tredto tread carefully o warily — andarse* con cuidado or con cautela or con pie(s) de plomo
a journalist who ventures where others fear to tread — un periodista que se aventura a entrar donde otros no se atreven
to tread softly — intentar no hacer ruido; see also tread on
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vta) ( crush)b) ( make)Phrasal Verbs:- tread on
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1) c u (step, footfall) paso m; ( steps) pasos mplto walk with a heavy tread — andar* con paso cansino
3) c ( of stair) escalón m, peldaño m[tred] (vb: pt trod) (pp trodden)1. N1) (=footsteps) paso m ; (=gait) andar m, modo m de andar2) [of stair] huella f ; [of shoe] suela f ; [of tyre] rodadura f, banda f rodante (LAm)2.VT [+ ground, grapes] pisar; [+ path] (=make) marcar; (=follow) seguir3.VI (=walk) andar, caminar (LAm)(=put foot down)careful you don't tread on it! — ¡ojo, que lo vas a pisar!, cuidado, no vas a pisarlo
to tread softly — pisar dulcemente, no hacer ruido al andar
- tread carefully or warily- tread on sb's toes- tread in* * *
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1. [tred]to tread carefully o warily — andarse* con cuidado or con cautela or con pie(s) de plomo
a journalist who ventures where others fear to tread — un periodista que se aventura a entrar donde otros no se atreven
to tread softly — intentar no hacer ruido; see also tread on
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vta) ( crush)b) ( make)Phrasal Verbs:- tread on
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1) c u (step, footfall) paso m; ( steps) pasos mplto walk with a heavy tread — andar* con paso cansino
3) c ( of stair) escalón m, peldaño m -
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1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) tembloroso2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) cojo, inestable3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) flojoshaky adj tembloroso / poco firmetr['ʃeɪkɪ]1 (hand, voice) tembloroso,-a; (writing) temblón,-ona; (step) inseguro,-a; (health) débil, delicado,-a2 (ladder, table, etc) cojo,-a, inestable, poco firme3 figurative use (argument etc) sin fundamento; (government, currency) débil; (theory, start) flojo,-a■ the team got off to a shaky start this season el equipo empezó la temporada jugando con poca confianza1) shaking: tembloroso2) unstable: poco firme, inestable3) precarious: precario, incierto4) questionable: dudoso, cuestionableshaky arguments: argumentos discutiblesadj.• dudoso, -a adj.• débil adj.• inseguro, -a adj.• movedizo, -a adj.• poco sólido adj.• tembloroso, -a adj.'ʃeɪkiadjective -kier, -kiesta) ( trembling) <hands/voice> tembloroso, tembleque (fam); < writing> de trazo poco firmeb) ( unsteady) < table> poco firme; < structure> tambaleante, poco firme or sólido; < health> delicado; <currency/government> débil; <theory/start> flojo['ʃeɪkɪ]ADJ (compar shakier) (superl shakiest)1) (=trembling) [person, legs] tembloroso2) (=wobbly) inestable, poco firme3) (=weak) [person] débil4) (fig) (=uncertain) [health, memory] frágil, precario; [finances] precario; [knowledge] deficiente, flojo* * *['ʃeɪki]adjective -kier, -kiesta) ( trembling) <hands/voice> tembloroso, tembleque (fam); < writing> de trazo poco firme
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