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∎ 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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tread [tred]1. nounb. [of tyre] bande f de roulementb. (preterite, past participle treaded)* * *[tred] 1.1) ( footstep) pas m2) ( of stair) dessus m (d'une marche)3) ( of tyre) ( pattern) sculptures fpl; ( outer surface) chape f2.3.a well-trodden path — lit, fig une voie très empruntée
to tread on — ( walk) marcher sur; ( squash) piétiner
to tread carefully ou warily — fig être prudent
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A n1 ( footstep) pas m ;2 ( of stair) dessus m (d'une marche) ;3 ( of tyre) ( pattern) sculptures fpl ; ( outer surface) chape f ; there's almost no tread left les sculptures sont presque complètement usées.B vtr ( prét trod ; pp trodden) fouler [street, path, area] ; to tread grapes fouler du raisin ; to tread water nager sur place ; to tread sth underfoot piétiner qch ; 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.C vi ( prét trod ; pp trodden) ( walk) marcher ; to tread on ( walk) marcher sur ; ( squash) piétiner ; to tread carefully ou warily fig être or se montrer prudent.■ tread down:▶ tread [sth] down, tread down [sth] piétiner [earth, plant].■ tread in:▶ tread [sth] in, tread in [sth] tasser la terre sur [plant, root]. -
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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.) marcher (sur)2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.) marcher3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.) écraser du pied2. noun1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) pas2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) bande de roulement3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) marche, giron• -
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track [træk]1 noun∎ a mountain track un sentier de montagne;∎ a farm track un chemin de campagne;∎ figurative to be on the right track être sur la bonne voie;∎ figurative he's on the wrong track il fait fausse route;∎ familiar you're way off track! tu es complètement à côté de la plaque!∎ British motor-racing track autodrome m;∎ track and field athlétisme m;∎ track and field events épreuves fpl d'athlétisme;∎ Cycling to do a track stand faire du surplace∎ the train jumped the tracks le train a déraillé ou a quitté les rails;∎ esp American to live on the right/wrong side of the tracks habiter un bon/mauvais quartier;∎ esp American to come from the wrong side of the tracks être issu d'un milieu défavorisé∎ to be on sb's track or tracks être sur la piste de qn;∎ the terrorists had covered their tracks well les terroristes n'avaient pas laissé de traces;∎ to throw sb off the track dépister qn;∎ that should throw them off my track avec ça, je devrais arriver à les semer;∎ to keep track of suivre;∎ it's hard to keep track of her, she moves around so much il est difficile de rester en contact avec elle, elle bouge tout le temps;∎ we like to keep track of current events nous aimons nous tenir au courant de l'actualité;∎ why can't you keep track of your things? tu ne peux pas faire attention où tu mets tes affaires?;∎ we'll have to keep track of the time! il ne faudra pas oublier l'heure!;∎ don't lose track of those files n'égarez pas ces dossiers;∎ they've lost track of the situation ils ne suivent plus ou ne sont plus au courant de ce qui se passe;∎ I lost track of them years ago j'ai perdu le contact avec eux ou je les ai perdus de vue il y a des années;∎ she lost all track of time elle a perdu toute notion du temps;∎ he lost track of what he was saying il a perdu le fil de ce qu'il disait;∎ familiar to make tracks mettre les voiles;∎ she made tracks for home elle a filé chez elle∎ Computing tracks per inch pistes fpl par pouce(a) (follow → animal) suivre à la trace, filer; (→ rocket) suivre la trajectoire de; (→ criminal) traquer∎ don't track mud into the house! ne traîne pas de boue dans la maison!(b) (with camera) faire un traveling ou travelling►► Cars track arm bras m de direction;Railways track bed plate-forme f;Sport track event épreuve f sur piste;Sport track racing (UNCOUNT) courses fpl sur piste;Sport & figurative track record (past record, career to date) antécédents mpl; (list of achievements) palmarès m;∎ she has a good track record elle a fait ses preuves;∎ he doesn't have a very good track record for punctuality il n'est pas réputé pour sa ponctualité;∎ in view of his track record of getting home late every Friday night… vu l'habitude qu'il a de rentrer tard tous les vendredis soirs…;∎ a company with a good/poor track record in winning export orders une entreprise avec un bon/mauvais palmarès sur le plan des commandes à l'exportation;∎ no wonder the insurance is high with your track record! pas étonnant que l'assurance soit chère avec ton palmarès!;∎ given the government's track record in the field of cutting benefits vu les antécédents du gouvernement en matière de réduction des prestations sociales;Sport track shoe chaussure f d'athlétisme;Sport track star star f de l'athlétisme;track vehicle véhicule m chenilléretrouver, localiser; (animal, criminal) traquer et capturer -
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