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1 tread water
(to keep oneself afloat in an upright position by moving the legs (and arms).) (tenersi a galla) -
2 tread
I [tred]1) (footstep) passo m., andatura f.2) (of stair) pedata f.3) (of tyre) (pattern) scolpitura f.; (outer surface) battistrada m.II 1. [tred]to tread water — = stare a galla in posizione verticale
2.to tread sth. underfoot — (cal)pestare qcs
to tread on — (walk) camminare su; (squash) calpestare, pestare
to tread carefully o warily — fig. andare con i piedi di piombo
* * *[tred] 1. past tense - trod; verb1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.) calpestare, pestare2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.) camminare, procedere3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.) pigiare2. noun1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) passo2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) battistrada3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) gradino•* * *[trɛd] trod vb: pt trodden pp1. n1) (footsteps) passo, (sound) rumore m di passi2) (of stair) pedata, (of tyre) battistrada m inv2. vtto tread water — tenersi a galla verticalmente (muovendo solo le gambe)
3. vi(walk) camminarewe must tread very carefully or warily — dobbiamo muoverci con molta cautela
•- tread on* * *tread /trɛd/n.3 (autom.: di pneumatico) battistrada: tread bar, rilievo del battistrada; tread design, scolpitura del battistrada; There's no tread on this tyre, questa gomma non ha più il battistrada (o è completamente liscia)6 (autom.) interasse; carreggiata(to) tread /trɛd/A v. i.1 andare ( a piedi); camminare; procedere: She trod cautiously so as not to break the glasses, camminava guardinga per non rompere i bicchieriB v. t.3 tracciare, fare ( pestando o pigiando): Someone had trodden a track to the river, qualcuno aveva tracciato un sentiero sino al fiume● (fig.) to tread the boards (o the stage), calcare le scene □ (fig.) to tread in sb. 's footsteps, seguire le orme di q. □ to tread lightly, camminare con passo leggero; (fig.) andare con i piedi di piombo (fig.) □ ( anche fig.) to tread sb. underfoot, schiacciare, mettersi sotto i piedi, calpestare q. □ to tread water, tenersi a galla in posizione verticale ( agitando le gambe); fare ‘la bicicletta’.* * *I [tred]1) (footstep) passo m., andatura f.2) (of stair) pedata f.3) (of tyre) (pattern) scolpitura f.; (outer surface) battistrada m.II 1. [tred]to tread water — = stare a galla in posizione verticale
2.to tread sth. underfoot — (cal)pestare qcs
to tread on — (walk) camminare su; (squash) calpestare, pestare
to tread carefully o warily — fig. andare con i piedi di piombo
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3 wear down
wear down [heel, tread] consumarsiEx:to be worn down — essere consumato; wear down [sth.], wear [sth.] down/Ex:1) (damage) [friction, water] consumare* * *1. vt + adv2. vi + adv(heels, tyre tread) consumarsi* * *wear down [heel, tread] consumarsiEx:to be worn down — essere consumato; wear down [sth.], wear [sth.] down/Ex:1) (damage) [friction, water] consumare -
4 wear away
wear away [ inscription] cancellarsi; [ tread] consumarsi; [ cliff] erodersi; wear away [sth.], wear [sth.] away [ water] erodere; [footsteps, rubbing] consumare* * *(to make or become damaged, thinner, smoother etc through use, rubbing etc: The steps have (been) worn away in places.) consumarsi* * *1. vt + adv(rock, pattern etc) consumare2. vi + adv* * *wear away [ inscription] cancellarsi; [ tread] consumarsi; [ cliff] erodersi; wear away [sth.], wear [sth.] away [ water] erodere; [footsteps, rubbing] consumare
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