tread

marcher, poser le pied

Marcher ou poser le pied sur une surface.

En anglais simple : To walk or put your foot on a surface.

• Tread carefully on the wet floor.
• She trod barefoot across the sand.
• Have you ever trodden on broken glass?

Comment l'utiliser : tread on something (Please do not tread on the flowers.)

Synonymes : step, walk

Expressions courantes : tread on something, tread carefully, tread softly

agir, procéder

Agir ou avancer d’une certaine manière, notamment avec prudence dans une situation difficile.

En anglais simple : To behave or move forward in a particular way, especially carefully in a difficult situation.

• Tread carefully when discussing her family.
• He trod lightly around the sensitive issue.
• We must tread cautiously during these negotiations.

Synonymes : proceed, act

Expressions courantes : tread carefully, tread lightly, tread cautiously

fouler

Écraser des raisins avec les pieds pour en extraire le jus destiné au vin.

En anglais simple : To press grapes with your feet to get their juice for making wine.

• They tread grapes to make wine.
• We trod the grapes with bare feet.
• Freshly picked grapes were trodden in a large vat.

Synonymes : crush, press

Expressions courantes : tread grapes, tread the grapes

tasser, fouler

Comprimer le sol ou une autre surface avec les pieds, souvent en marchant dessus plusieurs fois.

En anglais simple : To press ground or another surface firmly with your feet, often by walking over it repeatedly.

• Tread the soil firmly around the plant.
• Generations of walkers had trodden that path.
• The cattle trod the loose ground flat.

Comment l'utiliser : tread something + adjective (They trod the loose earth flat.)

Synonymes : trample, pack down

Expressions courantes : tread the soil, tread a path, tread something flat

sculpture

Motif en relief sur un pneu qui l’aide à adhérer à la route.

En anglais simple : The raised pattern on a tyre that helps it hold the road.

• The tyres have very little tread.
• Deep tread improves grip on wet roads.
• Have you checked the tread depth recently?

Expressions courantes : tread depth, tread pattern, worn tread

bande de roulement, semelle

Partie extérieure d’un pneu, d’une roue ou d’une chaussure qui touche le sol.

En anglais simple : The outer part of a tyre, wheel, or shoe that touches the ground.

• The tread is made of rubber.
• The shoe has a thick tread for rough ground.
• Check both tyres for damage to the tread.

Synonymes : running surface

Expressions courantes : tyre tread, shoe tread, rubber tread

pas

Manière de marcher ou de poser les pieds, ou bruit produit par les pas.

En anglais simple : The way someone steps or walks, or the sound their steps make.

• I heard his heavy tread.
• She crossed the room with a light tread.
• The soldiers approached with a steady tread.

Synonymes : step, footfall

Expressions courantes : heavy tread, light tread, measured tread

marche, giron

Partie plate d’une marche d’escalier où l’on pose le pied.

En anglais simple : The flat part of a stair where you put your foot.

• One tread is loose.
• We replaced the broken stair treads.
• Each tread needs a surface that prevents slipping.

Synonymes : step

Expressions courantes : stair tread, wooden tread, tread width