walk

marcher

Se déplacer en faisant des pas, sans courir.

En anglais simple : To move on your feet, taking steps without running.

• I walk to school.
• We walked slowly through the park.
• Can your baby walk yet?

Comment l'utiliser : walk to somewhere (They walked to the station.)

Contraires : run

Expressions courantes : walk to school, walk along something, walk home, walk slowly

marcher, parcourir à pied

Parcourir une distance ou un itinéraire précis en marchant.

En anglais simple : To travel a particular distance or route on foot.

• We walk three miles every day.
• She walked the entire route alone.
• How far did you walk yesterday?

Comment l'utiliser : walk + distance (We walked ten kilometers before lunch.)

Synonymes : cover on foot

Expressions courantes : walk a mile, walk the route, walk the length

promener, raccompagner

Accompagner une personne ou un animal quelque part en marchant, souvent pour lui tenir compagnie ou lui faire faire de l’exercice.

En anglais simple : To take a person or animal somewhere on foot, usually for company or exercise.

• I walk the dog every morning.
• He walked his grandmother to the bus stop.
• Will you walk me home?

Comment l'utiliser : walk someone to somewhere (She walked her son to school.); walk someone home (I walked my friend home after dinner.)

Synonymes : escort, accompany

Expressions courantes : walk the dog, walk someone home, walk someone to something

être acquitté, échapper à la condamnation

Quitter le tribunal libre, sans être puni pour un crime ou un délit.

En anglais simple : To leave court without being punished for a crime.

• The suspect might walk.
• Without a witness, the accused man walked free.
• The jury let him walk despite the evidence.

Synonymes : go free, get off

Expressions courantes : walk free, let someone walk

disparaître

Pour un objet, disparaître, souvent parce que quelqu’un le vole.

En anglais simple : If an object does this, it disappears, often because someone steals it.

• Leave cash here and it will walk.
• Several tools walked from the workshop last week.
• Phones tend to walk when nobody is watching.

Synonymes : disappear, go missing

Expressions courantes : tools walk away, money might walk

promenade, marche

Sortie à pied, souvent pour le plaisir ou pour faire de l’exercice.

En anglais simple : A trip you make on foot, often for pleasure or exercise.

• We went for a walk.
• A short walk helped me feel better.
• Did you enjoy your walk with the dog?

Comment l'utiliser : go for a walk (We went for a walk after dinner.)

Synonymes : stroll

Expressions courantes : take a walk, go for a walk, a morning walk, a short walk

trajet à pied

Distance entre des lieux exprimée par le trajet ou le temps nécessaire pour marcher.

En anglais simple : The distance between places measured by how far or how long you travel on foot.

• The station is a short walk away.
• It is a long walk from here to school.
• The hotel is a ten-minute walk from the beach.

Synonymes : hike, trek

Expressions courantes : a short walk, a long walk, an easy walk