tread

tread
tred 1. past tense - trod; verb
1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.)
2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.)
3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.)
2. noun
1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) skritt, gange
2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) mønster, sliteflate
3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) trappetrinn
gange
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skritt
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trinn
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subst. \/tred\/
1) steg, skritt, gange
he has a heavy tread
han går tungt
the carpet gives a soft tread
teppet er mykt å gå på
2) trappetrinn, trinn, inntrinn
3) trinnbredde, trinnflate
4) (på fot eller sko) sliteflate
5) (på bildekk, også tread pattern) slitebane, slitemønster, dekkmønster, profil
6) (på skinner, skosåler) slitebane, sliteflate
7) (gammeldags, om fugler) paring
II
verb (trod - trodden , noen ganger trod) \/tred\/
1) trå, tråkke, gå
don't tread on the flowerbeds
ikke tråkk i blomsterbedene
she trod lightly so as not to wake the baby
hun gikk forsiktig for ikke å vekke babyen
2) trampe (på), trampe i stykker, presse ut (med føttene), stampe (med føttene), tråkke ned
tread grapes
tread out the fire in the grass
tråkke ut ilden i gresset
3) tråkke opp
4) gå (på), vandre (på), gå langs, følge
tread a path
gå på stien
5) (overført) betre
tread a dangerous path
6) (om fugler) pare seg (med)
7) forsyne med slitebane, legge slitebane på
tread tyres
8) (spøkefullt) danse
tread a measure (gammeldags) trø dansen
tread down (også overført) trå ned, trampe ned, tråkke ned, knuse
tread down somebody's feelings
tråkke på noens følelser
tread down shoes at the heels
tråkke ned hælene på sko
shoes trodden down at the heels
nedtrådte sko
tread in someone's footstep gå i noens fotspor
tread lightly (overført) gå forsiktig frem
tread on air eller walk on air være i den syvende himmel
I felt I was treading on air
jeg var i den syvende himmel
tread on someone's corns tråkke noen på tærne
tread on someone's heels tråkke i hælene på noen, følge like etter noen
tread on someone's toes (spesielt overført) tråkke noen på tærne
tread the boards eller tread the stage (overført) betre de skrå bredder (dvs. teaterscenen)
tread to death tråkke ihjel, trampe ihjel
tread under foot trå under fot
tread water trå vannet (overført) stagnere, ikke gjøre fremskritt
he is treading water in his career

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  • Tread — Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth. trudan …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tread — Tread, v. t. 1. To step or walk on. [1913 Webster] Forbid to tread the promised land he saw. Prior. [1913 Webster] Methought she trod the ground with greater grace. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tread — Tread, n. 1. A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread. [1913 Webster] She is coming, my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tread — ► VERB (past trod; past part. trodden or trod) 1) walk in a specified way. 2) press down or crush with the feet. 3) walk on or along. ► NOUN 1) a manner or the sound of walking …   English terms dictionary

  • tread — [tred] vt. TROD or (in tread water: see phr. below) treaded, trodden or trod or (in tread water) treaded, treading, trod [ME treden < OE tredan, akin to Ger treten < IE * dreu < base * drā, to run, step > TRAP1] 1. to walk on, in,… …   English World dictionary

  • tread — tread; tread·er; un·tread; …   English syllables

  • tread — [n] walk footstep, footsteps, gait, march, pace, step, stride, trace, track, tramp; concepts 149,284 tread [v] walk; bear down ambulate, crush, foot, hike, hoof, march, oppress, pace, plod, quell, repress, squash, stamp, stamp on, step, step on,… …   New thesaurus

  • tread — index perambulate, step Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tread on — index mistreat, spurn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tread — tread1 [tred] v past tense trod [trɔd US tra:d] past participle trodden [ˈtrɔdn US ˈtra:dn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(step in/on)¦ 2 tread carefully/warily/cautiously etc 3¦(crush)¦ 4 tread a path 5 tread water 6¦(walk)¦ 7 tread the boards ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tread — [[t]tre̱d[/t]] treads, treading, trod, trodden 1) VERB If you tread on something, you put your foot on it when you are walking or standing. [V on n] Oh, sorry, I didn t mean to tread on your foot... [V on n] I had white rugs on the floor, but… …   English dictionary

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