walk over

traverser à pied, marcher sur

Passer à pied d'un côté à l'autre de quelque chose ou marcher dessus.

En anglais simple : To move on foot across something.

• We walk over the bridge every day.
• She walked over the wet grass.
• Can you walk over those stones safely?

Comment l'utiliser : walk over something (We walked over the bridge to reach the village.)

Synonymes : walk across, cross

Expressions courantes : walk over something, walk over bridges, walk over grass

marcher sur les pieds de, écraser

Traiter quelqu'un comme inférieur et lui imposer ce que l'on veut.

En anglais simple : To treat someone as less important and make them accept what you want.

• Don't let him walk over you.
• She walked over anyone who disagreed with her.
• They are tired of being walked over by management.

Comment l'utiliser : let someone walk over you (Don't let your boss walk over you.)

Synonymes : bully, dominate, push around

Expressions courantes : walk over someone, walk over employees

battre facilement, écraser

Battre quelqu'un très facilement dans un jeu ou une compétition.

En anglais simple : To beat someone in a game or competition very easily.

• They walked over the other team.
• We expected to win, but we didn't walk over them.
• Will the champions walk over their opponents again?

Comment l'utiliser : walk over someone (Our team walked over their opponents in the final.)

Synonymes : beat easily, crush

Contraires : lose

Expressions courantes : walk over someone, walk over opponents