tread

calpestare, camminare

Camminare o appoggiare il piede su una superficie.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: tread on something (Please do not tread on the flowers.)

Sinonimi: step, walk

Espressioni comuni: tread on something, tread carefully, tread softly

procedere, agire

Agire o procedere in un certo modo, soprattutto con cautela in una situazione difficile.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: proceed, act

Espressioni comuni: tread carefully, tread lightly, tread cautiously

pigiare

Schiacciare l’uva con i piedi per ricavarne il succo e fare il vino.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: crush, press

Espressioni comuni: tread grapes, tread the grapes

calpestare, comprimere

Comprimere il terreno o un’altra superficie con i piedi, spesso camminandoci sopra ripetutamente.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: tread something + adjective (They trod the loose earth flat.)

Sinonimi: trample, pack down

Espressioni comuni: tread the soil, tread a path, tread something flat

battistrada

Disegno in rilievo sulla superficie di uno pneumatico che ne favorisce l’aderenza alla strada.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: tread depth, tread pattern, worn tread

battistrada, suola

Parte esterna di uno pneumatico, una ruota o una scarpa che tocca il terreno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: running surface

Espressioni comuni: tyre tread, shoe tread, rubber tread

passo

Modo di camminare o posare i piedi, oppure rumore prodotto dai passi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: step, footfall

Espressioni comuni: heavy tread, light tread, measured tread

pedata

Parte piatta di un gradino su cui si appoggia il piede.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: step

Espressioni comuni: stair tread, wooden tread, tread width