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- From the verb tread: (⇒ conjugate)
- treads is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v 3rd person singular
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| tread⇒ vi | (walk) | pisar⇒ vtr |
| | | aplastar⇒ vtr |
| | | hollar⇒ vtr |
| | | pisotear⇒ vtr |
| | I trod with care as I crossed the slippery ground. You've trodden all over the carpet in your muddy boots! |
| | Pisé con cuidado al cruzar el suelo resbaladizo. Has pisado por toda la moqueta con tus botas embarradas. |
tread on [sth],
tread upon [sth] vi + prep | (trample, squash) | pisotear⇒ vtr |
| | | aplastar⇒ vtr |
| | The great oaf wasn't looking where he was going and he trod on my foot! Tread softly for you tread upon my dreams. (W.B. Yeats) |
| | ¡El pedazo de zoquete no miraba por dónde iba y me pisoteó el pie! Pisa suavemente, pues caminas sobre mis sueños. (W.B. Yeats) |
| | | pisar⇒ vtr |
| | ¡El pedazo de zoquete no miraba por dónde iba y me pisó el pie! Pisa suavemente, pues caminas sobre mis sueños. (W.B. Yeats) |
| tread [sth]⇒ vtr | (walk somewhere) | caminar por vi + prep |
| | | andar por vi + prep |
| | As she walked along the path, Charlotte thought of all the people who must have trodden it before her. That man is the greatest scoundrel who ever trod this earth! |
| | Mientras caminaba por el sendero, Charlotte pensó en toda la gente que debía de haber pasado por allí antes que ella. ¡Ese hombre es el mayor sinvergüenza que jamás ha caminado por la faz de la tierra! |
| tread n | (grooves on a tire) | banda de rodadura loc nom f |
| | (coloquial) | dibujo nm |
| | I need to get new tyres; there's not much tread left on these. |
| | Necesito neumáticos nuevos; no queda mucha banda de rodadura en estos. |
| Additional Translations |
| tread n | (manner of walking) | paso nm |
| | For such a large man, John had a light tread. |
| | Para ser un hombre tan grande, John tenía un paso ligero. |
| tread n | (sound of walking) | paso nm |
| | Wendy had been waiting for hours when she finally heard Peter's tread on the gravel behind her. |
| | Wendy llevaba horas esperando cuando finalmente escuchó los pasos de Peter sobre la gravilla detrás de ella. |
| tread n | (flat part of step) | escalón nm |
| | Be careful going down the stairs; the treads are very narrow. |
| | Ten cuidado al bajar las escaleras; los escalones son muy estrechos. |
| tread n | (bottom of shoe) | suela nf |
| | The footprint matched the tread on the suspect's shoe. |
| | La huella coincidía con la suela del calzado del sospechoso. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Compound Forms:
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walk on broken glass,
tread on broken glass v expr | figurative (delicate situation, subject) (figurado) | asunto espinoso nm + adj |
| | | situación peliaguda nf + adj |
| | | tema delicado nm + adj |
| | If you try to discuss his drinking problem, you will be walking on broken glass. |
| | Si intentas hablar de su problema con el alcohol, acabarán en un asunto espinoso. |
ribbed tread,
rib tread n | (type of vehicle tyre) | neumático acanalado nm + adj |
tire tread (US),
tyre tread (UK) n | (grooves on a tire) | banda de rodamiento loc nom f |
| tread carefully vi + adv | figurative (be cautious or gentle) | tener cuidado loc verb |
| | | actuar con cuidado vi + loc adv |
| | He's quite sensitive about that, so tread carefully. |
| | Es muy sensible con eso, así que ten cuidado. |
| tread carefully vi + adv | (walk cautiously) | caminar con cuidado loc verb |
| | | ver por donde uno pisa loc verb |
| | Tread carefully, so you don't disturb the wildlife. |
| | Camina con cuidado para no molestar a los animales. |
tread on [sb]'s toes,
step on [sb]'s toes v expr | figurative (encroach on [sb]'s territory) | invadir el territorio de loc verb |
| | | meterse en el territorio de loc verb |
| | The new employee trod on Gloria's toes when he sold some new products to her clients. |
| tread the boards v expr | figurative (act on stage) | actuar⇒ vi |
| | The actress had longed to tread the boards since she had been a child. |
| tread water v expr | (keep head above water by moving limbs) | nadar como un perrito loc verb |
| | Beginners' swimming lessons include teaching students how to tread water. |
| | | mantenerse a flote loc verb |
| | En las clases de natación para principiantes se enseña a los alumnos a mantenerse a flote. |
| | | patalear en el agua loc verb |
| tread water v expr | figurative (exert energy without making progress) (figurado) | tratar de no hundirse loc verb |
| | (figurado) | salir a flote, mantenerse a flote loc verb |
| | We're treading water until the Euro/Pound exchange rate improves. | | | I'm just treading water now because I don't know how to progress. |
| | Estamos tratando de no hundirnos hasta que la tarifa de conversión de euro a libra mejore. // Estoy tratando de no hundirme porque no sé cómo mejorar. |
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