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I. tread <trod [or Am a. treaded], trodden [or trod]> [tred] VB intr

1. tread (step):

to tread somewhere
irgendwohin treten
he trod all over my nice clean floor in his filthy boots!
er trampelte mit seinen dreckigen Stiefeln über meinen schönen sauberen Fußboden!
to tread carefully
vorsichtig auftreten
to tread in/on sth
in/auf etw acc treten

2. tread (maltreat):

to tread on sb
jdn treten

Phrases:

to tread carefully
vorsichtig vorgehen

II. tread <trod [or Am a. treaded], trodden [or trod]> [tred] VB trans

to tread sth down grass
etw niedertreten
to tread sth into sth
etw in etw acc [hinein]treten
a load of food had been trodden into the carpet
eine Ladung voll Essen war im Teppich festgetreten worden
to tread the boards hum
auf den Brettern stehen
to tread grapes
Trauben stampfen
to tread water
Wasser treten
to tread one's weary way liter
mühselig seinen Weg gehen

Phrases:

to tread water
in einer Sackgasse stecken

III. tread [tred] N

1. tread no pl (walking):

tread
Tritt m <-(e)s, -e>
tread
Schritt m <-(e)s, -e>
a heavy tread
ein schwerer Schritt

2. tread (step):

tread
Stufe f <-, -n>

3. tread (profile):

tread of tyre
[Reifen]profil nt
tread of shoe
[Schuh]profil nt
See also

I. toe [təʊ, Am toʊ] N

1. toe (on foot):

toe
Zehe f <-, -n>
toe
Zeh m <-s, -en>
to stub one's toes
sich dat die Zehen anstoßen
to tap one's toes
mit den Zehen wippen

2. toe (of sock, shoe):

toe
Spitze f <-, -n>

Phrases:

to make one's toes curl
jdm peinlich sein
to keep sb on their toes
jdn auf Zack halten inf
to stay on one's toes
auf Zack bleiben inf
to step on [or tread] sb's toes
jdm nahetreten
to step on [or tread] sb's toes
jdm zu nahe treten
to turn up one's toes inf
den Löffel abgeben inf

II. toe [təʊ, Am toʊ] VB trans

to toe the party line
der Parteilinie folgen

III. toe [təʊ, Am toʊ] VB intr

to toe in/out
X-/O-Beine haben
OpenDict entry

tread N

tread (Technik; Reifen)
Lauffläche f
Present
Itread
youtread
he/she/ittreads
wetread
youtread
theytread
Past
Itrod / American English a. treaded
youtrod / American English a. treaded
he/she/ittrod / American English a. treaded
wetrod / American English a. treaded
youtrod / American English a. treaded
theytrod / American English a. treaded
Present Perfect
Ihavetrodden / trod
youhavetrodden / trod
he/she/ithastrodden / trod
wehavetrodden / trod
youhavetrodden / trod
theyhavetrodden / trod
Past Perfect
Ihadtrodden / trod
youhadtrodden / trod
he/she/ithadtrodden / trod
wehadtrodden / trod
youhadtrodden / trod
theyhadtrodden / trod
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