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Meanings of tread in English

Portuguese
pernada
Catalan
pas
Spanish
paso

A step in walking or running.

        pernada
        Russian
        марш
        Spanish
        huella
        Catalan
        esglaó

        Horizontal or weakly inclined part of a stairway.

              марш
              Portuguese
              andar

              Tread or stomp heavily or roughly.

                    andar
                    Usage of tread in English
                    1
                    However it may prove, one must tread the path that need chooses!'
                    The fellowship of the ring
                    2
                    As far as Lothar was concerned, he had to tread particularly carefully.
                    The draining lake
                    3
                    Just kidding, they tread the very grey area between right and wrong.
                    The South African
                    4
                    Wheels: Left front tread depth SUBOPTIMAL; will require replacement in 30 cycles
                    From a Certain Point of View
                    5
                    Oil gets changed, water levels checked, tyre tread and pressures tested etc.
                    The Irish Times
                    6
                    He heard Allday's heavy tread behind him; it was a strange feeling.
                    Colors Aloft!
                    7
                    And They are cruel; cruelty is even in Their tread and expression.
                    On Nothing & Kindred Subjects
                    8
                    It was the crisis, and into it Mollie intruded with clumsy tread.
                    Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
                    9
                    Just means you're not the first to tread this road vigorously, dear.
                    The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
                    10
                    They begin to tread water while keeping their hands above the surface.
                    The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
                    11
                    Some thought it dangerous to tread ground where people had been murdered.
                    Wizardborn
                    12
                    Yes, it could, but the United States is likely to tread carefully.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    For once, it may not be possible to tread the middle path.
                    The South African
                    14
                    The unjust get the better of the just and tread on them.
                    The Spirit of Christmas
                    15
                    It is a pathway I do not want young players to tread.
                    The Guardian
                    16
                    There were also political barbs, although here they had to tread softly.
                    The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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                    Translations for tread
                    Tread through the time
                    Tread across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    South Africa
                    Common
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                    Common
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