tread

1. (intransitive)To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.

   He trod back and forth wearily.

   Don't tread on the lawn.

   treten, festtreten, stampfen

   топтатьtoptatʹ

2. (transitive)To step or walk upon.

   Actors tread the boards.

3. (figuratively)To proceed, to behave (in a certain manner).

   to tread lightly, to tread gently

   to tread carefully, to tread cautiously, to tread warily

4. To beat or press with the feet.

   to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path

5. To work a lever, treadle, etc., with the foot or the feet.

6. To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, etc.

7. To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue; to repress.

   betreten, treten, auftreten

   наступа́тьnastupátʹ, наступи́тьnastupítʹ

   наступа́тиnastupáty, наступи́тиnastupýty

8. (intransitive)To copulate; said of (especially male) birds.

   mate with (used of male birds)

9. (transitive)To copulate with (a hen).

10. (transitive)To crush grapes with one's feet to make wine

    crush as if by treading on

1. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

   Дурні кидаються туди, куди страхаються ступнути ангели. — shanghainese

   ruДуракам закон не писан. — marafon

   deNarren stürzen sich auf etwas, wovor Engel zurückschrecken. — Tamy

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2. Tom is treading on thin ice.

   ruТом ступает по тонкому льду. — Nattiko

   deTom wandelt auf dünnem Eis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Tom is treading on very thin ice.

   ruТом ходит по очень тонкому льду. — odexed

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4. We're treading on very thin ice.

   ruМы идём по очень тонкому льду. — Ivanovb

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5. You're treading on thin ice.

   ruТы ходишь по тонкому льду. — Karok

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irregular · Lesson

• tread outTo press out with the feet; to press out, as wine or wheat.
• tread onUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tread, on.
• tread downTo trample