Tread in spanish
pronunciation: uejɑ part of speech: verb, noun
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» retread [re-tread] = idea reciclada, neumático recauchutado.
Example: The proposed reform ideas are retreads of tried and untrue conservative concepts with a history of failure.» tyre tread = banda de rodamiento de neumático.
Example: The student activity guide provides step-by-step instructions for completing each objective (e.g., replace an air filter, replace wiper blades, check air pressure in tyres, measure tyre tread wear).» tyre-tread soled = con suela de goma de neumático.
Example: There are many varieties of sandal, from synthetic rope soles and straps, tyre-tread soled sandals, to the Japanese wooden sandals, which are relatively easy to make.tread2 = pisar, andar.
Example: E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.more:
» dare to + tread = atreverse a tratar.
Example: This book on the Vedic religious imagination covers an area of Indian studies that few dare to tread.» fear to + tread = no atreverse a tratar, temer tratar.
Example: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.» tread across + boundaries = atravesar fronteras.
Example: In anthropology, there has been concern with mediating figures and other ritual specialists who tread across natural and cultural boundaries.» tread + a delicate line between ... and = estar a caballo entre... y..., intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y....
Example: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.» tread + a fine line between ... and = star a caballo entre... y..., intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y....
Example: These ferocious competitors tread a fine line between controlled aggression and illegality.» tread + a middle path between ... and = estar a caballo entre... y..., intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y....
Example: This lavishly illustrated book ultimately fails in its attempt to tread a middle path between the scholarly and popular approaches to the Roman amphitheatre.» tread + common ground = tener en común, compartir.
Example: Libraries and education tread a great deal of common ground, e.g., continuing education, staff qualities, library use education for students, and adult literacy.» tread + familiar ground = tratar un tema conocido.
Example: The remaining two sections tread more familiar ground.» tread + grapes = pisar uvas.
Example: The article 'Treading the grapes: The CD-ROM experience' is a report of an informal discussion of CD-ROM networking issues.» tread into = adentrarse, penetrar.
Example: This seems to suggest that Schopenhauer may have trodden much further into the mystics' domain than he is willing to admit.» tread + lightly = andar con cuidado.
Example: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.» tread on = pisar, pisotear.
Example: The article is entitled 'Tread softly for you tread on my dreams: academicising Arthur Ransome'.» tread on + air = sentirse como flotando en las nubes, estar en la gloria, estar en el séptimo cielo.
Example: Who is this young woman who goes out stealthily like this, and meets a young man, and comes back feeling as if she had been treading on air?.» tread on + dangerous ground = andar por terreno peligroso, andar por terreno resbaladizo.
Example: They are treading on dangerous ground if they have decided to sacrifice the principles of parliamentary government to try to enthuse their troops.» tread on + eggshells = andarse con (mucho) cuidado, andarse con pies de plomo, ir con pies de plomo.
Example: She has learned when it is safe to be herself and when it is wiser to 'tread on eggshells'.» tread on + Posesivo + toes = molestar, ofender.
Example: For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.» tread + path = seguir un camino.
Example: Some of themes depict the diverse possibilities available to those who 'tread the path of righteousness and enter the gates of salvation'.» tread + softly = andar con cuidado.
Example: The article is entitled 'Tread softly for you tread on my dreams: academicising Arthur Ransome'.» tread + the line between ... and = andar a caballo entre... y....
Example: The fair is dedicated to objects that tread the line between utility and art.» tread + the thin line between ... and = estar a caballo entre... y..., andarse con mucho cuidado.
Example: Therapists must be able to tread the thin line between too much involvement with patients and too little.» tread + (very) carefully = andarse con (mucho) cuidado, andarse con pies de plomo, ir con pies de plomo.
Example: The article is entitled 'Treading carefully through the murky legalities of electronic reserves'.» tread + (very) warily = andarse con (mucho) cuidado, andarse con pies de plomo, ir con pies de plomo.
Example: The director saw at once that he must tread warily.» tread + water = ir tirando, salir adelante, no avanzar.
Example: In this type of educational system fast, learners often 'tread water,' with little incentive to work beyond minimum competency levels.» tread + water = tratar de mantenerse a flote, mantenerse a flote.
Example: The fish pulled him overboard after being hooked and his boat drifted away, leaving him treading water for six hours in the shark-infested area.» tread + well-worn ground = andar camino trillado.
Example: While the first three chapters tread well-worn ground, chapters four to eight cover material that is less well known.» tread with + care = andarse con cuidado.
Example: The overall conclusion is that policy-makers need to tread with care in this area of social security law and policy.» well-tread = trillado.
Example: All the contributions provide well-articulated, fresh insights, even on well-tread subjects.