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walk

Pronunciation: /wɔːk/

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French translation of walk

A. n

  • 5 [Sport] épreuve (f) de marche

B. vtr

  • 1 faire [qch] à pied [distance, path, road]

C. vi

  • (in general) marcher; (for pleasure) se promener; (not run) aller au pas it's not very far, let's walk = ce n'est pas très loin, allons-y à pied he walked up/down the road = il a remonté/descendu la rue (à pied)

à pied is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot. If it is surprising or ambiguous, à pied should be included.

Phrasal verbs

walk around

A. se promener; (aimlessly) traîner
B. (to and fro) faire un tour dans; (make circuit of) faire le tour de

walk away

a s'éloigner (from de) b (refuse to face) to walk away from = se désintéresser de [problem] c (survive unscathed) sortir indemne (from de) d (win easily) to walk away with = gagner [qch] haut la main [game, tournament]; = remporter [qch] haut la main [election]; = décrocher [prize, honour]

walk back

revenir sur ses pas (to jusqu'à) we walked back (home) = nous sommes rentrés à pied

walk in

entrer I'd just walked in when... = je venais à peine d'entrer quand...

walk into

a (enter) entrer dans b tomber dans [trap]; se fourrer dans [tricky situation] c (bump into) rentrer dans [door, person]

walk off

A. a partir brusquement b to walk off with sth (innocently) = partir avec qch; (as theft) = filer (fam) avec qch
B. se promener pour faire passer [hangover, large meal]

walk out

a sortir (of de) b (desert) partir to walk out on = laisser tomber (fam) [lover]; = rompre [contract, undertaking] c (as protest) partir en signe de protestation; (on strike) se mettre en grève

walk over

A. s'approcher (to de)
B. (colloq) a (defeat) battre [qn] à plates coutures b (humiliate) marcher sur les pieds de

walk round

A. faire le tour
B. (round edge of) faire le tour de; (visit) visiter [town]

walk through

traverser [house, forest]; passer [door]; parcourir [streets]; marcher dans [snow, mud, grass]

walk up

to walk up to = s'approcher de

walk in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of walk in the British & World English dictionary Definition of walk in the US English dictionary