walk
Pronunciation: /wɔːk/
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French translation of walk
A. n
- 1 promenade (f); (shorter) tour (m); (hike) randonnée (f) it's about ten minutes' walk = c'est à environ dix minutes à pied to go for a walk = (aller) faire une promenade
- 2 (gait) démarche (f)
- 3 (pace) pas (m)
- 4 (path) allée (f)
B. vtr
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
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walk around
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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
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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
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walk round
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walk through
traverser [house, forest]; passer [door]; parcourir [streets]; marcher dans [snow, mud, grass] -
walk up
to walk up to = s'approcher de
A. se promener; (aimlessly) traîner
A. a partir brusquement b to walk off with sth (innocently) = partir avec qch; (as theft) = filer (fam) avec qch
B. (round edge of) faire le tour de; (visit) visiter [town]