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• 1 to walk; [demonstrators] to march Definition of walk in the British & World English dictionary Definition of walk in the US English dictionary Translate walk | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to tread se laisser marcher sur les pieds (figurative) = to let oneself be walked over Definition of tread in the British & World English dictionary Definition of tread in the US English dictionary Translate tread | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 [mechanism, system] to work ma radio marche mal = my radio doesn't work properly faire marcher qch = to get sth to work marcher au gaz = to run on gas les bus ne marchent pas le soir = the buses don't run in the evenings Definition of work in the British & World English dictionary Definition of work in the US English dictionary Translate work | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4 (fam) marcher (bien)/marcher mal [work, relationship] = to go well/not to go well; [film, student] = to do well/not to do well; [actor] = to go down well/not to go down well

• 5 (fam) c'est trop risqué, je ne marche pas = it's too risky, count me out ça marche! = it's a deal!

• 6 (fam) to fall for it

• 7faire marcher qn = to pull sb's leg faire marcher son monde (fam) = to be good at giving orders