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walk verb

  /woːk/ , /wɑk/ , /wɔk/ , /wɔːk/
  • (intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
 marcher, se promener
  • (transitive) To travel (a distance) by walking.
  • (machining, intransitive, of a tool, such as a drill bit or reamer) To tend to move radially while feeding axially, whether tending toward on-center or tending toward off-center. Walking may be desirable (e.g., when a reamer walks into concentricity) or undesirable (e.g., when a twist drill walks into eccentricity.)
 marcher, faire [distance] à pied
  • (transitive) To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.
 promener, accompagner, raccompagner
  • (transitive) To full; to beat (cloth) to give it the consistency of felt.
 battre
  • (intransitive, colloquial, legal) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
 ficher le camp
  • (transitive) To traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement).
 parcourir
  • (obsolete) To be in motion; to act; to move.
 s'envoler, se barrer
  • (intransitive, colloquial) To leave, resign.
 se barrer, se casser, se tirer

walk noun

  /woːk/ , /wɑk/ , /wɔk/ , /wɔːk/
  • A trip made by walking.
 promenade, balade, marche
  • A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk.
 allée, promenade
  • (baseball) An award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher; known in the rules as a "base on balls".
 but-sur-balles
  • A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.
 démarche, marcher

walking noun

  /ˈwɑkɪŋ/ , /ˈwɔkɪŋ/ , /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
  • .
 marche, randonnée, marche à pied
walk of life
horizon, milieu
walk-on
figurant, comparse, figuration
walk on eggshells
marcher sur des œufs, prendre des pincettes, mettre des gants, prendre des gants
walk around
déambuler
walk in the park
promenade de santé, être du gâteau
walk the talk
faut que les bottines suivent les babines
walk on air
être sur un petit nuage
walk the walk
faut que les bottines suivent les babines
walk-in
drive piéton

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

cake-walk
cake walk, cake-walk
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