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 Translation for 'to walk' from English to French
VERB   to walk | walked | walked
walking | walks
SYNO base on balls | manner of walking | paseo | ...
marcherto walk
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allerto walk
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parcourir qc.to walk sth.
4
aller à piedto walk
équi.
marcher au pas
to walk [a horse]
Nouns
promenade {f}walk
5
balade {f} à piedwalk
tour {m} [à pied]walk
randonnée {f} [trajet pour marcheurs]walk
démarche {f}walk [gait]
marche {m} à pied [promenade]walk [stroll]
2 Words: Verbs
retarder qc. to slow-walk sth. [idiom] [to delay the progress of sth.]
traverser qc.to walk across sth.
traverser qc. à piedto walk across sth.
longer qc.to walk along sth.
côtoyer qc. [rivière]to walk alongside sth.
déambulerto walk around
marcher à reculonsto walk backwards
accélérer la marcheto walk faster
marcher d'un pas lesteto walk nimbly
reconduire qn. chez lui [à pied]to walk sb. home
marcher de traversto walk sideways
ralentir la marcheto walk slower
cheminerto walk slowly
2 Words: Nouns
traficurban
passage {m} à piétons
cross-walk [Am.] [Aus.]
démarche {f} bizarrefunny walk
dr.
marche {f} du suspect
perp walk [Am.] [coll.] [perpetrator walk]
occup.sociol.
grève {f} surprise
walk out
écon.occup.sociol.
débrayage {m}
walk-out
3 Words: Verbs
se baladerto take a walk [Am.]
se promenerto take a walk [Am.]
zool.
balader un chien [fam.]
to walk a dog
marcher sur la corde raide [loc.]to walk a tightrope [fig.]
entrer sans prévenirto walk in on sb.
aller du même pasto walk in step
marcher du même pasto walk in step
sport
rafler qc. [fam.] [médaille]
to walk off with sth. [e.g. winner's medal]
TechMéd.
béquiller [marcher avec des béquilles] [fam.]
to walk on crutches
marcher sur des œufs [fig.]to walk on eggshells [fig.]
plaquer qn. [fam.]to walk out on sb. [coll.]
trahir qn. [abandonner]to walk out on sb. [idiom]
délaisser qn. [abandonner]to walk out on sb. [idiom]
faire faux bond à qn. [fig.] [loc.]to walk out on sb. [idiom]
occup.
planter qc.[fam.] [travail]
to walk out on sth.
raccompagner qn. [à pied]to walk sb. (back) home
faire le pavéto walk the streets
faire le trottoir [fam.]to walk the streets [coll.] [idiom]
faire la pute [se prostituer] [vulg.]to walk the streets [coll.] [idiom] [prostitute]
passer de la parole [loc.]to walk the talk [coll.] [idiom]
TechMéd.
béquiller [marcher avec des béquilles] [fam.]
to walk with crutches
crapahuter [fam.]to walk with difficulty
4 Words: Verbs
se baladerto go for a walk
se promenerto go for a walk
aller se promenerto go for a walk
faire une promenadeto go for a walk
faire un (petit) tour (à pied)to go for a walk
faire une petite marcheto take a short walk
marcher à travers champsto walk across (the) fields
longer la côté [personne]to walk along the coastline
faire 5 km à pincesto walk for 5 km
méd.psych.
être somnambule
to walk in one's sleep
faire la queue leu leuto walk in single file
marcher à quatre pattes [enfant, adulte]to walk on all fours
théâtre
entrer en scène
to walk onto the stage
traverser une ville à piedto walk through a town
faire les cent pas [fig.]to walk up and down
boiterto walk with a limp
anat.
marcher courbé
to walk with a stoop
4 Words: Nouns
coq {m} de village [fam.] [loc.]cock of the walk [amongst women] [idiom]
jeu {m} d'enfant [tâche facile]walk in the park [fig.] [Am.] [easy task]
tech.
portique {m} de détection
walk-through metal detector
5+ Words: Others
On y entre comme dans un moulin. [loc.]Anyone can just walk right in. [idiom]
Ce n'est pas une mince affaire. [loc.]It's not a walk in the park. [idiom]
5+ Words: Verbs
sortir faire un tour [à pied]to go out for a walk
sociol.
connaître des gens de tous les milieux
to know people from every walk of life
tourner les talonsto turn on one's heel and walk away
marcher d'un bon pasto walk at a brisk pace
réussir aux dépens des autresto walk over people to get to the top
aller au casse-pipe [loc.]to walk right into a trap [idiom]
traverser la cuisine sur la pointe des piedsto walk tiptoe across the kitchen
avoir une démarche assuréeto walk with a confident step
avoir le pas lourdto walk with a heavy step
marcher d'un pas lourdto walk with a heavy step
Fiction (Literature and Film)
filmF
La Rue chaude
Walk on the Wild Side [Edward Dmytryk (1962)]
filmF
Rien ne sert de courir [film de 1966]
Walk, Don't Run [Charles Walters]
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Translation for 'to walk' from English to French

to walk
marcher

aller

aller à pied
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to walk sth.
parcourir qc.
to walk [a horse]
marcher au paséqui.

walk
promenade {f}

balade {f} à pied

tour {m} [à pied]

randonnée {f} [trajet pour marcheurs]
walk [gait]
démarche {f}
walk [stroll]
marche {m} à pied [promenade]

to slow-walk sth. [idiom] [to delay the progress of sth.]
retarder qc.
to walk across sth.
traverser qc.

traverser qc. à pied
to walk along sth.
longer qc.
to walk alongside sth.
côtoyer qc. [rivière]
to walk around
déambuler
to walk backwards
marcher à reculons
to walk faster
accélérer la marche
to walk nimbly
marcher d'un pas leste
to walk sb. home
reconduire qn. chez lui [à pied]
to walk sideways
marcher de travers
to walk slower
ralentir la marche
to walk slowly
cheminer

cross-walk [Am.] [Aus.]
passage {m} à piétonstraficurban
funny walk
démarche {f} bizarre
perp walk [Am.] [coll.] [perpetrator walk]
marche {f} du suspectdr.
walk out
grève {f} surpriseoccup.sociol.
walk-out
débrayage {m}écon.occup.sociol.

to take a walk [Am.]
se balader

se promener
to walk a dog
balader un chien [fam.]zool.
to walk a tightrope [fig.]
marcher sur la corde raide [loc.]
to walk in on sb.
entrer sans prévenir
to walk in step
aller du même pas

marcher du même pas
to walk off with sth. [e.g. winner's medal]
rafler qc. [fam.] [médaille]sport
to walk on crutches
béquiller [marcher avec des béquilles] [fam.]TechMéd.
to walk on eggshells [fig.]
marcher sur des œufs [fig.]
to walk out on sb. [coll.]
plaquer qn. [fam.]
to walk out on sb. [idiom]
trahir qn. [abandonner]

délaisser qn. [abandonner]

faire faux bond à qn. [fig.] [loc.]
to walk out on sth.
planter qc. là [fam.] [travail]occup.
to walk sb. (back) home
raccompagner qn. [à pied]
to walk the streets
faire le pavé
to walk the streets [coll.] [idiom]
faire le trottoir [fam.]
to walk the streets [coll.] [idiom] [prostitute]
faire la pute [se prostituer] [vulg.]
to walk the talk [coll.] [idiom]
passer de la parole [loc.]
to walk with crutches
béquiller [marcher avec des béquilles] [fam.]TechMéd.
to walk with difficulty
crapahuter [fam.]

to go for a walk
se balader

se promener

aller se promener

faire une promenade

faire un (petit) tour (à pied)
to take a short walk
faire une petite marche
to walk across (the) fields
marcher à travers champs
to walk along the coastline
longer la côté [personne]
to walk for 5 km
faire 5 km à pinces
to walk in one's sleep
être somnambuleméd.psych.
to walk in single file
faire la queue leu leu
to walk on all fours
marcher à quatre pattes [enfant, adulte]
to walk onto the stage
entrer en scènethéâtre
to walk through a town
traverser une ville à pied
to walk up and down
faire les cent pas [fig.]
to walk with a limp
boiter
to walk with a stoop
marcher courbéanat.

cock of the walk [amongst women] [idiom]
coq {m} de village [fam.] [loc.]
walk in the park [fig.] [Am.] [easy task]
jeu {m} d'enfant [tâche facile]
walk-through metal detector
portique {m} de détectiontech.

Anyone can just walk right in. [idiom]
On y entre comme dans un moulin. [loc.]
It's not a walk in the park. [idiom]
Ce n'est pas une mince affaire. [loc.]

to go out for a walk
sortir faire un tour [à pied]
to know people from every walk of life
connaître des gens de tous les milieuxsociol.
to turn on one's heel and walk away
tourner les talons
to walk at a brisk pace
marcher d'un bon pas
to walk over people to get to the top
réussir aux dépens des autres
to walk right into a trap [idiom]
aller au casse-pipe [loc.]
to walk tiptoe across the kitchen
traverser la cuisine sur la pointe des pieds
to walk with a confident step
avoir une démarche assurée
to walk with a heavy step
avoir le pas lourd

marcher d'un pas lourd

Walk on the Wild Side [Edward Dmytryk (1962)]
La Rue chaudefilmF
Walk, Don't Run [Charles Walters]
Rien ne sert de courir [film de 1966]filmF
  • cake-walk {m} = cakewalk [dance]
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Usage Examples English
  • Apollo 8 serves as character development in the 1995 film "Apollo 13", in which Jim Lovell is motivated to walk on the Moon by his Apollo 8 experience and later disappointed to be so near the surface twice without walking on it.
  • Initially, there was some uncertainty whether any breach of the provisions of the Doubin Law would enable the franchisee to walk away from the contract.
  • According to the ETC, the average rural inhabitant of Ethiopia has to walk 30 kilometers to the nearest phone.
  • The big toes were tied together or needles were driven through the soles of the feet in order to keep the dead from being able to walk.
  • Many developmental milestones are delayed with the ability to crawl typically occurring around 8 months rather than 5 months and the ability to walk independently typically occurring around 21 months rather than 14 months.

  • The legend of the Wandering Jew concerns a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion and was then cursed to walk the earth until the Second Coming.
  • away and Barks had to walk that distance every day.
  • Along with serving as the home field for the Reds, the stadium also holds the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, which was added as a part of Reds tradition allowing fans to walk through the history of the franchise as well as participating in many interactive baseball features.
  • The most accessible route to the ground is to walk through Bishops Park from Putney Bridge (the nearest Underground station), often known as 'The Green Mile' by Fulham fans (as it is roughly a mile walk through pleasant greenery).
  • The opponent then approaches the caller and meets them to walk side by side.

  • Caymanians made mules or donkeys with lanterns tied to their bodies to walk along the beaches or lit a large bonfire to attract sailors.
  • On Sundays and holidays, the Eixo Monumental is closed to cars so that locals may use it as a place to walk, bike, and have picnics under the trees.
  • Surgery funded by the March of Dimes enabled McGhee to walk.
  • Those that affect children tend to be inherited or familial, and their symptoms are either present at birth or appear before learning to walk.
  • Brawlers tend to overcome swarmers or in-fighters because, in trying to get close to the slugger, the in-fighter will invariably have to walk straight into the guns of the much harder-hitting brawler, so, unless the former has a very good chin and the latter's stamina is poor, the brawler's superior power will carry the day.

  • Due to the often fluctuating winter temperatures between above and below freezing, the saltwater ice of the Baltic Sea can be treacherous and hazardous to walk on, in particular in comparison to the more stable fresh water-ice sheets in the interior lakes.
  • Broteas was a famous hunter who refused to honour Artemis, and boasted that nothing could harm him, not even fire. Artemis then drove him mad, causing him to walk into fire, ending his life.
  • They also agreed that "we shall by all means labor to keep off from us all such as are contrary minded, and receive only such unto us as may be probably of one heart with us, such as that we either know or may well and truly be informed to walk in a peaceable conversation with all meekness of spirit, [...] for the edification of each other in the knowledge and faith of the Lord Jesus…" The covenant also stipulated that if differences were to arise between townsmen, they would seek arbitration for resolution and each would pay his fair share for the common good.
  • In 1993, two of the judges threatened to walk out when "Trainspotting" appeared on the longlist; Irvine Welsh's novel was pulled from the shortlist to satisfy them.
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