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tread down

UK
/trɛd daʊn/
US
/trɛd daʊn/

Translations

tread downverb
trod down
Past Simple
trodden down
Past Participle
treading down
Gerund
UK
/trɛd daʊn/
US
/trɛd daʊn/
piétinerSens propre.
The children tread down the grass as they played in the field.
Les enfants piétinent l’herbe en jouant dans le champ.
réprimerSens figuré, surtout en parlant d’une opposition ou d’une contestation.
The regime sought to tread down any form of dissent among the population.
Le régime a cherché à réprimer toute forme de dissidence parmi la population.
Synonyms
trample
step on
squash
flatten
oppress
subdue

Definitions

tread downverb
To crush or flatten something by walking on it.
The children tread down the grass as they played in the field.
To suppress or subdue someone or something.
The regime sought to tread down any form of dissent among the population.
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