trample

• Nom désignant le bruit ou l'action de marcher lourdement, de piétiner ou d'écraser avec les pieds. Peut aussi évoquer l'acte de fouler aux pieds.

A noun referring to the sound or act of heavy treading, stomping, or crushing underfoot.

1. Sound of heavy treadingC1formal

   The noise or act of heavy, repeated stepping or stomping, often by many feet.

   bruit de piétinement

   • The trample of the marching soldiers could be heard from afar.
   • The trample of the crowd echoed through the stadium.
   • The trample of horses' hooves filled the air.

   Synonymesclumpingpoundingthuddingtrampling

• Verbe désignant l'action de marcher ou de piétiner violemment sur quelque chose ou quelqu'un, souvent en causant des dommages ou des blessures.

A verb used to indicate the act of stepping heavily on something or someone, often causing damage or injury.

1. Tread heavily or roughlyB2formal

   To step heavily or roughly on something, often causing damage or destruction.

   piétiner

   • The crowd trampled the flowers in the garden.
   • He trampled on the papers scattered across the floor.
   • The horses trampled the crops in the field.

   Synonymescrushsquashstampstomptramptread

2. Injure by tramplingB2formal

   To cause injury by stepping on someone or something heavily.

   Blesser en piétinant

   • Several people were trampled in the stampede.
   • The child was trampled by the running crowd.
   • The animal trampled the hunter under its hooves.

   Synonymescrushstomptread on

3. Walk on and flattenB2formal

   To walk over something, pressing it down and making it flat.

   Piétiner en marchant

   • The hikers trampled the grass along the trail.
   • He trampled the leaves under his boots.
   • The children trampled the sandcastle they had built.

   Synonymescrushflattenstampstomptread