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As we tread our way carefully back along the ridge to the helicopter I ask Don what he feels the long term prospects for the kakapos really are, and his answer is surprisingly apposite.
Als ich Don während unseres vorsichtigen Rückzuges über den Kamm zum Hubschrauber frage, wie er die langfristigen Aussichten für die Kakapos nun wirklich einschätzt, ist seine Antwort überraschend sachlich.
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer Art
Die letzten ihrer Art
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark
© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990
© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, Hamburg
Last Chance to See
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark
© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
Do you not hold your head as high and walk with as firm a tread as you did forty years ago ?
Trägst du dein Haupt nicht so aufrecht, gehst du nicht mit solchem festen Schritt einher wie vor vierzig Sommern?
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
A set of four tyres bearing the same tyre size designation and tread pattern that is representative of the range of tyres, shall be submitted to a tyre/road noise emission level test to be carried out as specified in Appendix 1.
Ein für die Reifenreihe repräsentativer Satz von vier Reifen mit der gleichen Reifengrößenbezeichnung und dem gleichen Laufflächenprofil wird einer Prüfung des Abrollgeräuschepegels gemäß Anlage 1 unterzogen.
The movement of the music, which his hands bring about, represents the path his feet would be the first to tread.
Der Ablauf innerhalb der Musik, den die Hand bewirkt, steht für den Weg, den er mit den Beinen voranschreiten würde.
Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und Macht
Masse und Macht
Canetti, Elias
© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960
Crowds and Power
Canetti, Elias
© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg
© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
If only a world like Mars had been found to orbit the Earth, instead of poor desiccated Luna - a world with ice and air, just waiting for an explorer’s tread!
Wenn man doch nur eine Welt wie Mars im Erdorbit entdeckt hätte anstatt der schwindsüchtigen Luna - eine Welt mit Eis und Luft, die nur darauf gewartet hätte, dass ein Forscher den Fuß auf sie setzte!
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
You may be destined to tread in Master Klingsohr's footsteps, and then you may sue for the Lady Mathilda's favour with some reasonable hope of success.
Vielleicht seid Ihr bestimmt, in Meister Klingsohrs Fußtapfen zu treten und dann würdet Ihr Euch wohl mit gutem Glück um Mathildens Gunst bewerben können.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
With global demand flagging, the priority has to be recovery, without abandoning the goal of reform – a difficult line to tread politically.
Bei nachlassender globaler Nachfrage muss die Priorität auf der Erholung liegen, ohne das Ziel der Reform aus den Augen zu verlieren – eine schwierige politische Aufgabe.
© 1995-2012 Project Syndicate
© 1995-2012 Project Syndicate
When did the last human foot tread this world?
Wann war zum letzten Mal ein Mensch über diese Welt geschritten?
Anderson, Poul / GenesisAnderson, Poul / Genesis
Genesis
Anderson, Poul
© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust
© für die deutschsprachige Ausgabe 2001 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
Genesis
Anderson, Poul
© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust
Does the Commission think it admissible for civil rights to be trodden underfoot in Finland while the Natura 2000 programme is being prepared?
Ist die Kommission der Ansicht, daß die Grundrechte der Bürger bei der Vorbereitung von Natura 2000 in Finnland mit Fußen getreten werden dürfen?
© Europäische Union, 1998-2010
© European Union, 1998-2010
Thus Heinrich of Ofterdingen saw his mastership contemptuously trodden into the mire, and found even his very life in danger.
So sah nun Heinrich von Ofterdingen seine Meisterschaft in den Staub getreten und selbst sein Leben bedroht.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
But it was not the will of Heaven that this murderous project should be accomplished, and the fundamental constitution of the State trodden under foot by old Falieri's arrogant pride.
Der Himmel wollte aber nicht, daß dieser Mordanschlag gelingen und die Grundverfassung des bedrängten Staats durch den alten von Stolz und Übermut entflammten Falieri in den Staub getreten werden sollte.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
He came to a wide gap which had been trodden into mud by cattle.
Er kam zu einem schlammigen Pfad, der von Vieh breitgetrampelt worden war.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, interchangeable tyre treads and tyre flaps of rubber
Luftreifen aus Kautschuk, runderneuert [oder gebraucht]; Vollreifen oder Hohlkammerreifen [auswechselbare Uberreifen und Felgenbander], aus Kautschuk
© Europäische Union, 1998-2010
© European Union, 1998-2010
Retreated or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, interchangeable tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber
Luftreifen aus Kautschuk, runderneuert oder gebraucht; Vollreifen oder Hohlkammerreifen, auswechselbare Überreifen und Felgenbänder, aus Kautschuk
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011
The captain had not reckoned on a woman whose heart could be trod upon by army brogans.
Aber der Captain hatte nicht gerechnet mit einer Frau, deren Herz sogar ein Paar Schnürstiefel aushielt.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976

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Collocations

herringbone tread pattern
Fischgrätenprofil
tread profile
Laufflächenprofil
tread design
Profil
tread pattern
Profil
tread bar
Profilblock
tread groove
Profilrille
tread depth
Profiltiefe
tread depth gauge
Profiltiefenmesser
tire tread
Reifenlauffläche
tread design
Reifenprofil
tread pattern
Reifenprofil
tread width
Spurweite
tread mat
Tretmatte
herringbone tread pattern
Zickzackprofil
tread wear indicator
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Word forms

tread

verb
Basic forms
Pasttrod, *treaded
Imperativetread
Present Participle (Participle I)treading
Past Participle (Participle II)trod, trodden
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I treadwe tread
you treadyou tread
he/she/it treadsthey tread
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am treadingwe are treading
you are treadingyou are treading
he/she/it is treadingthey are treading
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have trod, troddenwe have trod, trodden
you have trod, troddenyou have trod, trodden
he/she/it has trod, troddenthey have trod, trodden
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been treadingwe have been treading
you have been treadingyou have been treading
he/she/it has been treadingthey have been treading
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I trod, *treadedwe trod, *treaded
you trod, *treadedyou trod, *treaded
he/she/it trod, *treadedthey trod, *treaded
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was treadingwe were treading
you were treadingyou were treading
he/she/it was treadingthey were treading
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had trod, troddenwe had trod, trodden
you had trod, troddenyou had trod, trodden
he/she/it had trod, troddenthey had trod, trodden
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been treadingwe had been treading
you had been treadingyou had been treading
he/she/it had been treadingthey had been treading
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will treadwe shall/will tread
you will treadyou will tread
he/she/it will treadthey will tread
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be treadingwe shall/will be treading
you will be treadingyou will be treading
he/she/it will be treadingthey will be treading
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have trod, troddenwe shall/will have trod, trodden
you will have trod, troddenyou will have trod, trodden
he/she/it will have trod, troddenthey will have trod, trodden
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been treadingwe shall/will have been treading
you will have been treadingyou will have been treading
he/she/it will have been treadingthey will have been treading
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would treadwe should/would tread
you would treadyou would tread
he/she/it would treadthey would tread
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be treadingwe should/would be treading
you would be treadingyou would be treading
he/she/it would be treadingthey would be treading
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have trod, troddenwe should/would have trod, trodden
you would have trod, troddenyou would have trod, trodden
he/she/it would have trod, troddenthey would have trod, trodden
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been treadingwe should/would have been treading
you would have been treadingyou would have been treading
he/she/it would have been treadingthey would have been treading
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am trod, troddenwe are trod, trodden
you are trod, troddenyou are trod, trodden
he/she/it is trod, troddenthey are trod, trodden
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being trod, troddenwe are being trod, trodden
you are being trod, troddenyou are being trod, trodden
he/she/it is being trod, troddenthey are being trod, trodden
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been trod, troddenwe have been trod, trodden
you have been trod, troddenyou have been trod, trodden
he/she/it has been trod, troddenthey have been trod, trodden
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was trod, troddenwe were trod, trodden
you were trod, troddenyou were trod, trodden
he/she/it was trod, troddenthey were trod, trodden
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being trod, troddenwe were being trod, trodden
you were being trod, troddenyou were being trod, trodden
he/she/it was being trod, troddenthey were being trod, trodden
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been trod, troddenwe had been trod, trodden
you had been trod, troddenyou had been trod, trodden
he/she/it had been trod, troddenthey had been trod, trodden
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be trod, troddenwe shall/will be trod, trodden
you will be trod, troddenyou will be trod, trodden
he/she/it will be trod, troddenthey will be trod, trodden
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been trod, troddenwe shall/will have been trod, trodden
you will have been trod, troddenyou will have been trod, trodden
he/she/it will have been trod, troddenthey will have been trod, trodden

tread

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetreadtreads
Possessive casetread'streads'