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trample
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tram·ple  (trmpl)
v. tram·pled, tram·pling, tram·ples
v.tr.
1. To beat down with the feet so as to crush, bruise, or destroy; tramp on.
2. To treat harshly or ruthlessly: would trample anyone who got in their way.
v.intr.
1. To tread heavily or destructively: trampling on the flowers.
2. To inflict injury as if by treading heavily: "trampling on the feelings of those about you" (Thornton Wilder).
n.
The action or sound of trampling.

[Middle English tramplen, frequentative of trampen, to tramp; see tramp.]

trampler n.

trample [ˈtræmpəl]
vb (when intr, usually foll by on, upon, or over)
1. to stamp or walk roughly (on) to trample the flowers
2. to encroach (upon) so as to violate or hurt to trample on someone's feelings
n
the action or sound of trampling
[frequentative of tramp; compare Middle High German trampeln]
trampler  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trampletrample - the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb1.trampletrample - tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
treadle - tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"
2.trampletrample - injure by trampling or as if by trampling; "The passerby was trampled by an elephant"
injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to
3.trampletrample - walk on and flatten; "tramp down the grass"; "trample the flowers"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

trample
verb
1. (often with on) stamp, crush, squash, tread, flatten, run over, walk over I don't want people trampling on the grass.
2. crush, squash, flatten, run over Many people were trampled in the panic that followed.
Translations
trample [ˈtræmpl]
A. VT (also to trample underfoot) → pisar, pisotear
B. VI (also to trample about, to trample along) → pisar fuerte, andar con pasos pesados
to trample on sthpisar algo, pisotear algo
to trample on sb (fig) → tratar a algn sin miramientos
to trample on sb's feelingsherir los sentimientos de algn

trample [ˈtræmpəl] vt
[+ grass, flowers] → piétiner; [+ people] → piétiner
to get trampled underfoot → se faire piétiner
trample on
vt
[+ grass, flowers] → piétiner
(= disregard) [+ feelings, rights] → piétiner

trample
vtniedertrampeln, niedertreten, zertrampeln; to trample something underfoot (lit, fig)auf etw (dat)herumtrampeln; she tramples her husband underfoot (fig)ihr Mann hat bei ihr nichts zu sagen (inf); he was trampled to death by a buller wurde von einem Bullen zu Tode getrampelt; to trample something into the groundetw in den Boden treten or trampeln
vistapfen, trampeln; he lets his wife trample all over him (fig)er lässt sich (dat)von seiner Frau auf dem Kopf herumtanzen
nGetrampel nt, → Trampeln nt

trample [ˈtræmpl] vt to trample (underfoot) (crush) → calpestare
to trample sth into the ground → calpestare qc
trample on vi + prepcalpestare
to trample on sb's feelings (fig) → calpestare i sentimenti di qn

trample [ˈtræmpl] vt to trample (underfoot) (crush) → calpestare
to trample sth into the ground → calpestare qc
trample on vi + prepcalpestare
to trample on sb's feelings (fig) → calpestare i sentimenti di qn

trample
v trample [ˈtrӕmpl]
to tread heavily (on) The horses trampled the grass (underfoot). vertrap يَدوس، يَدْعَس стъпвам тежко pošlapat træde (under fode) (zer-)trampeln ποδοπατώ pisotear, hollar trampima لگد کردن talloa piétiner לִרמוֹס कुचलना gaziti, toptati eltapos vmit menginjak-injak traðka á calpestare 踏みつける 짓밟다 trypti []mīdīt memijak-mijak trappen trampe ned deptać calcar a călca (în picioare) вытаптывать pošliapať (po)teptati gaziti trampa ner กระทืบ çiğnemek 踐踏 топтати کچلنا، پامال کرنا giậm, giẫm đạp 践踏


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