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Foulé (en. Crowd)

/fu.le/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Definition: Part of a soil or material that has been crushed or pressed.

Example sentence: The footprints on the trampled earth were still visible.

Les traces de pas sur la terre foulée étaient encore visibles.

Definition: State of something that has been trampled or flattened.

Example sentence: The field seemed to be well trampled after the harvest.

Le champ semblait être bien foulé après la récolte.

verb

Definition: To treat or walk on something with the feet.

Example sentence: He trampled the flowers by walking on the flowerbed.

Il a foulé les fleurs en marchant sur le parterre.

Definition: To crush or press hard on a surface.

Example sentence: She trampled the fabric to remove the moisture.

Elle a foulé le tissu pour en retirer l'humidité.

Etymology

Etymology/Origin: From Old French 'fouler', derived from Latin 'fullare' which means 'to rub' or 'to flatten'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Phrase: not to tread with one's feet

Meaning: Not to approach something.

ne pas fouler de ses pieds

Phrase: to tread on lands

Meaning: To walk on undeveloped areas.

fouler des terres

Phrase: to trample underfoot

Meaning: To treat with contempt or to neglect.

fouler aux pieds

Phrase: trampled on the ground

Meaning: To be crushed or flattened by pressure.

foulé au sol

Related Words

Related word: to tread

Description: The action of walking on something.

fouler

Related word: trampling

Description: The process of treading.

foulage

Related word: treading

Description: Adjective related to the action of treading.

foulant

Slang Meanings

Slang meaning: To be exhausted after a long walk.

Example: After that hike, I'm wiped out!

Après cette randonnée, je suis foulé !

Slang meaning: To be crushed by traffic or the crowd.

Example: Coming out of the concert, I was completely crushed by the crowd.

En sortant du concert, j'étais complètement foulé par la foule.