piétiner

piétiner [pjetine]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = trépigner) to stamp (one's feet)

   b. ( = ne pas avancer) [personne] to stand about ; [discussion] to make no progress

2. transitive verb

[+ sol] to trample on ; [+ parterres, fleurs] to tread on

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pjetine
1.

verbe transitif lit to trample [something] underfoot [bouquet, fraisiers]; fig to trample on [droits, croyances]

piétiner le sol — to stamp one's feet

2.

verbe intransitif

1) (sur place)

piétiner d'impatience — to hop up and down with impatience

2) (marcher lentement) (à cause de la foule) to shuffle along; (à cause de la neige) to trudge along

3) fig [négociations, enquête] to make no headway

je piétine — I'm not getting anywhere

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pjetine

1. vi

1) (= trépigner) to stamp (one's foot)

2) (= marquer le pas) to stand about, fig to be at a standstill

2. vt

to trample on

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piétiner verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 lit to trample [sth] underfoot [bouquet, fraisiers, drapeau]; piétiner le sol (d'impatience, de rage) to stamp one's feet; périr piétiné to be trampled to death;

2 fig to trample on [droits, croyances].

B vi

1 (sur place) piétiner d'impatience/de rage to hop up and down with impatience/with fury;

2 (marcher lentement) (à cause de la foule) to shuffle along; (à cause de la boue, la neige) to trudge along; piétiner dans la boue to trudge through the mud;

3 (ne pas avancer) [négociations, enquête] to make no headway; je piétine I'm not getting anywhere.

[pjetine] verbe intransitif

1. [s'agiter] to walk on the spot

piétiner de rage to stamp one's feet in rage

piétiner d'impatience (figuré) to be fidgeting with impatience, to be champing at the bit

2. (figuré) [stagner] to fail to make (any) progress ou headway

on piétine, il faut se décider! we're not getting anywhere ou we're just marking time, let's make up our minds!

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[pjetine] verbe transitif

1. [écraser] to trample ou to tread on

2. (figuré) [libertés, traditions] to trample underfoot, to ride roughshod over