What does foulé in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word foulé in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use foulé in French.

The word foulé in French means crowd, mob, host, tread, tread, trample, press, crush, beat, sprain, twist, sprain, strain, make an effort, full, walkabout, mixed crowd, assorted crowd, silent majority, stir up the crowd, whip up the crowd, busy day crowd, stampede, mingle with the crowd, blend into the crowd, to the cheers of the crowd, to cheers from the crowd. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word foulé

crowd, mob

nom féminin (masse populaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La foule s'est massée sur les Champs-Élysées pour le 14 juillet. Une foule dense s'était massée devant l'entrée de l'hôtel de la star.
The crowd gathered on the Champs-Elysees for Bastille day. A dense mob had gathered in front of the star's hotel.

host

nom féminin (figuré (grand nombre) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y avait une foule d'artistes à ce festival. Ce musée présente une foule d'objets insolites.
There were masses of performers at the festival.

tread

verbe transitif (littéraire (marcher dans un lieu)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ils sont heureux de pouvoir fouler leur sol natal.
They are happy to be able to set foot on their native soil.

tread, trample, press, crush

verbe transitif (écraser : le raisin) (grapes)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pour en extraire le jus, il faut fouler le raisin.
To extract the juice, you have to tread the grapes.

beat

verbe transitif (piétiner répétitivement [qch]) (laundry)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les lavandières foulaient le linge avec un battoir.
The washerwomen beat the laundry with a washing paddle.

sprain

verbe transitif (distendre un ligament) (ligament)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La jeune fille est tombée et a foulé son poignet.
The young girl fell and sprained her wrist.

twist, sprain, strain

verbe pronominal (se fouler une articulation) (joint)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cette joueuse s'est foulé la cheville au volley-ball !
The player twisted her ankle playing volleyball!

make an effort

verbe pronominal (familier (se donner du mal, s'appliquer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tu aurais pu te fouler un peu plus, tu n'as fait que le minimum !
You could have made a little more effort; you did the bare minimum!

full

verbe transitif (donner à la laine de la compacité) (felt)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
C'est en foulant la laine que l'on obtient le feutre.
You obtain felt by fulling the wool.

walkabout

nom masculin (être entouré par la foule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mixed crowd, assorted crowd

nom féminin (foule colorée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a une foule bigarrée pour le bal du 14 juillet.

silent majority

nom féminin (majorité silencieuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La foule des anonymes désapprouve cette politique gouvernementale.

stir up the crowd, whip up the crowd

locution verbale (prêcher)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

busy day crowd

(foule très nombreuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stampede

nom masculin (bousculade, remous de la foule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La panique entraîne souvent des mouvements de foule difficilement contrôlables.

mingle with the crowd

locution verbale (se mélanger à la foule)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

blend into the crowd

locution verbale (être anonyme)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

to the cheers of the crowd, to cheers from the crowd

locution adverbiale (sous les acclamations)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les champions défilèrent sous les vivats de la foule.

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