What does foulée in French mean?

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

The word foulée in French means stride, tread, tread, trample, press, crush, beat, sprain, twist, sprain, strain, make an effort, full, lengthen your stride, immediately after, immediately afterwards, immediately afterward, immediately after , in the wake of, trot. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word foulée

stride

nom féminin (pas de course)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La foulée de ce coureur est parfaite et lui permet de courir vite et longtemps.
This runner's stride is perfect; it allows him to run fast and for a long time.

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.

lengthen your stride

locution verbale (faire de plus grands pas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Si tu veux courir plus vite, il faut que tu allonges la foulée.

immediately after, immediately afterwards, immediately afterward

locution adverbiale (juste après)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Elle a relu puis corrigé dans la foulée.
She proofread and then corrected immediately afterwards.

immediately after , in the wake of

(en suivant, juste après)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Elle a décroché son premier emploi dans la foulée de l'obtention de son diplôme.

trot

locution adverbiale (d'un pas léger)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

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