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"Pace" is a noun which is often translated as "el paso", and "tread" is a noun which is also often translated as "el paso". Learn more about the difference between "pace" and "tread" below.
pace(
peys
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (step)
a. el paso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Walk ten paces to your left, and then three paces to the right.Camina diez pasos hacia tu izquierda y después tres pasos hacia la derecha.
2. (speed)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. caminar nervioso
He was nervously pacing up and down while he waited for the test results.Caminaba nervioso de aquí para allá mientras esperaba los resultados del examen.
b. caminar sin cesar
Watch your dog for symptoms of anxiety, such as pacing and circling.Fíjate si tu perro presenta síntomas de ansiedad, tales como caminar sin cesar y o en círculos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. caminar de un lado a otro de
He spent hours pacing the room, and trying to figure out what to do next.Se pasó horas caminado de un lado a otro del salón, tratando de decidir qué hacer.
a. marcar el ritmo de
The first runner in the time trial was very fast, and paced the other runners throughout the race.El primer competidor de la contrarreloj era muy rápido y marcó el ritmo de los otros corredores en la carrera.
b. marcar el ritmo a
You need to pace yourself, otherwise you'll be exhausted before you finish the race.Necesitas marcarte un ritmo, si no, estarás agotado antes de terminar la carrera.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
If you want to run a marathon, you have to learn to pace yourself.Si quieres correr una maratón, tienes que aprender a controlar el ritmo.
Pacing oneself is crucial when doing certain kinds of tests.Controlar el ritmo de trabajo es fundamental cuando se rinde cierto tipo de exámenes.
A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
7. (formal) (according to)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. conforme a (formal)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
Along with this letter, pace your instructions, we are enclosing copies of the original contract.Anexo a esta carta, conforme a sus instrucciones, enviamos copia del contrato original.
tread(
trehd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
d. el modo de andar (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He was a tall, gangly man with a somewhat clumsy tread.Era un hombre alto, larguirucho con un modo de andar algo torpe.
2. (grip)
a. la banda de rodadura (F) (tire)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's important to rotate your tires regularly so that you don't get uneven wear on the tread.Es importante que rotes los neumáticos regularmente para que la banda de rodadura no se desgaste de forma irregular.
b. el dibujo (M) (tire)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
These tires don't have much tread, so I don't think they'd be ideal for the winter.Estos neumáticos no tienen mucho dibujo, así que no creo que sean adecuados para el invierno.
b. el escalón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I need to have some of the treads on our main staircase fixed.Necesito hacer reparar algunos escalones de nuestra escalera principal.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. pisar
The fauns leaped about, treading the grapes in the vat of grapes.Los faunos daban brincos y pisaban las uvas en el lagar.
b. andar por (in a place)
We imagined that few human feet had trodden the sands of that desert island.Nos imaginamos que pocos pies humanos habrían andado por las arenas de esa isla desierta.
c. hollar (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
Not a soul had trodden the ground behind the sacred waterfall in thousands of years.Hacía miles de años que no hollaba ni un alma el suelo que se encontraba detrás de la catarata sagrada.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (to walk)
a. pisar
The oaf trod on her tiny feet without even noticing.El torpe le pisó los pies diminutos sin darse cuenta.
7. (to act)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
We must tread lightly, for this is a very delicate situation.Tenemos que andar con pies de plomo porque esto es una situación muy delicada.
You're going to get in trouble if you don't tread carefully.Te vas a meter en problemas si no te andas con cuidado.
