marche

Definitions of marche
  1. noun
    the act of traveling by foot
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    somnambulisme
    walking by a person who is asleep
    démarche
    a person's manner of walking
    balancement, dandinement
    walking with a swaying gait
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    motricité
    self-propelled movement
  2. noun
    support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
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    support
    any device that bears the weight of another thing
  3. noun
    the act of walking somewhere
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    petite sortie, promenade, tour
    a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
    randonnée
    a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
    tour
    taking a short walk out and back
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    déplacement, voyage
    the act of going from one place to another
  4. noun
    a procession of people walking together
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    cortège, défilé
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
  5. noun
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    synonyms: mouvement
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    flexion, virage
    movement that causes the formation of a curve
    changement de lieu, déplacement
    a movement through space that changes the location of something
    onde, vague
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
    déferlement, effort
    (geology) a horizontal dislocation
    recul, répercussion
    a movement back from an impact
    coup, jet
    the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
    changement, rotation
    a movement in a new direction
    torsion
    a jerky pulling movement
    vague
    one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
    tremblement, vacillation
    an unsteady rocking motion
    mouvement brownien
    the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
    vague brisante, vague déferlante
    waves breaking on the shore
    sillage
    the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
    ride
    a small wave on the surface of a liquid
    tremblement
    (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
    houle
    the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
    montée
    a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
    houle, lame
    a large sea wave
    déferlement, raz-de-marée
    a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
    déferlement, raz-de-marée
    an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
    déferlement, raz-de-marée
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
    rouleau
    a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
    mouvement harmonique
    a periodic motion in which the displacement is either symmetrical about a point or is the sum of such motions
    moutons
    a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
    descente
    a movement downward
    écoulement
    the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
    bouleversement, changement, retournement
    turning in an opposite direction or position
    courbe, virage
    an erratic deflection from an intended course
    impulsion
    (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
    rotation
    a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
    avance, avancement, progression
    a movement forward
    ascension, montée
    a movement upward
    diffusion, étalement
    process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
    translation
    a uniform movement without rotation
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    happening, événement
    an event that happens
  6. noun
    a steady advance
    synonyms: amélioration, progrès
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    avance, avancement, progression, progrès
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
  7. noun
    the state of being in effect or being operative
    synonyms: fonctionnement, opération
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    activité
    the state of being active
  8. noun
    the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
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