Even the smallest worm will turn if trodden on.
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Trodden
//ˈtɹɒ.dən//
Synonyms for "trodden" (11 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- стъпкан adj (crushed by being walked on)
Catalan
2 entries- eixermat adj (crushed by being walked on)
- fressat adj (crushed by being walked on)
Finnish
1 entries- tallottu adj (crushed by being walked on)
French
2 entries- piétiné adj (crushed by being walked on)
- piétinée adj (crushed by being walked on)
German
1 entries- ausgetreten adj (crushed by being walked on)
Italian
1 entries- calpestato adj (crushed by being walked on)
Portuguese
1 entries- pisado adj (crushed by being walked on)
Romanian
1 entries- bătătorit adj (crushed by being walked on)
Russian
1 entries- расто́птанный adj (crushed by being walked on)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- pogažen adj (crushed by being walked on)
Spanish
2 entries- hollado adj (crushed by being walked on)
- pisoteado adj (crushed by being walked on)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
A good horse does not graze where it has trodden.
Source: tatoeba (2965177)
The trodden ground became a quagmire...
Source: tatoeba (4048918)
Each had a separate employ — in sharpening the pruning hooks, in suspending the mill-stone for pounding the grapes, after they had been trodden underfoot, or in preparing dry osiers, stripped of their bark, which were to serve as torches, so that the must might be drawn off during the night.
Source: tatoeba (6212598)
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