à pied

/a pje/
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Travelling by walking, rather than using a vehicle.

Examples

  • Ils sont rentrés à pied après le dîner.
    They came home on foot after dinner.
  • Je vais à pied à l'école.
    I go to school on foot.
  • Elle préfère se déplacer à pied en ville.
    She prefers getting around town on foot.
  • Tu peux aller à pied jusqu'à la gare.
    You can get to the station on foot.
  • Le musée est proche : allons-y à pied.
    The museum is nearby: let's go on foot.

Similar words

en marchant

Meanings

Travelling by walking

travel
neutral
Using one's feet as the means of travel.

Examples

  • Je vais à pied à l'école.
    I go to school on foot.
  • Le musée est proche : allons-y à pied.
    The museum is nearby: let's go on foot.
  • Ils sont rentrés à pied après le dîner.
    They came home on foot after dinner.
  • Tu peux aller à pied jusqu'à la gare.
    You can get to the station on foot.
  • Elle préfère se déplacer à pied en ville.
    She prefers getting around town on foot.

Similar words

Etymology

A fixed expression formed from à, ‘by’, and pied, ‘foot’; Larousse records aller à pied.

FAQ

How do you say ‘on foot’ in French?

Say à pied.

Does à pied change for plural people?

No. Nous allons à pied uses the same form.

Can it follow aller?

Yes. Aller à pied means to go on foot.

Is the noun pied plural here?

No. This expression keeps singular pied.

Does it mean ‘standing’?

No. It describes travel by walking.

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