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walk (move on foot)
Je marche tous les matins.
I walk every morning.
work; function; run (operate)
step (of a staircase)
Fais attention à la dernière marche en descendant.
Watch out for the last step when you go down.
walking (the activity)
La marche est excellente pour la santé.
Walking is excellent for health.
march (public demonstration)
Ils ont organisé une marche pour le climat.
They organized a march for the climate.
functioning; operation (the way something works)
La marche du mécanisme est simple à comprendre.
The operation of the mechanism is simple to understand.
Notes
GENERAL INFO
Marche can be a feminine noun (`la marche`) meaning "walk," "step," "stair," or "march." It is also the third-person singular present tense of the verb *marcher*, meaning "to walk" or "to work/function."
USAGE
Noun: *Faire une marche* (to go for a walk), *monter les marches* (to go up the stairs). Verb: *Il marche vite* (He walks fast). *Ça marche !* (It works!).
TRAPS
Confusing the noun `la marche` with the verb form `marche`. Also, a key trap is that *marcher* means "to work" for objects or systems (*Le téléphone marche* - The phone works), not just "to walk."