foot in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for foot in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.foot <pl feet> [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt] N

1. foot:

foot (of person, horse)

piede m

foot (of rabbit, cat, dog)

zampa f

foot (of chair)

piede m

foot (of stocking, sock)

pedule m

on foot

a piedi

this carpet is soft under foot

è piacevole camminare su questo tappeto

he hasn't set foot in this house, in England for 10 years

non mette piede in questa casa, in Inghilterra da 10 anni

from head to foot

dalla testa ai piedi

to rise to one's feet

alzarsi in piedi

to help sb to their feet

aiutare qn ad alzarsi

her speech brought the audience to its feet

tutto l'uditorio si alzò in piedi per applaudire il suo discorso

to be on one's feet

essere in piedi

to be on one's feet again fig

essere di nuovo in piedi

to get sb back on their feet (after illness)

rimettere in piedi qn

to get sb, sth back on their, its feet (after setback)

rimettere in piedi qn, qc

to be quick on one's feet

essere un gambalesta, essere veloce

bound or tied hand and foot

legato mani e piedi

to sweep sb off their feet

fare cadere qn or fare perdere l'equilibrio a qn

to sweep sb off their feet fig

fare perdere la testa a qn

to sit at sb's feet

sedere ai piedi di qn

to sit at sb's feet fig

= essere un seguace, un allievo di qn

my foot! inf

un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!

2. foot (measurement):

foot

piede m (= 0, 3048 m)

3. foot (bottom):

foot (of mountain)

piedi mpl (of di)

at the foot of bed, stairs

ai piedi di

at the foot of list, letter

alla fine di, in fondo a

at the foot of page

a piè di

at the foot of table

in fondo a

4. foot (of sewing machine):

foot

piedino m

5. foot MIL:

foot

fanteria f

6. foot LIT (in poetry):

foot

piede m

II.-footed COMP

four-footed

quadrupede

bare-footed

a piedi nudi

III.foot [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt] VB trans

to foot the bill

pagare il conto (for di)

IV.foot [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt]

not to put a foot wrong

non sbagliare un colpo

to be, get under sb's feet

stare fra i piedi a qn

to be rushed off one's feet

non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo

to catch sb on the wrong foot

prendere qn in contropiede, cogliere qn in fallo

to cut the ground from under sb's feet

fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qn or spiazzare qn

to dance, walk sb off their feet

fare ballare, camminare qn fino allo sfinimento

to fall or land on one's feet

cadere in piedi

to keep both or one's feet on the ground

tenere i piedi or stare coi piedi per terra

to have two left feet

= essere goffo, maldestro

to leave somewhere feet first

uscire da un luogo con i piedi davanti

to put one's foot down inf (accelerate)

schiacciare l'acceleratore

to put one's foot down (be firm)

insistere

to put one's best foot forward (do one's best)

fare del proprio meglio

to put one's best foot forward (hurry)

allungare il passo or affrettarsi

to put one's foot in it inf

fare una gaffe

to put one's feet up

= rilassarsi, riposarsi

to stand on one's own (two) feet

essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe

to start off or get off on the wrong, right foot

partire col piede sbagliato, giusto (with sb con qc)

to wait on sb hand and foot

essere servile nei confronti di qn

flat foot <pl flat foots, flat feet> [Brit ˈflatfʊt, Am ˈflætfʊt] N Brit inf, pej

flat foot

piedipiatti m

foot patrol [ˈfʊtpəˌtrəʊl] N (in police force)

foot patrol

pattuglia f a piedi

foot rot [Am ˈfʊt ˈˌrɑt] N VET

foot rot

zoppina f

foot rule [ˈfʊtruːl] N

foot rule

= regolo lungo un piede

athlete's foot [Am ˈæθˌlits ˌfʊt] N MED

athlete's foot

piede m d'atleta

foot guards [ˈfʊtɡɑːdz] N npl MIL

foot guards

guardie f a piedi

heavy foot [ˌhevɪfʊt] N

heavy foot

= persona che guida pigiando forte sull'acceleratore

foot-warmer [ˈfʊtˌwɔːmə(r)] N

foot-warmer

scaldino m

foot-warmer

scaldapiedi m

cat's foot [ˈkætsfʊt] N BOT

cat's foot

piede m di gatto

cat's foot

bambagia f selvatica

foot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foot in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.foot <feet> [fʊt] N

1. foot:

foot of person

piede m

foot of animal

zampa f

2. foot (unit of measurement):

foot

piede m 30, 48 cm

3. foot (bottom or lowest part):

at the foot of one's bed

ai piedi del letto

at the foot of the page

a piè di pagina

Phrases:

to get a foot in the door

mettere un piede dentro

to have one foot in the grave

essere con un piede nella tomba

to have both feet on the ground

avere i piedi per terra

to set foot on dry land

mettere piede sulla terra ferma

to be back on one's feet

essere di nuovo in piedi

to have/get cold feet

avere fifa

to get off on the wrong foot

partire col piede sbagliato

to fall on one's feet

cadere in piedi

to find one's feet

ambientarsi

to put one's foot down

puntare i piedi

to put one's foot in it [or in one's mouth]

fare una gaffe

to set foot in sth

metter piede in qc

I'll never set foot in his house again

non metterò mai più piede a casa sua

to be under sb's feet

stare sempre in mezzo a piedi a qu

II.foot [fʊt] VB trans inf

to foot the bill

pagare il conto

foot-and-mouth disease N

foot-and-mouth disease

afta f epizootica

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sole of foot

pianta f

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propaggine (di un monte)

foot

prendere [o cogliere] qu in contropiede fig

to wrong-foot sb

zampetto FOOD (di vitello)

calf's foot

sinistro (piede)

left foot

afta epizootica

foot-and-mouth disease

prendere una storta

to sprain one's foot

a piè di pagina

at the foot of the page

foot Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I have a pain in my foot

mi fa male il piede

to get a foot in the door

mettere un piede dentro

to have one foot in the grave

essere con un piede nella tomba

to get off on the wrong foot

partire col piede sbagliato

to not touch sth with a 10-foot pole

tenersi alla larga di qc

to have a foot in both camps

tenere il piede in due staffe

to get a thorn in one's foot

piantarsi una spina nel piede

to have one foot in the grave

essere con un piede nella tomba fig

to have one foot in the grave

avere un piede nella fossa

to have one foot in the grave

avere un piede nella bara fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The foot is often compared to a musical measure and the long and short syllables to whole notes and half notes.

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The 6-foot-7 forward was a self-described late bloomer.

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The 30-foot-long cylinder is unmanned today, but the country's astronauts will visit the orbiting space laboratory later this year.

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Its foot is elongated, with a double-edged anterior margin and two short, white, metapodial tentacles projecting from below the operculum.

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The water bank is at the foot of a steep hill and surrounded by deep forest to the right.

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On hatching, the goslings accompany the parents on foot to the learest lake, where they fledge after about 56 days.

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Travelogues were usually about eighty minutes in length, consisting of two 1000-foot reels of 16mm film, with an intermission in-between to change reels.

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A lanky yet strong 6-foot-11 pivotman, his hustle, board work, and defense kept him in professional basketball for 17 years.

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He drove into and circled the parking lot, and then he accelerated to crash through a 5-foot-high barrier of concertina wire separating the parking lot from the building.

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The body is elongate with a foot which is distinct from the upper body by a skirt like mantle hiding partially the foot.

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