feet in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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feet [Brit fiːt, Am fit] N npl

feet → foot

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I.foot <pl feet> [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt] N

1. foot ANAT:

foot (gen) (of person, horse)
pied m
foot (of rabbit, cat, dog, cow)
patte f
foot (of stocking, sock, chair)
pied m
on foot
à pied
to be soft under foot
être doux sous le pied
he hasn't set foot in this house/in England for 10 years
il n'a pas mis les pieds dans cette maison/en Angleterre depuis 10 ans
from head to foot
de la tête aux pieds
to rise to one's feet
se mettre debout, se lever
to help sb to their feet
aider qn à se lever
her speech brought the audience to its feet
toute l'audience s'est levée pour applaudir son discours
to be on one's feet lit
être debout
to be on one's feet again fig
être rétabli
to get sb back on their feet (after illness)
rétablir or remettre qn d'aplomb
to get sb/sth back on their/its feet (after setback)
remettre qn/qc sur pied
to be quick on one's feet
être rapide
bound or tied hand and foot
pieds et poings liés
to put one's foot down (accelerate)
appuyer sur le champignon inf
to put one's foot down (act firmly)
mettre le holà
to sweep sb off their feet lit
faire perdre l'équilibre à qn
to sweep sb off their feet fig
faire perdre la tête à qn
to sit at sb's feet lit
s'asseoir aux pieds de qn
to sit at sb's feet fig
être aux pieds de qn
my foot inf!
mon œil! inf

II.foot [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt] VB trans

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not to put a foot wrong
ne pas commettre la moindre erreur
to be/get under sb's feet
être/se mettre dans les jambes de qn
to be rushed off one's feet
être débordé
to catch sb on the wrong foot
prendre qn au dépourvu
to cut the ground from under sb's feet
couper l'herbe sous les pieds de qn
to dance/walk sb off their feet
faire danser/marcher qn jusqu'à l'épuisement
to fall or land on one's feet
retomber sur ses pieds
to keep both or one's feet on the ground
avoir les pieds sur terre
to have two left feet
être maladroit
to leave somewhere feet first
sortir de quelque part les pieds devant
to put one's foot down inf (accelerate)
appuyer sur le champignon inf
to put one's foot down (be firm)
mettre le holà
to put one's best foot forward (do one's best)
faire de son mieux
to put one's best foot forward (hurry)
se dépêcher
to put one's foot in it inf
faire une gaffe
to put one's feet up
se reposer, décompresser inf
to stand on one's own (two) feet
se débrouiller tout seul
to start off or get off on the wrong/right foot
mal/bien commencer (with sb avec qn)
to wait on sb hand and foot
faire tout pour qn

I.foot <pl feet> [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt] N

1. foot ANAT:

foot (gen) (of person, horse)
pied m
foot (of rabbit, cat, dog, cow)
patte f
foot (of stocking, sock, chair)
pied m
on foot
à pied
to be soft under foot
être doux sous le pied
he hasn't set foot in this house/in England for 10 years
il n'a pas mis les pieds dans cette maison/en Angleterre depuis 10 ans
from head to foot
de la tête aux pieds
to rise to one's feet
se mettre debout, se lever
to help sb to their feet
aider qn à se lever
her speech brought the audience to its feet
toute l'audience s'est levée pour applaudir son discours
to be on one's feet lit
être debout
to be on one's feet again fig
être rétabli
to get sb back on their feet (after illness)
rétablir or remettre qn d'aplomb
to get sb/sth back on their/its feet (after setback)
remettre qn/qc sur pied
to be quick on one's feet
être rapide
bound or tied hand and foot
pieds et poings liés
to put one's foot down (accelerate)
appuyer sur le champignon inf
to put one's foot down (act firmly)
mettre le holà
to sweep sb off their feet lit
faire perdre l'équilibre à qn
to sweep sb off their feet fig
faire perdre la tête à qn
to sit at sb's feet lit
s'asseoir aux pieds de qn
to sit at sb's feet fig
être aux pieds de qn
my foot inf!
mon œil! inf

II.foot [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt] VB trans

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not to put a foot wrong
ne pas commettre la moindre erreur
to be/get under sb's feet
être/se mettre dans les jambes de qn
to be rushed off one's feet
être débordé
to catch sb on the wrong foot
prendre qn au dépourvu
to cut the ground from under sb's feet
couper l'herbe sous les pieds de qn
to dance/walk sb off their feet
faire danser/marcher qn jusqu'à l'épuisement
to fall or land on one's feet
retomber sur ses pieds
to keep both or one's feet on the ground
avoir les pieds sur terre
to have two left feet
être maladroit
to leave somewhere feet first
sortir de quelque part les pieds devant
to put one's foot down inf (accelerate)
appuyer sur le champignon inf
to put one's foot down (be firm)
mettre le holà
to put one's best foot forward (do one's best)
faire de son mieux
to put one's best foot forward (hurry)
se dépêcher
to put one's foot in it inf
faire une gaffe
to put one's feet up
se reposer, décompresser inf
to stand on one's own (two) feet
se débrouiller tout seul
to start off or get off on the wrong/right foot
mal/bien commencer (with sb avec qn)
to wait on sb hand and foot
faire tout pour qn

athlete's foot [Am ˈæθˌlits ˌfʊt] N

feet in the PONS Dictionary

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feet pl of foot

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feet Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have both feet on the ground
avoir les deux pieds sur terre
to take the weight off one's feet
se reposer
to have the world at one's feet
avoir le monde à ses pieds
to stand on one's own two feet
ne dépendre que de soi
to get back one one's feet again
remonter la pente
to be rushed off one's feet
être en plein boum
to stand on one's own two feet
voler de ses propres ailes
to turn one's feet towards the door
porter ses pas vers la porte
to cut the ground from under sb's feet
couper l'herbe sous le(s) pied(s) de qn
to get a show on its feet
roder un spectacle
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The two buildings were designed as twin towers, and rise 426 feet (130 meters), with 42 floors.
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He is 17 years old, 190 pound weighty and 6 feet, 1 inch tall.
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They may be trying to find out more about how you think on your feet, if you stress out, or how much courage you have.
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They will never backflip back onto their feet instead of being knocked down.
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A line of palisades, twelve feet high, at the distance of thirty feet, inclosed the whole, and descended to the river.
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And then he was just two feet from the 80-year-old newspaper tycoon, pulling a paper plate covered in shaving foam out of the bag.
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The foam forms itself to a wearer's feet and offers purported medical benefits, according to a number of podiatrists.
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Between the region's rocky trails and roads, which cut up the camels' feet, and the hostility between camels and mules, the experiment was a failure.
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His cobber takes his hand, and then the two turn, put their feet on the firing step, and start to pray together.
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It leaves open spaces where the face, hands, and feet of the icon's subject can be seen.
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