flat-footed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flat-footed in the English»French Dictionary

flat-footed [Brit flatˈfʊtɪd, Am ˌflætˈfʊdəd] ADJ

1. flat-footed MED:

flat-footed person

aux pieds plats

to be flat-footed

avoir les pieds plats

2. flat-footed (clumsy) inf:

flat-footed person

lourdaud pej

3. flat-footed (tactless) inf, pej:

flat-footed attempt, manner, remark

maladroit

to catch sb flat-footed inf

prendre qn au dépourvu

Translations for flat-footed in the French»English Dictionary

pied-plat <pl pieds-plats> [pjepla] N m

pied-plat

flat-footed individual

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Horses may be suited to any type of riding or driving sport due to expansive, regular paces, a flat-footed walk and vibrant trot and canter.

en.wikipedia.org

Its supply base is still too sprawling and flat-footed.

www.reuters.com

We do not want to be caught similarly flat-footed in any kind of military domain where lives are at stake.

www.defenseone.com

He had also completely morphed his ring style from a slick, quick-fisted, boxer/puncher to a strictly flat-footed, stalking, slugger to compensate for his loss of speed and reflexes.

en.wikipedia.org

They weren't flat-footed but walked on their toes.

blogs.discovermagazine.com

Or was it simply his toothbrush moustache, bowler hat, bedraggled suit and flat-footed walk?

www.dnaindia.com

Rather than risk being caught flat-footed then, sports departments should plan now for the era of teams as publishers and competitors.

www.poynter.org

It was very muscular, walked on plantigrade (flat-footed).

en.wikipedia.org

They didn't go very quick and down the hill he was caught flat-footed, then stayed on up the hill.

www.rte.ie

By now, the entire crowd is standing, many cheering and laughing as the dog outraces the flat-footed humans.

montrealgazette.com