foot soldier in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for foot soldier in the English»French Dictionary

foot soldier N

foot soldier MIL, HISTORY

fantassin m

foot soldier (in mafia)

homme m de main

Translations for foot soldier in the French»English Dictionary

lignard dated

foot soldier

Translations for foot soldier in the English»French Dictionary

I.soldier [Brit ˈsəʊldʒə, Am ˈsoʊldʒər] N

soldier

soldat m

soldier

femme soldat f

soldier

militaire m

to be a soldier

être soldat

to play at soldiers

jouer aux soldats

soldier of fortune dated

mercenaire m

woman soldier

femme f soldat

II.soldier [Brit ˈsəʊldʒə, Am ˈsoʊldʒər] VB intr

soldier

être militaire or dans l'armée

III.soldier [Brit ˈsəʊldʒə, Am ˈsoʊldʒər]

to come the old soldier with sb Brit

prendre des airs supérieurs avec qn

old soldiers never die

la vieille garde reste fidèle au poste

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

2. foot (measurement):

foot

pied m (anglais) (= 0, 3048 m)

3. foot (bottom):

foot (of mountain)

pied m (of de)

at the foot of bed

au pied de

at the foot of list, letter

à la fin de

at the foot of page, stairs

en bas de

at the foot of table

en bout de

4. foot (of sewing machine):

foot

pied m

5. foot MIL:

foot

infanterie f

6. foot LIT (in poetry):

foot

pied m

II.foot [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt] VB trans

to foot the bill

payer la facture (for pour)

III.foot [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt]

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

foot soldier in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foot soldier in the French»English Dictionary

fantassin

foot soldier

Translations for foot soldier in the English»French Dictionary

I.soldier [ˈsəʊldʒəʳ, Am ˈsoʊldʒɚ] N a. fig MIL

soldier

soldat m

II.soldier [ˈsəʊldʒəʳ, Am ˈsoʊldʒɚ] VB intr MIL

soldier

servir dans l'armée

I.foot <feet> [fʊt] N

1. foot:

foot of person, object

pied m

foot of animal

patte f

on foot

à pied

to get to one's feet

se lever

2. foot (unit):

foot

pied m

3. foot (lower part):

foot

pied m

at the foot of the bed

au pied du lit

at the foot of the page

au bas de la page

Phrases:

to be back on one's feet

être de nouveau sur pieds

to have a foot in both camps

avoir un pied dans chaque camp

to have one foot in the grave

avoir un pied dans la tombe

to have both feet on the ground

avoir les deux pieds sur terre

to get off on the right/wrong foot

bien/mal commencer

to fall on your feet

retomber sur ses pieds

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

mettre les pieds dans le plat

to set foot in sth

mettre les pieds dans qc

II.foot [fʊt] VB trans

to foot the bill

payer la facture

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On the battlefield, the musketeers lacked protection against enemy cavalry, and the two types of foot soldier were mixed.

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But during the course of the siege he was wounded in the arm in a scuffle with a foot soldier.

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He enlisted as a foot soldier in the royal army in 1784 and was a non-commissioned officer by 1792.

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