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English

Noun

foot (plural feet)

  1. Anatomy. The part of a human's body below the ankle.
  2. Zoology.) The equivalent part of an animal's body.
  3. The bottom of anything.
    the foot of the stairs'
    the foot of the page
  4. A short projection on the bottom of a piece of equipment to support it.
  5. Unit of measure. Equal to twelve inches and one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
  6. The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.

Translations

part of human's body

  • Italian: piede m
  • Japanese: (あし, ashi)
  • Korean: 발 (bal)
  • Latin: pes
  • Persian: پا (pa)
  • Polish: stopa f
  • Portuguese: pé m
  • Romanian: picior n
  • Spanish: pie m
  • Swedish: fot c
  • Tok Pisin: lek
  • Tupinambá: py


part of animal's body

  • Breton: pav m -ioù / pivier plural
  • Dutch: poot m, pootje n
  • Finnish: käpälä, jalka, tassu, kavio
  • French: patte f
  • Italian: zampa f
  • Persian: پا (pa)


bottom of anything

  • Finnish: juuri, tyvi, kanta, alaosa


projection on equipment

  • French: pied m
  • Dutch: poot m, pootje n (2)


unit of measure

  • Italian: piede m
  • Persian: پا (pa)


measure of rhythm

  • Finnish: poljento, runojalka


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Transitive verb

to foot

  1. To kick (usually a ball).
  2. To pay (a bill).

Translations

kick

  • Dutch: stampen
  • Finnish: potkaista, kenkäistä
  • French: donner un coup de pied à


pay

  • Dutch: betalen, voldoen
  • Finnish: maksaa
  • French: payer
  • Italian: pagare
  • Portuguese: pagar


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French

Noun

foot m

  1. (colloquial) football (soccer)

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The noun "foot" has eleven senses: The verb "foot" has three senses:

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