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English

Noun

leg

  1. (anatomy) The limb of a human or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.
  2. A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
  3. A stage of a journey.
  4. A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.

Translations

limb

  • Breton: gar f
  • Catalan: cama f (ca) [1]
  • Chinese: (tui)
  • Dutch: been n
  • Esperanto: kruro
  • Finnish: jalka
  • French: jambe f
  • Frisian: skonk, foet
  • German: Bein n (de) [1]
  • Guarani: kupy, etyma (t-)
  • Hebrew: רגל /re'gel/ f
  • Indonesian: kaki, betis (the lower part)
  • Interlingua: gamba
  • Italian: gamba f
  • Japanese: (あし, ashi)
  • Korean: 다리 (dari, its means also bridge)
  • Latin: crus n
  • Polish: noga f
  • Portuguese: perna f
  • Russian: нога f (nogá)
  • Spanish: pierna f
  • Swedish: ben n
  • Tupinambá: kupy, etymã (t-)


part of garment covering the leg

  • Finnish: lahje, puntti (colloquial)
  • Polish: nogawka f
  • Swedish: ben n


stage of journey

  • Finnish: etappi
  • Polish: odcinek (podróży) m
  • Swedish: etapp c


game played in a tournament


Derived terms

See also


Dutch

Verb

leg

  1. (first-person singular indicative present tense of leggen) lay, put

German

Verb

leg

  1. (first-person singular indicative present tense of legen) lay, put

Swedish

Noun

leg (also legg) n

  1. (slang) Short form of legitimation: any kind of ID card.

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