foot - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

foot  - pl.: feet [ANAT.]	el pie
foot [abbr.: ft., f.]   - unit of measure [METR.]	el pie
foot   - lowest part of something	pata   - de un mueble
foot   - lowest part of something	pie   - de la cama, de la escalera, de la página, etc.
bear's-foot (or: bear's foot) [BOT.]	eléboro fétido   Lat.: Helleborus foetidus
foot  - pl.: feet [ANAT.]	el pinrel[hum.]
athlete's foot [MED.]	pie de atleta
foot [TECH.]   - lowest part of something	la base
foot [TECH.]   - lowest part of something	el zócalo
crow's feet   or: crow's-feet  pl.	las patas de gallo  f. pl.  no singular [fig.]   - arrugas en la piel
foot warmer	el calientapiés
foot of the bed	pie de la cama
foot of a mountain	base de la montaña
foot of a mountain	pie de la montaña

Phrases / Collocations

my foot [coll.]	¡sí, claro!   - irónico
my foot [coll.]	¡por los cojones! [coll.] [vulg.]
my foot [coll.]	¡y una mierda! [coll.] [vulg.]
to put one's foot in one's mouth [coll.]	meter la pata (hasta el cuello) [coll.] [fig.]
to foot the bill	pagar la cuenta
to get off on the wrong foot	empezar con mal pie
to put one's foot in it	dar un patinazo
to trample sth. under foot	hollar algo
to have one foot in the grave	estar con un pie en la tumba
to put one's foot down	oponerse (firmemente) a algo (or: alguien)
to put one's foot down	plantar cara a alguien
to put one's foot down	ponerse firme
to put one's foot in it	meter la pata hasta el corvejón/hasta el cuello/etc. [coll.] [fig.]
to put one's foot in it	pifiar [coll.]

Verbs

to foot the bill	pagar la cuenta
to sprain one's foot  | sprained, sprained |	hacerse un esguince en el pie
to sprain one's foot  | sprained, sprained |	torcerse el pie
to stamp one's foot  | stamped, stamped |	patalear
to scuff one's feet  | scuffed, scuffed |	arrastrar los pies
to have one's foot in the door  | had, had | [fig.]	tener un pie en la puerta [fig.]
to be six feet under  | was, been |	yacer
to be six feet under  | was, been |	estar muerto(-a)
to start off on the wrong foot  | started, started |	empezar con mal pie

Adjectives / Adverbs

by foot	a pie
foot-controlled  adj.	controlado(-a) con el pie
foot-controlled  adj.	de pedal
foot-operated  adj.	accionado(-a) con el pie
foot-operated  adj.	de pedal

Examples

One foot is equivalent to 0.3048 metres.

Un pie es equivalente a 0,3048 metros.

Orthographically similar words

boot, coot, font, food, fool, footy, fort, hoot, loot, moot, Oort, root, soot, toot

foco, fofo, fono, food, foro, foso, fot, foto

Related search terms

base, pedestal