| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| foot n | (anatomy: end of leg) (Anatomie) | Fuß Nm |
| | He kicks best with his right foot. |
| | Er schießt am besten mit seinem rechten Fuß. |
foot, plural: foot, feet n | (measure: 0.3048 m) (Maßeinheit) | Fuß Nm |
| | The box was a little more than one foot wide. |
| | Die Box war wenig größer als einen Fuß. |
| foot n | (base) (Objekt) | Fuß Nm |
| | The foot of this cabinet needs repairing. |
| | Der Fuß des Schranks muss repariert werden. |
| foot n | (bottom) | untere Teil Adj + Nm |
| | | Boden Nm |
| | She looked up from the foot of the stairs. |
| | Sie sah vom unteren Teil der Treppe nach oben. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| foot n | (tread, step) | Schritt Nm |
| | With each foot he took he was drawing nearer the edge. |
| | Mit jedem Schritt, den er machte, kam der dem Abgrund etwas näher. |
| foot n | (infantry) (Militär) | Infanterie Nf |
| | (Militär) | Fußtruppe Nf |
| | He led a regiment of foot in the Civil War. |
| | Er schickte die Infanterie in den Krieg. |
| foot n | (chair, table leg: end) (Möbel) | Fuß Nm |
| | The table's front legs both ended in a scrolled foot. |
| | Die vorderen Beine des Tisches endeten in einem verschörkeltem Fuß. |
| foot n | (end opposite the head) | Fußende Nn |
| | The blankets always ended up at the foot of the bed. |
| | Die Decken landeten immer am Fußende des Bettes. |
| foot n | (sediment, dregs) | Ablagerung Nf |
| foot it vtr | (walk) | zu Fuß gehen Rdw |
| | | laufen Vi |
| | The car has broken down, so we'll have to foot it. |
| | Das Auto ist kaputt, also müssen wir zu Fuß gehen. |
| foot [sth]⇒ vtr | (walk on, tread) | [etw] betreten Vt |
| | On opening night, several actors will foot the stage for the first time. |
| | In der Eröffnungsnacht werden mehrere Schauspieler zum ersten Mal die Bühne betreten. |
| foot [sth] vtr | informal (pay: a bill) (informell) | [etw] berappen Vt |
| | The father of the bride will foot the bill for the wedding. |
| | Der Vater der Braut wird die Rechnung für die Hochzeit berappen. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter: foot | Foot |
| athlete's foot n | (fungal infection) | Fußpilz Nm |
| | I wear sandals in the shower at the gym so I won't pick up athlete's foot. |
ball, ball of the foot n | (part of foot at base of big toe) | Ballen Nm |
| | He stood on the balls of his feet, ready to move. |
bound hand and foot, tied hand and foot expr | (with hands and feet tied) | gefesselt V Part Perf |
| | | mit Händen und Füßen gefesselt Rdw |
| | The kidnappers left him bound hand and foot in the trunk of the car. |
be bound hand and foot, be tied hand and foot v expr | (have hands and feet tied together) | an Händen und Füßen gefesselt |
| | The criminal was bound hand and foot so he couldn't escape. |
| be bound hand and foot v expr | figurative (inescapably obligated) | nicht auskommen Adv + Vi, sepa |
| | | durch etwas gebunden sein VP |
| | Every child is bound hand and foot by their parents' rules. |
| CF n | written, invariable, initialism (cubic foot) | Kubikfuß Nm |
clubfoot, club foot, club-foot n | (congenital deformity of the foot) | Klumpfuß Nm |
| | Persons with a clubfoot appear to be walking on their ankles. |
flatfoot, flat foot n | (foot condition: low arches) | Plattfuß Nm |
flatfoot, flat foot n | (foot with low arches) | Plattfuß Nm |
flatfoot, flat foot n | dated, slang (sailor) | Seemann Nm |
| | | Seefahrer Nm |
| | | Matrose Nm |
| fleet of foot adj | literary (swift) (literarisch) | leichtfüßig Adj |
| | (ugs) | flink Adj |
| | | schnell Adj |
| foot the bill vi | (pay the costs) | die Rechnung bezahlen VP |
| | The Insurance company refused my claim, so I had to foot the bill for repairs myself. |
| footbath n | (basin, bowl for washing feet) | Fußbad Nn |
| footbath n | (swimming pool: basin for cleaning feet) | Fußbad Nn |
footsore, footworn, footweary, foot-weary adj | (tired from walking) | fußlahm Adj |
| get off on the wrong foot v expr | figurative (have a bad start) | sich unter den falschen Voraussetzungen kennenlernen Rdw |
| | | unter den falschen Voraussetzungen anfangen Rdw |
get your foot in the door, get a foot in the door v expr | figurative (succeed at an initial step) (übertragen) | einen Fuß in der Tür haben Rdw |
| | Melanie got her foot in the door of the fashion industry by working as a sales assistant in a clothing store. |
| on foot adv | (walking) | zu Fuß Präp + Nm |
| | | laufen Vi |
| | It sometimes takes longer to drive than to get to work on foot. |
| on foot of [sth] prep | Ire (because of) | weil Konj |
| | | wegen Präp |
| | | aufgrund von Präp + Präp |
| put your best foot forward v expr | figurative (do your best) (umgangssprachlich) | Alles geben Pron + Vt |
| | | sein Bestes geben VP |
| | | sein Bestes tun VP |
| | I'm not really much good at it but I'll put my best foot forward. |
| put your best foot forward v expr | figurative (make good impression) | einen guten Eindruck hinterlassen, einen guten Eindruck machen Rdw |
| | | sich von seiner besten Seite zeigen Rdw |
| | Put your best foot forward at the job interview. |
| put your foot down v expr | informal (accelerate, drive faster) | auf die Tube drücken Rdw |
| | | Gas geben Nn + Vt |
| | If you put your foot down, we can get through the lights before they turn red. |
| put your foot down v expr | informal, figurative (insist on [sth]) | Ansage machen Nf + Vt |
| | | Klartext reden Nm + Vt |
| | | ein Machtwort sprechen Rdw |
| | I had to put my foot down and tell him I wouldn't lie for him again. |
| put your foot in it v expr | UK, informal, figurative (make an embarrassing blunder) | ins Fettnäpfchen treten Rdw |
| set foot v expr | (enter) | etwas betreten Vt |
| | | einen Fuß auf etwas setzen VP |
| | Liam has never set foot in England. Peter is so rude. I'll never set foot in his house again! |
square foot, plural: square feet n | often pl (imperial measure: one foot squared) (historisch) | Quadratfuß Nm |
| | The room is only twenty-two square feet; that's not a lot of room for furniture! |
underfoot, under foot adv | (on the ground, under your feet) | unter den Füßen Rdw |
| | Sharon liked the sound of snow crunching underfoot. |
| wrong-foot [sb]⇒ vtr | (make [sb] lose balance) | [jmd] aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen Rdw |
| | The tennis player hit a shot across the court that wrong-footed his opponent. |
| wrong-foot [sb] vtr | figurative (make [sb] appear wrong) | jemandem das Gegenteil beweisen VP |
| | (übertragen) | jemanden überraschen Vt |
| | The author wrong-footed critics when his book became a surprise bestseller. |