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| athlete's foot n | (fungal infection) | μύκητες ουσ αρσ πλ |
| | 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) (μεταφορικά, ανεπίσημο) | μήλο ουσ ουδ |
| | (μεταφορικά, ανεπίσημο) | μήλο του ποδιού φρ ως ουσ ουδ |
| | 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) | δεμένος χειροπόδαρα ρ αμ + επίρ |
| | The kidnappers left him bound hand and foot in the trunk of the car. |
| | Οι απαγωγείς τον άφησαν δεμένο χειροπόδαρα στο πορτ μπαγκάζ του αυτοκινήτου. |
be bound hand and foot,
be tied hand and foot v expr | (have hands and feet tied together) | είμαι δεμένος χειροπόδαρα περίφρ |
| | The criminal was bound hand and foot so he couldn't escape. |
| be bound hand and foot v expr | figurative (inescapably obligated) (μεταφορικά, συνήθως αποδοκιμασίας) | δεμένος χειροπόδαρα ρ αμ + επίρ |
| | (χωρίς αρνητική έννοια) | εξαρτώμαι ρ αμ |
| | Every child is bound hand and foot by their parents' rules. |
| CF n | written, invariable, initialism (cubic foot) | κυβικό πόδι επίθ + ουσ ουδ |
clubfoot,
club foot,
club-foot n | (congenital deformity of the foot) (παραμόρφωση ποδιού) | στρεβλοποδία, ραιβοϊπποποδία ουσ θηλ |
| | Persons with a clubfoot appear to be walking on their ankles. |
| cubic foot n | (measure of volume: one foot cubed) | κυβικό πόδι ουσ ουδ |
| | A cubic foot container will hold about 7½ gallons of water. |
flatfoot,
flat foot n | (foot condition: low arches) | πλατυποδία ουσ θηλ |
flatfoot,
flat foot n | (foot with low arches) | πόδι με πλατυποδία φρ ως ουσ ουδ |
flatfoot,
flat foot n | dated, slang (sailor) | ναύτης ουσ αρσ |
| Σχόλιο: Δεν υπάρχει ακριβής αντιστοιχία. |
| foot binding n | (Chinese foot-wrapping) (Κίνα) | φάσκιωμα ποδιών, δέσιμο ποδιών περίφρ |
| foot brake | (foot-operated brake) | ποδόφρενο ουσ ουδ |
| foot doctor n | (podiatrist) | ποδίατρος, ποδολόγος ουσ αρσ |
| | I went to the foot doctor to have my bunions removed. |
| foot passenger n | (car-less boat passenger) (σε πλοίο) | επιβάτης χωρίς αυτοκίνητο |
| Σχόλιο: Δεν υπάρχει αντίστοιχος όρος. |
| foot pump n | (foot-operated pumping device) (όχι ηλεκτρική) | τρόμπα ουσ θηλ |
| | We inflated the dinghy with a foot pump. |
foot race,
footrace n | (running competition) | αγώνας δρόμου ουσ αρσ |
| | The three-legged race was always my favorite foot race. |
| foot soldier n | (infantry soldier, ground soldier) | πεζικάριος ουσ αρσ |
| | It's still the poor foot soldier who has to do all the dirty work in armed conflicts. |
| foot soldier n | (ordinary worker) | εργάτης ουσ αρσ |
| | The real foot soldiers of this company are on the factory floor assembling the products. |
| foot the bill vi | (pay the costs) | πληρώνω το λογαριασμό ρ μ |
| | The Insurance company refused my claim, so I had to foot the bill for repairs myself. |
| foot traffic n | (pedestrians) | πεζοί ουσ αρσ πλ |
| | Be careful driving on this street; there is a lot of foot traffic because the university is nearby. |
| footbath n | (basin, bowl for washing feet) (συσκευή) | ποδόλουτρο ουσ ουδ |
| footbath n | (swimming pool: basin for cleaning feet) | λεκάνη καθαρισμού ποδιών φρ ως ουσ ουδ |
footscraper (US),
foot scraper,
mud-scraper (UK) n | (tool that removes mud from shoes) | ξύστρα παπουτσιών φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
footsore,
footworn,
footweary,
foot-weary adj | (tired from walking) (κούραση) | πονάνε τα πόδια μου ρ εκφρ |
| from head to foot expr | (all over your body) | απ' την κορφή ως τα νύχια έκφρ |
| | It was raining so hard that I was soon drenched from head to foot. |
| get off on the right foot v expr | figurative (have a good start) | κάνω καλό ξεκίνημα έκφρ |
| | | ξεκινάω με το δεξί έκφρ |
| get off on the wrong foot v expr | figurative (have a bad start) | ξεκινάω στραβά ρ αμ + επίρ |
| | | κάνω κακή αρχή έκφρ |
get your foot in the door,
get a foot in the door v expr | figurative (succeed at an initial step) (μεταφορικά) | κάνω το πρώτο βήμα έκφρ |
| | Melanie got her foot in the door of the fashion industry by working as a sales assistant in a clothing store. |
| lucky rabbit's foot n | (paw of a rabbit kept as a lucky charm) | λαγοπόδαρο ουσ ουδ |
| | I always carry my lucky rabbit's foot when I sit an exam. |
| on foot adv | (walking) | με τα πόδια φρ ως επίρ |
| | | πεζή επίρ |
| | It sometimes takes longer to drive than to get to work on foot. |
| on your back foot adv | figurative (on the defensive) | σε θέση άμυνας εκφρ |
| put your best foot forward v expr | figurative (do your best) | βάζω τα δυνατά μου, δίνω τον καλύτερό μου εαυτό έκφρ |
| | | κάνω το καλύτερο που μπορώ έκφρ |
| | 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) | βάζω τα δυνατά μου, δίνω τον καλύτερό μου εαυτό έκφρ |
| | Put your best foot forward at the job interview. |
| put your foot down v expr | informal (accelerate, drive faster) (καθομιλουμένη) | γκαζώνω ρ αμ |
| | | το πατάω έκφρ |
| | 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]) (μεταφορικά) | πατάω πόδι έκφρ |
| | I had to put my foot down and tell him I wouldn't lie for him again. |
| put your foot in it v expr | figurative, informal, UK (make an embarrassing blunder) (καθομιλουμένη) | κάνω γκάφα έκφρ |
| | | κάνω λάθος έκφρ |
| | I put my foot in it by mentioning the birthday party to Jo. It's supposed to be a surprise! |
put your foot in your mouth,
also UK: put your foot in it v expr | figurative (make spoken blunder) | κάνω γκάφα ρ μ + ουσ θηλ |
| | | λέω βλακεία ρ μ + ουσ θηλ |
| set foot v expr | (enter) | πατάω, πατώ ρ αμ |
| | | πατάω το πόδι μου έκφρ |
| | Liam has never set foot in England. Peter is so rude. I'll never set foot in his house again! |
| | Δεν πάτησε ποτέ ξανά στην Αγγλία. Είναι τόσο αγενής. Δε θα πατήσω ποτέ ξανά σπίτι του! |
square foot,
plural: square feet n | often pl (imperial measure: one foot squared) | τετραγωνικό πόδι επίθ + ουσ ουδ |
| | The room is only twenty-two square feet; that's not a lot of room for furniture! |
the shoe is on the other foot,
the boot is on the other foot expr | figurative (circumstances reversed) | άλλαξαν τα πράγματα έκφρ |
| | Lily was always scornful of unemployed people; the shoe's on the other foot now that she's lost her job. |
| trench foot n | (foot disease caused by cold and damp) (είδος κρυοπαγήματος) | πόδι των χαρακωμάτων φρ ως ουσ ουδ |
underfoot,
under foot adv | (on the ground, under your feet) | κάτω από τα πόδια μου περίφρ |
| | (σε εξωτερικό χώρο) | στο έδαφος περίφρ |
| | (σε εσωτερικό χώρο) | στο δάπεδο περίφρ |
| | Sharon liked the sound of snow crunching underfoot. |
webfoot,
webbed foot,
plural: webfeet,
webbed feet n | (bird, frog: toes joined) (ζωολογία) | νηκτικό πόδι φρ ως ουσ ουδ |
| | | πόδι με νηκτική μεμβράνη περίφρ |
webfoot,
webbed foot,
plural: webfeet,
webbed feet n | (person: conjoined toes) (κατά λέξη) | πόδι με νηκτική μεμβράνη περίφρ |
| wrong-foot [sb]⇒ vtr | (make [sb] lose balance) | κάνω κπ να χάσει την ισορροπία του περίφρ |
| | The tennis player hit a shot across the court that wrong-footed his opponent. |
| wrong-foot [sb] vtr | figurative (make [sb] appear wrong) | διαψεύδω ρ μ |
| | | αποδεικνύω ότι κπ έχει άδικο, αποδεικνύω ότι κπ έκανε λάθος περίφρ |
| | (μτφ: για κάτι που είπε ή έγραψε) | κάνω κπ να καταπιεί τα λόγια του έκφρ |
| | The author wrong-footed critics when his book became a surprise bestseller. |