heel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhiːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hil/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hēl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
heel n (foot: rear part)talón nm
 James had huge calluses on his heels.
 James tenía callos enormes en los talones.
heel n (shoe: rear sole)talón nm
  (de calzado alto)tacón nm
  (AmL; de calzado alto)taco nm
 Harry scraped his name into the dirt with his heel while his mother talked to her friend.
 Harry grabó su nombre en la tierra con el talón mientras su madre hablaba con sus amigas.
heel n (palm: base of thumb) (técnico)eminencia tenar loc nom f
  (tarot)monte de Venus loc nom m
 Gary dug the heel of his hand into the dough.
 Gary hundió la eminencia tenar de su mano en la masa.
Heel! interj (dog command: follow!)¡al pie! loc interj
 Laura called to her dog, "Spot, heel!".
 Laura le dijo a su perro «Spot, ¡al pie!».
heel vi (dog command: follow)caminar al pie vi + loc adv
 She commanded her dog to heel.
 Le ordenó a su perro que caminase al pie.
heels npl informal (shoes: high-heeled)tacones nmpl
  zapatos de tacón nmpl + loc adj
  (DO, MX)zapatillas nfpl
 Jen liked to wear heels because people seemed to respect her more when she was taller.
 A Jen le gustaba usar tacones porque la gente parecía respetarla más cuando se veía más alta.
heel n (bread: crusty end of loaf)costra nf
  currusco, cuscurro nm
 My favourite part of the loaf is the heel.
 Mi parte favorita del pan es la costra.
heel n (end of bread loaf) (AR, del pan lactal)tapa nf
  costra nf
 Ken always ate the heel of the bread because he liked chewing up the tough crust.
 Ken siempre se come la tapa del pan porque le gusta masticar la corteza.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
heel n figurative (oppression)opresión nf
  (figurado)peso nm
 The people suffered under the heel of the dictator.
 La gente sufría bajo la opresión del dictador.
heel n informal, dated (contemptible person)canalla n común
  granuja n común
 Minnie's fiancé behaved like an utter heel, jilting her at the altar.
 El prometido de Minnie actuó como todo un canalla cuando la plantó en el altar.
heel vi (ship: tilt) (náutica)escorar vi
 The ship heeled steeply to the port side.
 El barco escoró pronunciadamente a babor.
heel vtr (put heels onto)poner taco loc verb
  poner tacón loc verb
 The shoemaker heeled the shoes.
 El zapatero le puso taco a los zapatos.
heel [sth] vtr (ship: cause to tilt) (náutica)escorar vtr
 Heavy winds heeled the sailing boat.
 Los fuertes vientos escoraron el velero.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Achilles heel,
Achilles' heel
n
figurative (weak spot) (figurado)talón de Aquiles loc nom m
 His Achilles' heel is his love of rich food.
 Su talón de Aquiles es su apetencia por las comidas pesadas.
bring [sb/sth] to heel v expr figurative (subjugate) (figurado)hacerse obedecer loc verb
down at heel,
down-at-heel
adj
figurative (shabby and worn)desgastado adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
down at heel,
down-at-heel
adj
figurative (person: dressed shabbily)andrajoso/a adj
  mal vestido loc adj
heel bar n (shop that repairs shoes)zapatería nf
  taller de calzado nm + loc adj
  (CO)remontadora nf
 I took my boots to a heel bar to have the worn soles replaced.
heel bone n (bone: rear of foot)talón nm
  (medicina)calcáneo nm
heel cushion n (padded shoe insert)plantilla para el talón loc nom f
 If you want to dance in high heels, you should buy some heel cushions.
high-heel n as adj informal (shoes: having raised heels)de tacón alto loc adj
  de tacón loc adj
  (AmL)de taco alto loc adj
  (AmL)de taco loc adj
race walking,
walking,
the walk,
heel-and-toe racing
n
(sport)marcha atlética nf + adj
spike heel,
spiked heel
n
(very high pointy heel)taco aguja loc nom m
  tacón de aguja loc nom m
Tar Heel State (geographical nickname) (Carolina del Norte)Tar Heel n propio m
wedge heel n (shoes)tacón de cuña nm + loc adj
  taco de cuña nm + loc adj
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Collocations: suffers from heel pain, high-heel shoes, the heel of my [foot, shoe], more...

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