hoof

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhuːf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hʊf, huf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hŏŏf, ho̅o̅f )

Inflections of 'hoof' (n):
hoofs
npl
hooves
npl
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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hoof,
plural: hoofs,
hooves n		 (foot of horse, etc.) (caballo, asno)casco nm
  pezuña nf
 The horse injured a hoof during the ride yesterday.
 El caballo se lesionó un casco durante el paseo de ayer.
hoof it v expr slang (walk, go on foot)caminar⇒ vi
  ir a pie loc verb
  (coloquial)ir a pata loc verb
 Hannah had a flat tire, so she had to hoof it to work.
 Hannah tenía pinchado un neumático, así que tuvo que caminar hasta el trabajo.
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Additional Translations
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hoof⇒ vi (dance)bailar⇒ vi
 Fred started his swing dancing career by hoofing in local bars.
 Fred empezó su carrera como bailarín de swing bailando en bares locales.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
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cloven hoof n (animal's horned foot with two toes)pezuña hendida nf
 Los chivos tienen pezuñas hendidas.
hoof it v expr slang (walk, go on foot)ir a pie loc verb
  ir caminando loc verb
 Our car ran out of petrol so we had to hoof it to the petrol station.
 We lost our subway passes, so we had to hoof it thirty blocks in high heels.
 Nuestro coche se quedó sin gasolina, así que tuvimos que ir a pie hasta la gasolinera. // Perdimos los pasajes de subte, así que tuvimos que ir a pie treinta cuadras con nuestros zapatos con taco.
  (coloquial, figurado)patear⇒ vi
  (coloquial, figurado)ir pateando loc verb
  (coloquial)ir a pata loc verb
 Nuestro coche se quedó sin gasolina y tuvimos que patear hasta la gasolinera. // Perdimos los pasajes de subte, así que tuvimos que patear treinta cuadras con nuestros zapatos con taco.
  (ES, coloquial)ir en el coche de San Fernando loc verb
 Nuestro coche se quedó sin gasolina y tuvimos que ir en el coche de San Fernando hasta la gasolinera. // Perdimos los pasajes de subte, así que tuvimos que ir en el coche de San Fernando treinta cuadras con nuestros zapatos con taco.
on the hoof expr (livestock: alive) (ganado)en pie loc adv
on the hoof expr figurative, informal (without preparation)en el momento loc adv
 The TV host never prepared for his interviews, but made up his questions on the hoof.
on the hoof expr figurative, informal (while moving around)en el camino loc adv
 I give presentations all over the country, so I do much of my speech-writing on the hoof.
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'hoof' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
frog - horn - sand crack
Spanish:
casco - pezuña - uña - balonazo - engatillar - a patita - pelotazo - pepinazo - zapatazo

Collocations: the [horse's, cow's] hoof, the [horse's] hooves, the [horse] [hurt, cracked, injured] his hoof, more...

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