| Additional Translations |
| toe n | (vehicle: symmetric wheel angle) | convergencia nf |
| | | ángulo de convergencia nm + loc adj |
| toe [sth]⇒ vtr | (kick with the toe) (con la punta o todo el pie) | patear⇒ vtr |
| | Jessica toed the ball across the grass. |
| | Jessica pateó la pelota por el pasto. |
| toe [sth] vtr | (touch with the toe) | tocar con la punta del pie, alcanzar con la punta del pie loc verb |
| | The runners stood in a row, toeing the start line. |
| | Los corredores estaban en fila, tocando con la punta del pie la línea de largada. |
Compound Forms:
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| big toe n | (foot: largest digit) | dedo gordo del pie nm + loc adj |
| | (PE) | primer dedo del pie nm + loc adj |
| | It's very hard to walk if you break your big toe. |
| | Es muy difícil andar si te rompes el dedo gordo del pie. |
| | (CL) | ortejo mayor nm + adj |
| | Es muy difícil caminar si te rompes el ortejo mayor. |
| great toe n | (big toe, largest toe) | dedo gordo del pie loc nom m |
| little toe n | (smallest digit of the foot) | dedo pequeño del pie grupo nom |
| | | dedo chiquito del pie grupo nom |
| | She broke her little toe when a car ran over her foot. |
| | Se rompió el dedo pequeño del pie cuando un auto le pisó el pie. |
| peep toe n | (open-toed footwear style) | zapato de punta abierta grupo nom |
| peep-toe shoes npl | (style of open-toed footwear) | zapatos de punta abierta nmpl + loc adj |
| | I won't wear peep-toe shoes when it's raining because I don't want my toes to get wet. |
| | No uso zapatos de punta abierta cuando llueva porque no quiero mojarme los pies. |
race walking,
walking,
the walk,
heel-and-toe racing n | (sport) | marcha atlética nf + adj |
steel-toe boots,
steel-capped boots npl | (heavy footwear with reinforced toe) | botas con puntera de acero grupo nom |
tic-tac-toe,
tick-tack-toe (US),
noughts and crosses (UK) n | (simple game: X's and O's) | tres en línea loc nom m |
| | (ES, MX, PE) | tres en raya loc nom m |
| | (AR, UY) | tatetí nm |
| | (CO) | triqui nm |
| tippy-toe n | (tips of the toes) | puntas de los pies loc nom fpl |
| toe box | (shoemaking) | puntera nf |
| toe clip | (cycling) | calapiés nm |
| toe hold n | (place for toe when climbing) | punto de apoyo nm + loc adj |
| | Rock climbers wear very soft shoes so they can feel for toe holds. |
| | Los escaladores usan zapatos muy suaves para sentir el punto de apoyo. |
| toe hold n | figurative (tenuous position) (figurado) | pie nm |
| | My company barely has a toe hold overseas. |
| | Mi empresa apenas tiene un pie en el mercado extranjero. |
toe loop,
toe loop jump,
tap loop jump n | (skating) | bucle picado loc nom m |
| toe pick | (figure-skating) | freno de patín nm + loc adj |
| toe stop n | often plural (rubber piece on front of roller skate) | freno delantero nm + adj |
| toe tag n | (on dead body) | etiqueta que se sujeta al dedo del pie de un cadáver nf + loc adj |
| toe the line v expr | figurative (conform) | obedecer las reglas, cumplir las reglas loc verb |
| | The boss told the new employee that he would do well as long as he toed the line. |
| toe-curling adj | figurative, informal (embarrassing) | que causa vergüenza loc adj |
| toe-curling adj | figurative, informal (causing discomfort) | que causa aprensión loc adj |
| toe-curling adj | figurative, informal (causing pleasure) | que causa placer loc adj |
| toe-in n | (automobiles: front wheel position) (neumáticos) | convergencia nf |
| toe-to-toe adv | (in direct competition) | frente a frente loc adv |
| | | mano a mano loc adv |
| toe-to-toe adj | (involving two people or groups) | de a dos loc adj |
| | | codo a codo loc adj |
| toenail n | often plural (nail on a toe) | uña del pie nf + loc adj |
| | Henry sat on the porch, cutting his toenails. |
toerag,
toe-rag n | UK, regional, slang, figurative (contemptible person) | sabandija nf |
| | | canalla n común |
| | (AmL) | desgraciado, desgraciada nm, nf |
| | | bicho nm |