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foot

 
 
/fʊt/ noun

Translation

BODY PART [C] (plural feet) one of the two flat parts on the ends of your legs that you stand on
ayak
bare feet He stepped on my foot. 555
MEASUREMENT [C] (plural foot, feet) ( written abbreviation ft) a unit for measuring length, equal to 0.3048 metres or 12 inches
12 inç veya 0.3048'e eşit bir ölçü birimi
Alex is about 6 feet tall. an eight foot high wall 2391401
the foot of sth the bottom of something such as stairs, a hill, a bed, or a page
(merdiven, tepe, yatak,sayfa vb.) taban, alt, alt ucu
Put the notes at the foot of the page.1259
on foot If you go somewhere on foot, you walk there.
yayan, yürüyerek, piyade
1608
be on your feet to be standing and not sitting
dikilmek, ayakları üzerinde olmak, ayakta durmak
I'm exhausted, I've been on my feet all day.555
put your feet up to relax, especially by sitting with your feet supported above the ground
ayaklarını havaya kaldırarak yatıp uzanmak
You put your feet up for half an hour before the kids get home.1060
set foot in/on sth to go into a place or onto a piece of land
bir yere/araziye girmek
He told me never to set foot in his house again.1597
get/rise to your feet to stand up after you have been sitting
ayakları üzerinde doğrulmak, dikilmek, kalkmak
The audience rose to their feet.555
drag your feet to deal with something slowly because you do not really want to do it
ayaklarını sürümek, direnmek, direnç göstermek
1064
get cold feet to suddenly become too frightened to do what you had planned to do, especially something important
(önemli bir şeyi yapmadan önce) eli ayağı buz kesmek,çok korkmak/çekinmek
I tried to ask her out, but I got cold feet.996
get/start off on the wrong foot to start a relationship or activity badly
yanlış bir başlangıç yapmak; kötü başlamak
He got off on the wrong foot with my parents by arriving late.1852
not put a foot wrong UK to not make any mistakes
yanlış adım atmamak, hata yapmamak
1899
put your foot down to tell someone in a strong way that they must do something or must stop doing something
dayatmak, diretmek, karşı çıkmak
1152
put your foot in it UK ( US put your foot in your mouth) to say something silly or embarrassing, without intending to
pot kırmak, çam devirmek
1902
stand on your own two feet to do things for yourself without wanting or needing anyone else to help you
iki ayağı üzerinde durabilmek, başkasının yardımı olmadan başarabilmek
That son of hers should learn to stand on his own two feet.2314
(Definition of foot noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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