pied
Pronunciation: /pje/
English translation of pied
nm
- 1 foot être pieds nus = to be barefoot(ed) sauter à pieds joints = to jump with one's feet together; (figurative) = to jump in with both feet coup de pied = kick à pied = on foot promenade à pied = walk taper du pied = to stamp one's foot; = to tap one's foot de la tête aux pieds = from head to foot portrait en pied = full-length portrait avoir conscience de là où on met les pieds (fam) = to know what one is letting oneself in for sur un pied d'égalité = on an equal footing Definition of foot in the British & World English dictionary Definition of foot in the US English dictionary Translate foot | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
- 2 (of hill, stairs) foot, bottom; (of glass) stem; (of lamp) base; (of camera) stand Definition of foot in the British & World English dictionary Definition of foot in the US English dictionary Translate foot | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
- 3 (of celery, lettuce) head pied de vigne = vine Definition of head in the British & World English dictionary Definition of head in the US English dictionary Translate head | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
- 4 (measurement) foot Definition of foot in the British & World English dictionary Definition of foot in the US English dictionary Translate foot | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Idioms
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être sur pied
- [person] to be up and about; [business] to be up and running
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mettre sur pied
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j'ai pied
- I can touch the bottom
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perdre pied
- to go out of one's depth; to lose ground
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être à pied d'œuvre
- to be ready to get down to work
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elle joue au tennis comme un pied
- (fam) she's hopeless at tennis
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faire un pied de nez à qn
- to thumb one's nose at sb
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faire du pied à qn
- to play footsy with sb (colloq)
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faire des pieds et des mains (fam) pour obtenir
- to work really hard at getting
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ça lui fera les pieds
- (fam) that will teach him a lesson
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c'est le pied
- (fam) that's terrific (colloq)
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mettre à pied
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lever le pied
- (fam) to slow down
