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feet

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Pieds

A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

Examples :

"A spider has eight feet."

Une araignée a huit pieds.

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Pied

Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.

Examples :

"Southern Italy is shaped like a foot."

Le sud de l'Italie a la forme d'un pied.

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Voyager à pied

(often used attributively) Travel by walking.

Examples :

"There is a lot of foot traffic on this street."

Il y a beaucoup de passage à pied dans cette rue.

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Base, fond

The base or bottom of anything.

Examples :

"The feet of the table are made of wood. "

Le fond de la table est en bois.

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Sol, plancher

The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.

Examples :

"We came and stood at the foot of the bed."

Nous sommes venus et nous nous sommes tenus au sol du lit.

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Le bout, le pied

The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.

Examples :

"The host should sit at the foot of the table."

L'hôte devrait s'asseoir au bout de la table.

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Pieds, pieds de support

A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.

Examples :

"The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor."

Les pieds de la cuisinière la maintiennent à une distance sûre du sol.

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Pied

A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.

Examples :

"The flag pole at the local high school is about 20 feet high."

Le mât du drapeau du lycée local mesure environ 20 pieds de haut.

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Pied

A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.

Examples :

"The organ builder carefully measured the pipe's length in feet to ensure the correct pitch. "

Le facteur d'orgue a soigneusement mesuré la longueur du tuyau en pieds pour assurer la justesse de la note.

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L'infanterie, fantassins

(collective) Foot soldiers; infantry.

Examples :

"King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse."

Le roi Jean partit au combat avec dix mille fantassins et mille cavaliers.

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Le pied du cigare

(cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.

Examples :

"The smoker carefully trimmed the feet of his cigar before lighting it. "

Le fumeur a soigneusement coupé le pied de son cigare avant de l'allumer.

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Pied-de-biche

The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.

Examples :

"The sewing machine's feet pressed firmly down on the fabric, helping her sew a straight line. "

Le pied-de-biche de la machine à coudre appuyait fermement sur le tissu, l'aidant à coudre une ligne droite.

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Bas de page

The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.

Examples :

"The document's feet contained the page numbers and copyright information. "

Le bas de page du document contenait les numéros de page et les informations sur le droit d'auteur.

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Pied

The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.

Examples :

"The printer's manual showed how to adjust the feet of the typewriter to ensure proper alignment. "

Le manuel de l'imprimante montrait comment ajuster les pieds de la machine à écrire pour assurer un alignement correct.

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Mètre, pied

The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.

Examples :

"The poem's rhythm has a strong, consistent beat, with two feet per line. "

Le rythme du poème a une cadence forte et régulière, avec deux pieds par vers.

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L'analyse des syllabes en constituants prosodiques, qui sont utilisés pour déterminer la place de l'accent tonique dans les langues, ainsi que les notions de têtes constitutives

The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.

Examples :

"The poetry teacher analyzed the feet of the poem to explain where the stresses should fall. "

Le professeur de poésie a analysé les pieds du poème pour expliquer où les accents toniques devraient tomber.

linguistics phonetics language grammar

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Bord inférieur

The bottom edge of a sail.

Examples :

"To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail."

Pour donner plus de forme à la grand-voile, on détend l'écoute de la bôme pour réduire la tension sur le bord inférieur de la voile.

nautical sailing

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Le fond d'une table de billard où les boules sont placées

The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.

Examples :

"The cue ball rested near the foot, just in front of the feet of the pool table. "

La bille de queue reposait près du fond, juste devant le fond de la table de billard.

sport game place

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Pied

In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.

Examples :

"The moss's tiny feet anchored it firmly to the damp soil. "

Les minuscules pieds de la mousse l'ancraient fermement dans le sol humide.

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Pied

The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.

Examples :

"The snail used its strong feet to crawl across the windowpane. "

L'escargot utilisait son pied robuste pour ramper sur la vitre.

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Domaine inférieur globulaire d'une protéine

The globular lower domain of a protein.

Examples :

"The protein's feet allow it to attach to the cell membrane. "

Les domaines inférieurs globulaires de la protéine lui permettent de se fixer à la membrane cellulaire.

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Pied de la perpendiculaire

The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.

Examples :

"The architect measured the feet of the wall to ensure the new shelf would be level. "

L'architecte a mesuré le pied de la perpendiculaire du mur pour s'assurer que la nouvelle étagère serait de niveau.

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Principe fondamental, base, plan

Fundamental principle; basis; plan.

Examples :

"The school's new program has solid feet; it's based on proven teaching methods. "

Le nouveau programme de l'école a de solides bases ; il est basé sur des méthodes d'enseignement éprouvées.

theory plan structure system way abstract

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Assise, rang, position

Recognized condition; rank; footing.

Examples :

"My father's strong work ethic gave him a solid footing in his career, and he quickly reached the highest feet. "

L'éthique de travail rigoureuse de mon père lui a donné une assise solide dans sa carrière, et il a rapidement atteint le plus haut rang.

condition position

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Fait, exploit

Fact; performance; feat.

Examples :

"The team's impressive feat of winning the competition was a testament to their hard work and dedication. "

L'exploit impressionnant de l'équipe qui a remporté la compétition témoignait de son travail acharné et de son dévouement.

achievement action