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noun

Pied

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.

noun

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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noun

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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noun

Base, fondement

The base or bottom of anything.

Examples :

"The foot of the bed is where I usually leave my shoes. "

C'est au pied du lit que je laisse habituellement mes chaussures.

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noun

Base, pied

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 pied du lit.

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noun

Le bout

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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noun

Pied, base

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 du poêle le maintiennent à une distance sûre du sol.

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noun

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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noun

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 measured the foot of the pipe to ensure it was the correct length for the desired pitch. "

Le facteur d'orgue a mesuré le pied du tuyau pour s'assurer qu'il avait la longueur correcte pour la hauteur souhaitée.

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noun

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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noun

Le pied (du cigare)

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

Examples :

"He carefully trimmed the foot of his cigar before lighting it. "

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

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noun

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 foot pressed down firmly on the fabric, moving it smoothly across the needle. "

Le pied-de-biche de la machine à coudre appuyait fermement sur le tissu, le faisant avancer en douceur sur l'aiguille.

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noun

Bas de page

The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.

Examples :

"Please print the document and begin reading from the foot of the page. "

Veuillez imprimer le document et commencer à lire à partir du bas de page.

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noun

Pied

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

Examples :

"The printer's manual showed how to adjust the foot of the type bar to ensure proper alignment. "

Le manuel de l'imprimante expliquait comment ajuster le pied de la barre de type pour assurer un alignement correct.

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noun

Pied

The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.

Examples :

"The poem's rhythm relies heavily on the consistent foot of four syllables. "

Le rythme du poème repose fortement sur le pied constant de quatre syllabes.

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Pied, unité métrique

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 foot of the word "beautiful" is the stressed syllable. "

Le pied du mot « beautiful » est la syllabe accentuée.

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noun

Bordure inférieure

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 relâche l'écoute pour réduire la tension sur la bordure inférieure de la voile.

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Fond

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

Examples :

"The players carefully placed the cue ball near the foot of the pool table, ready to begin their game. "

Les joueurs ont soigneusement placé la boule de queue près du fond de la table de billard, prêts à commencer leur partie.

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noun

Pied

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

Examples :

"The moss's foot remained attached to the leafy stem. "

Le pied de la mousse est resté attaché à la tige feuillue.

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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 foot to slowly crawl across the smooth kitchen counter. "

L'escargot utilisait son pied pour ramper lentement sur le comptoir lisse de la cuisine.

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noun

Domaine inférieur globulaire d'une protéine

The globular lower domain of a protein.

Examples :

"The protein's foot domain was crucial for its interaction with the cell membrane. "

Le domaine inférieur globulaire de la protéine était crucial pour son interaction avec la membrane cellulaire.

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noun

Pied de la perpendiculaire

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

Examples :

"The foot of the ladder rested firmly on the ground, at the precise point where the wall met the floor. "

Le pied de l'échelle reposait fermement sur le sol, au point précis où le mur rencontrait le sol.

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noun

Principe fondamental, base, plan

Fundamental principle; basis; plan.

Examples :

"The school's new policy is based on the foot of student well-being. "

La nouvelle politique de l'école est basée sur le principe fondamental du bien-être des élèves.

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noun

Assise, position, rang

Recognized condition; rank; footing.

Examples :

"My brother is on firm foot in his new job; he's already established a good working relationship with his colleagues. "

Mon frère a une bonne assise dans son nouvel emploi ; il a déjà établi de bonnes relations de travail avec ses collègues.

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verb

Frapper du pied, shooter

To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).

Examples :

"The soccer player footed the ball towards the goal. "

Le joueur de football a frappé le ballon vers le but.

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verb

Payer, acquitter

To pay (a bill).

Examples :

"My friend needed to foot the bill for the pizza we ordered. "

Mon ami a dû payer la note de la pizza que nous avons commandée.

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Danser, se mouvoir au rythme

To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.

Examples :

"The children footed their way through the grass, skipping and playing. "

Les enfants dansaient à travers l'herbe, sautant et jouant.

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verb

Marcher

To walk.

Examples :

"My dog likes to foot around the park. "

Mon chien aime marcher dans le parc.

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verb

Marcher sur, fouler

To tread.

Examples :

"to foot the green"

fouler le gazon

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verb

Établir, fonder, débarquer

To set on foot; to establish; to land.

Examples :

"The company decided to foot the bill for the new equipment. "

L'entreprise a décidé de prendre en charge la facture du nouvel équipement.

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verb

Refaire le pied de

To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).

Examples :

"She needed to foot her daughter's school socks because they were worn out. "

Elle a dû refaire le pied des chaussettes d'école de sa fille car elles étaient usées.

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verb

Additionner, totaliser

To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up.

Examples :

"to foot (or foot up) an account"

Additionner (ou totaliser) un compte.

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Meanings

Examples :

"A spider has eight feet."

Une araignée a huit pieds.

Examples :

"Southern Italy is shaped like a foot."

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

Voyager à pied

Examples :

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

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

Base, fondement

Examples :

"The foot of the bed is where I usually leave my shoes. "

C'est au pied du lit que je laisse habituellement mes chaussures.

Base, pied

Examples :

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

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

Examples :

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

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

Pied, base

Examples :

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

Les pieds du poêle le maintiennent à une distance sûre du sol.

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.

Examples :

"The organ builder measured the foot of the pipe to ensure it was the correct length for the desired pitch. "

Le facteur d'orgue a mesuré le pied du tuyau pour s'assurer qu'il avait la longueur correcte pour la hauteur souhaitée.

L'infanterie, fantassins

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.

Le pied (du cigare)

Examples :

"He carefully trimmed the foot of his cigar before lighting it. "

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

Pied-de-biche

Examples :

"The sewing machine's foot pressed down firmly on the fabric, moving it smoothly across the needle. "

Le pied-de-biche de la machine à coudre appuyait fermement sur le tissu, le faisant avancer en douceur sur l'aiguille.

Examples :

"Please print the document and begin reading from the foot of the page. "

Veuillez imprimer le document et commencer à lire à partir du bas de page.

Examples :

"The printer's manual showed how to adjust the foot of the type bar to ensure proper alignment. "

Le manuel de l'imprimante expliquait comment ajuster le pied de la barre de type pour assurer un alignement correct.

Examples :

"The poem's rhythm relies heavily on the consistent foot of four syllables. "

Le rythme du poème repose fortement sur le pied constant de quatre syllabes.

Pied, unité métrique

Examples :

"The foot of the word "beautiful" is the stressed syllable. "

Le pied du mot « beautiful » est la syllabe accentuée.

Bordure inférieure

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 relâche l'écoute pour réduire la tension sur la bordure inférieure de la voile.

Examples :

"The players carefully placed the cue ball near the foot of the pool table, ready to begin their game. "

Les joueurs ont soigneusement placé la boule de queue près du fond de la table de billard, prêts à commencer leur partie.

Examples :

"The moss's foot remained attached to the leafy stem. "

Le pied de la mousse est resté attaché à la tige feuillue.

Examples :

"The snail used its foot to slowly crawl across the smooth kitchen counter. "

L'escargot utilisait son pied pour ramper lentement sur le comptoir lisse de la cuisine.

Domaine inférieur globulaire d'une protéine

Examples :

"The protein's foot domain was crucial for its interaction with the cell membrane. "

Le domaine inférieur globulaire de la protéine était crucial pour son interaction avec la membrane cellulaire.

Pied de la perpendiculaire

Examples :

"The foot of the ladder rested firmly on the ground, at the precise point where the wall met the floor. "

Le pied de l'échelle reposait fermement sur le sol, au point précis où le mur rencontrait le sol.

Principe fondamental, base, plan

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