footprint

huella, pisada

Marca que deja un pie o un zapato sobre una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: A mark left by a foot or shoe on a surface.

• I saw a footprint in the sand.
• Their muddy footprints covered the floor.
• Who left these footprints beside the window?

Sinónimos: footmark, track

Expresiones frecuentes: leave a footprint, bare footprint, footprint in sand

espacio ocupado

Cantidad de espacio que necesita una máquina u otro aparato para instalarse.

En inglés sencillo: The amount of space that a machine or other piece of equipment needs.

• This printer has a small footprint.
• We need a machine with a smaller footprint.
• The computer’s footprint leaves room for a lamp.

Expresiones frecuentes: small footprint, compact footprint, desktop footprint

superficie ocupada, huella

Superficie del terreno que cubre un edificio u otra estructura.

En inglés sencillo: The area of ground covered by a building or other structure.

• The building’s footprint is quite small.
• The extension doubled the house’s footprint.
• This plan shows the footprint of each structure.

Expresiones frecuentes: building footprint, house footprint, footprint of something

huella, impacto

Efecto duradero que deja una persona importante en un ámbito de trabajo o de la vida.

En inglés sencillo: The lasting effect someone important has on an area of work or life.

• Her footprint on modern dance is clear.
• The director left a lasting footprint on cinema.
• His work created a distinctive footprint in medical research.

Cómo se usa: footprint on something (The writer left a deep footprint on national literature.)

Sinónimos: impact, influence, legacy

Expresiones frecuentes: leave a footprint, lasting footprint, footprint on something