foot

piede

Parte inferiore della gamba su cui ti appoggi per stare in piedi e camminare.

In inglese semplice: The part at the bottom of your leg that you stand and walk on.

• My foot hurts.
• She washed her feet before bed.
• Did you hurt your foot while running?

Espressioni comuni: left foot, bare foot, foot pain, hurt your foot

piede

Unità di lunghezza pari a dodici pollici, cioè circa trenta centimetri.

In inglese semplice: A unit for measuring length, equal to twelve inches or about thirty centimetres.

• The shelf is one foot wide.
• He is six feet tall.
• We moved the table a few feet closer.

Espressioni comuni: one foot long, square foot, a foot wide, foot high

a piedi

Spostarsi camminando, solitamente nell’espressione on foot.

In inglese semplice: Travelling by walking, usually in the phrase on foot.

• I go to school on foot.
• They explored the old town on foot.
• Can we get there on foot?

Come si usa: on foot (We reached the village on foot.)

Espressioni comuni: on foot, go on foot, travel on foot

piede, base

La parte più bassa o la base di qualcosa che si innalza.

In inglese semplice: The lowest part or base of something tall or rising.

• Wait at the foot of the stairs.
• A village stands at the foot of the hill.
• They built a shelter near the foot of the cliff.

Come si usa: at the foot of something (We parked at the foot of the mountain.)

Sinonimi: base, bottom

Contrari: top, summit

Espressioni comuni: foot of something, at the foot, foot of the stairs

piedi del letto

L’estremità di un letto o di una superficie simile dove normalmente si appoggiano i piedi.

In inglese semplice: The end of a bed or similar surface where your feet usually rest.

• She sat at the foot of the bed.
• A blanket lay across the foot of the bed.
• We put a small chest at the bed's foot.

Come si usa: at the foot of the bed (The dog sleeps at the foot of the bed.)

Sinonimi: lower end

Contrari: head

Espressioni comuni: foot of the bed, at the foot, bed's foot

pagare, saldare

Pagare un conto, soprattutto se elevato o dovuto a spese fatte da qualcun altro.

In inglese semplice: To pay a bill, especially a large bill or one that someone else caused.

• Who will foot the bill?
• Her parents footed the bill for the wedding.
• Taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for these mistakes.

Come si usa: foot the bill for something (The company will foot the bill for your hotel.)

Sinonimi: pay, cover

Espressioni comuni: foot the bill, foot someone's bill, foot the cost

camminare, andare a piedi

Andare da qualche parte a piedi, solitamente nell’espressione foot it.

In inglese semplice: To walk somewhere, usually in the phrase foot it.

• We had to foot it home.
• They footed it back to the village.
• Will you ride, or foot it?

Come si usa: foot it + place/direction (With no bus available, we footed it home.)

Sinonimi: walk

Espressioni comuni: foot it, foot it home, foot it back

sommare, totalizzare

Sommare tutti i numeri di una colonna per ottenere il totale.

In inglese semplice: To add all the numbers in a column to find their total.

• Please foot this column.
• She footed up the figures twice.
• The accountant footed each column before checking the balance.

Come si usa: foot up something (The clerk footed up the figures in the ledger.)

Sinonimi: total, add up, sum

Espressioni comuni: foot a column, foot up something, foot an account