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He reads on foot and in constant motion: resistance to the facts, agitation."Lee de pie y sin dejar de caminar: resistencia ante un hecho consumado, nerviosismo.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
No fish-seller has set foot in this house for years.'Hace años que ningún pescadero pone los pies en esta casa.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
Glancing quickly down I saw my foot had come to rest on the plaque on the old Spanish bell.Al mirar hacia abajo, vi que tenía el pie apoyado en la placa de la vieja campana española.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
Qhuinn walked along the side of the road, his duffel slapping his ass as he put one foot in front of the other.Qhuinn caminaba por un lado del camino, con la mochila golpeándole el trasero a cada paso que daba.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
The first thing I found was my backpack with my books and poems in it, on the floor at the foot of the bed.Lo primero que encontré fue mi morral, con mis libros y mis poemas, en el suelo, a los pies de la cama.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Couple blocks farther and he came up to a construction site with a ten-foot fence all around it.Un par de bloques más allá, se encontró con una obra en construcción rodeada por una valla de treinta metros de altura.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
He lifted his foot from the accelerator and waited for the feeling to pass.Levantó el pie del acelerador y esperó que se le pasara la sensación.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
I started to cry again, and the more I cried the more I wanted to cry, and all I could tell him was to leave my house, get out, never set foot there again.Yo me puse a llorar otra vez, y a medida que lloraba cada vez tenía más ganas de llorar, y lo único que era capaz de decir era que se fuera de mi casa, que desapareciera, que no volviera a poner los pies allí nunca más.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
The severed thumb was on the floor about a foot, perhaps two, away from the center of the small maroon circle of sticky blood, left there almost as if it had been discarded like some petty afterthought.El pulgar seccionado estaba en el suelo, a medio metro del pequeño charco granate de sangre pegajosa, dejado ahí casi como si lo hubieran desechado tras pensárselo mejor.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
The access road ended at a twelve - foot high - barrier of chain link.El camino de acceso terminaba en una barrera formada por una verja de alambre entrelazado de cuatro metros de alto.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
V was flipping the top of his lighter open and closed and tapping his foot.V estaba lanzando al aire el mechero, abriéndolo y cerrándolo y golpeando con el pie.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
Community Coordinating Institute for foot-andmouth disease vaccine (CCI): the institute designated by Decision 91/665/EEC.«Instituto comunitario de coordinación para la vacuna de la fiebre aftosa (ICC)»: el instituto designado por la Decision 91/665/CEE.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
He leapt up over a pile of bricks, but his foot caught the top, and he could feel the mass crumbling beneath his sudden weight.Saltó sobre unos ladrillos, pero rozó los de arriba y notó cómo el montón se desmoronaba bajo su peso.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
She went to work on the other side… and found the foot that wasn’t real.Continuó con el trabajo en la otra... y se encontró con el pie que no era auténtico.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
Tom Gavin never really rested, he just stopped moving for a few seconds, fidgeted from foot to foot while squinting ahead up the trail, then only to say 'Ready?' and be off and moving before either Maggie or Baedecker could reply.Tom Gavin no descansaba nunca, sólo se detenía unos segundos, escrutaba el sendero, decía «¿Listos?» y se ponía en marcha antes de que Maggie o Baedecker pudieran responder.Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de GravedadFases de GravedadSimmons, Dan© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.© 1989 by Dan SimmonsPhases of GravitySimmons, Dan© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
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Collocations
Madura foot
pie de Madura
arches of the foot
arco del pie
athlete's foot
pie de atleta
cleft foot
pie hendido
diabetic foot and leg care
cuidados del pie y la pierna diabéticos
foot care
cuidado de los pies
march foot
pie de marcha
trench foot
pie de trinchera
foot soldier
soldado
at the foot of the bed
a los pies de la cama
on foot
a pie
set foot on
hollar
wrong foot
mal pie
put one's foot in it
meter la pata
set foot in
pisar
Word forms
foot
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | foot | feet |
Possessive case | foot's | *feet's |
foot
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | *foot | foots |
Possessive case | *foot's | foots' |
foot
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | footed |
Imperative | foot |
Present Participle (Participle I) | footing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | footed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I foot | we foot |
you foot | you foot |
he/she/it foots | they foot |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am footing | we are footing |
you are footing | you are footing |
he/she/it is footing | they are footing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have footed | we have footed |
you have footed | you have footed |
he/she/it has footed | they have footed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been footing | we have been footing |
you have been footing | you have been footing |
he/she/it has been footing | they have been footing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I footed | we footed |
you footed | you footed |
he/she/it footed | they footed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was footing | we were footing |
you were footing | you were footing |
he/she/it was footing | they were footing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had footed | we had footed |
you had footed | you had footed |
he/she/it had footed | they had footed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been footing | we had been footing |
you had been footing | you had been footing |
he/she/it had been footing | they had been footing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will foot | we shall/will foot |
you will foot | you will foot |
he/she/it will foot | they will foot |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be footing | we shall/will be footing |
you will be footing | you will be footing |
he/she/it will be footing | they will be footing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have footed | we shall/will have footed |
you will have footed | you will have footed |
he/she/it will have footed | they will have footed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been footing | we shall/will have been footing |
you will have been footing | you will have been footing |
he/she/it will have been footing | they will have been footing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would foot | we should/would foot |
you would foot | you would foot |
he/she/it would foot | they would foot |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be footing | we should/would be footing |
you would be footing | you would be footing |
he/she/it would be footing | they would be footing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have footed | we should/would have footed |
you would have footed | you would have footed |
he/she/it would have footed | they would have footed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been footing | we should/would have been footing |
you would have been footing | you would have been footing |
he/she/it would have been footing | they would have been footing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am footed | we are footed |
you are footed | you are footed |
he/she/it is footed | they are footed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being footed | we are being footed |
you are being footed | you are being footed |
he/she/it is being footed | they are being footed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been footed | we have been footed |
you have been footed | you have been footed |
he/she/it has been footed | they have been footed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was footed | we were footed |
you were footed | you were footed |
he/she/it was footed | they were footed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being footed | we were being footed |
you were being footed | you were being footed |
he/she/it was being footed | they were being footed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been footed | we had been footed |
you had been footed | you had been footed |
he/she/it had been footed | they had been footed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be footed | we shall/will be footed |
you will be footed | you will be footed |
he/she/it will be footed | they will be footed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been footed | we shall/will have been footed |
you will have been footed | you will have been footed |
he/she/it will have been footed | they will have been footed |