feet

S1 W1

BrE /fiːt/ AmE /fit/

noun en → es

1 BODY PART [plural] A1

the part of the body at the bottom of your legs, where you stand and walk

pies

  • have big/small feet

Collocations barefoot · flat-footed

  • She has very small feet.

    Ella tiene los pies muy pequeños.

2 MEASUREMENT [singular] B1

a unit of length equal to twelve inches or one-third of a yard, used especially in the US for measuring height and distance

pies (de medida)

  • be six/two feet tall

Collocations foot ruler · foot measurement

  • The ceiling is ten feet high.

    El techo está a diez pies de altura.

Idioms

get off one's feet B2

ponerse cómodo, sentarse

  • After standing for hours, she finally got off her feet.

    Después de estar de pie durante horas, finalmente se puso cómoda.

put one's foot down B2

poner el pie en el suelo, tomar medidas firmes

  • I think it's time to put my foot down and tell them no.

    Creo que es hora de poner el pie en el suelo y decirles que no.