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foot·ing

(fo͝ot′ĭng)

1. Secure placement of the feet in standing or moving.

a. A surface or its condition with respect to its suitability for walking or running, especially the condition of a racetrack.

b. A secure place for the feet; a foothold.

3. The act of moving on foot.

4.Architecture The supporting base or groundwork of a structure, as for a monument or wall. Also called footer.

5. A basis or foundation:a business begun on a good footing.

a. Position or rank in relation to others; standing:Everyone began on an equal footing.

b. Terms of social interaction:neighbors on a friendly footing.

7. The act of making a foot for something, such as a stocking.

8. The sum of a column of figures.

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footing

(ˈfʊtɪŋ)

1.the basis or foundation on which something is established:the business was on a secure footing.

2.the relationship or status existing between two persons, groups, etc:the two countries were on a friendly footing.

3.a secure grip by or for the feet

4. (Architecture) Also called:footings the lower part of a foundation of a column, wall, building, etc

5. (Accounting & Book-keeping)chiefly

a.the act of adding a column of figures

b.the total obtained

6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)rare a fee paid upon entrance into a craft, society, etc, or such an entrance itself

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foot•ing

(ˈfʊt ɪŋ)

n.

1. the basis or foundation on which anything is established.

2. the act of one who moves on foot, as in walking or dancing.

3. a secure and established position.

4. a place or support for the feet; surface to stand on; foothold.

5. a firm placing of the feet; stability: to regain one's footing.

6. the part of a foundation bearing directly upon the earth.

7. position or status assigned to a person, group, etc., in estimation or treatment.

8. mutual standing; reciprocal relation: to be on a friendly footing with someone.

9. entrance into a new position or relationship: to gain a footing in society.

10. the act of adding a foot to something, as to a stocking.

11. that which is added as a foot.

12. the sum of a column of figures.

[1350–1400]

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Noun	1.	footing - status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing" terms status,position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
	2.	footing - a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" basis,ground foundation - the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections" common ground - a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding
	3.	footing - a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing foothold support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" toehold - a small foothold used in climbing

footing

noun

1.basis,foundation,foothold,base position,ground,settlement,establishment,installation,groundworka sounder financial footing for the future

2.relationship,terms,position,basis,state,standing,condition,relations,rank,status,gradeThey are trying to compete on an equal footing.

3.foothold,hold,grip,toehold,supportHe lost his footing and slid into the water.

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footing

noun

1.The lowest or supporting part or structure:

base,basis,bed,bottom,foot,foundation,fundament,ground,groundwork,seat,substratum,underpinning (often used in plural).

2.That on which something immaterial, such as an argument or a charge, rests:

base,basis,foundation,fundament,ground (often used in plural),groundwork,underpinning (often used in plural).

3.Positioning of one individual vis-à-vis others:

place,position,rank,situation,standing,station,status.

4.An established position from which to operate or deal with others:

basis,status,term (often used in plural).

Translations

أساستَوازُن

pevná půdarovnováhazáklad

balancefundament

Grundlage sichere Stellung Stand

base équilibre

fótfestagrunnur, undirstaîa

punto d'appoggio rapporti amichevoli solide basi posizione

fotfeste

denge temel

基础平衡

footing

[ˈfʊtɪŋ]N

1. (=foothold) →asiderom
to lose one's footing →perder pie

2. (fig) (=basis)on an equal footing →en pie deigualdad
to be on a friendly footing with sb →tener amistad con algn
to gain a footing →lograr establecerse
to put a company on a sound financial footing →enderezar lasituación económica de unaempresa
on a war footing →en pie de guerra

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

footing

[ˈfʊtɪŋ]n

(=basis) on an equal footing →sur unpied d'égalité
to put sb/sth on an equal footing →mettre qn/qch sur unpied d'égalité
to put sth on a formal footing →officialiser qch
to be on a war footing →êtresur le pied de guerre
We aim to place training on a more scientific footing →Notre butest demettre l'accent sur l'aspectscientifique de la formation.

(=place one stands on) →appuismpl ausol
to lose one's footing →perdre pied

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footing

(lit) →Standm, →Haltm;to lose one’sfooting →den Haltverlieren;to miss one’sfooting →danebentreten

(fig)(= foundation, basis) →Basisf;(= relationship) →Beziehungf, →Verhältnisnt;the business was on a securefooting →dasGeschäft stand auf einersicheren Basis;we are trying to put training on a more scientificfooting →wirversuchen, dieAusbildung wissenschaftlicher zufundieren;to be on a friendlyfooting with somebody →mit jdm auffreundschaftlichem Fuße stehen;we want to put Britain on the samefooting as the rest of Europe →wir wollenGroßbritannien mit demrestlichen Europa gleichstellen;on an equalfooting (with each other) →aufgleicher Basis;to be on a warfooting →sich imKriegszustand befinden

(Archit) →Sockelm

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

footing

[ˈfʊtɪŋ]n (foothold) →punto d'appoggio (fig) (basis) →posizionef
to lose one's footing →perdere l'equilibrio,mettere unpiede infallo
on an equal footing (fig) →su unpiano diparità, incondizioni diparità
to be on a friendly footing with sb →esserein rapporti d'amicizia con qn

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foot

(fut) –pluralfeet (fiːt) – noun

1. the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks.My feet are very sore from walking so far. voet; voete; poot; poteقَدَم пета pé noha der Fuß fodπόδιpie (laba)jalg پا jalkapied כַּף רֶגֶל पांव stopalo láb(fej) kaki fóturpiede 足 (척추 동물의) 발 pėda, koja (kājas) pēda kakivoetfotstopa,noga پښه pé picior ступня, нога;лапа noha noga stopalo fot เท้าayak 腳 ступня, нога پاؤں bàn chân脚

2. the lower part of anything.at the foot of the hill. aan die voet van أسْفَل الشَيئ подножие sopé úpatí der Fuß fodβάση, το κάτω μέρος από κτ.pie jalam, alaosa پایین؛ پایه alaosapiedתחתית किसी चीज का निम्न हिस्सा podnožje láb(azat) kaki brekkufótur; fjallsrót; neðsti hlutipiede,base 下部 아래쪽 부분 apačia, papėdė kalna pakāje kakivoetfot,sokkeldół,podnóże پای،بیخsopé parte de jos нижняя часть;подножие päta vznožje dno fot, nederdel ส่วนล่างetek 最下部 підніжжя, підошва کسی شے کا نچلا حصہ phần thấp nhất của cái gì最下部

3. (plural oftenfoot;often abbreviated toftwhen written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm).He is five feet/foot six inches tall;a four-foot wall. voet قَدَم وِحْدَة قِياس фут pé stopa der Fuß (-0,31m) fodπόδιpie jalg پا؛ فوت jalkapiedרגל फुट mjera za dužinu, stopa (oko 30cm) láb (hosszmérték) kaki fetpiede フィート 피트(12 inches, 1/3 yard, 30.48cm) pėda (mērvienība) pēda kakivoetengelsk fotstopa پښه pé picior фут stopa čevelj stopa fot ฟุต fut,fit 英尺 фут بارہ انچ کے برابرطول đơn vị đo độ dài Anh bằng 30,34cm英尺

ˈfooting noun

1. balance.It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path. vastrapplek تَوازُن равновесие equilíbrio rovnováhasichere Stellung balanceισορροπίαequilibrio tasakaal حالت گذاشتن پا tasapainoéquilibre אֲחִיזַת רַגלַיִים संतुलन ravnoteža egyensúly keseimbangan fótfestaequilibrio 足場 균형 pusiausvyra atbalsts; pamats; drošs stāvoklis keseimbanganevenwichtfotfeste,balanserównowaga دپښې دتكيې څاى، دپښې ايښودلو دپاره ځاى، دچاموقف دبل په مقابل كى: موقف، وضع، جمعequilíbrio echilibruопора rovnováha ravnotežje ravnoteža fotfäste, balans การทรงตัวdenge 平衡 опора توازن thăng bằng平衡

2. foundation.The business is now on a firm footing. vaste voet أساس основа pé základ, pevná půda die Grundlage fundament έρεισμα,βάσειςbase alus موقعیت perustabaseבסיס आधार temelj, uporište alap(zat) landasan grunnur, undirstaðabase 基盤 기반, 터전 pagrindas, pamatas pamats landasanbasisfundament,grunnlagpodstawa موقعیت pé bazăположение základ temelj oslonac grund, basis รากฐานtemel 基礎 фундамент بنیاد cơ sở基础

ˈfootball noun

1. a game played by kicking a large ball.The children played football;(also adjective) a football fan. voetbal لُعْبَة كُرة القَدَم футбол futebol fotbal; fotbalový das Fußballspiel, Fußball-... fodbold; fodbold-ποδόσφαιροfútbol jalgpall فوتبال jalkapallofootball כַּדוֹרֶגֶל फुटबॉल nogomet; nogometni futball, labdarúgás sepakbola fótbolticalcio; di calcio サッカー 미식 축구 futbolas futbols; futbola- bola sepakvoetbalfotballpiłka nożna فټ بال (توپ)futebol fotbalфутбол futbal; futbalový nogomet fudbal fotboll กีฬาฟุตบอลfutbol 足球運動 футбол فٹبال môn bóng đá足球运动

2. the ball used in this game. voetbal كُرَة القَدَم футболна топка bola de futebol fotbalový míč der Fußball fodbold μπάλα ποδοσφαίρουbalón jalgpall توپ فوتبال jalkapalloballon כַּדוּר כַּדוּרֶגֶל फुटबॉल की गेंद nogometna lopta futball-labda bola sepak fótboltipallone サッカーボール 축구공, 럭비공 kamuolys futbolbumba bola sepakvoetbalfotballpiłka ): فټ بال (توپbola de futebol minge (de fotbal)футбольный мяч futbalová lopta nogometna žoga fudbalska lopta fotboll ลูกฟุตบอลfutbol topu 足球 футбольний м'яч فٹبال میں استعمال ہونے والی گیند quả bóng đá足球

ˈfoothill noun

a small hill at the foot of a mountain.the foothills of the Alps. voorheuwel; uitloper تل على سَفْح الجَبَل предпланина sopé předhůří die Ausläufer (pl.) udløber; forlandλοφίσκοςestribación eelmäestik دامنه کوه matala reunavuoricontrefortגבעה छोटा पर्वत जो बड़े पर्वत के आधार में हो podnožje, obronci planine előhegy perbukitan lág hæð við fjallsræturcontrafforte 小丘 산기슭의 작은 언덕 prieškalnė priekškalne perbukitanuitloperås ved foten av et fjell podgórze د غره لمنه contraforte înălţime subalpinăпредгорье predvršie, úpätie predgorje brdo u podnožju planine utlöpare เนินที่ตีนเขาtepe 山麓小丘 передгір'я پہاڑ کے نچلے حصے میں چھوٹی سی پہاڑی đồi thấp dưới chân núi山麓小丘

ˈfoothold noun

a place to put one's feet when climbing.to find footholds on the slippery rock. vastrapplek مَوْطئ قَدَم опора за крака apoio opora na nohu der Halt fodfæsteπάτημα hueco para apoyar el pie jalaase جای پا jalansija prise pour le pied אֲחִיזַת רֶגֶל सुरक्षित स्थान, पैर टिकाने का स्थान uporište, oslonac talpalatnyi hely pijakan fótfestaappiglio,punto d'appoggio 足掛かり 발판 atrama kojoms atbalsts (kājai) tempat pijak steun voor de voetfotfeste oparcie dla nóg غونډۍ چه دغره په بېخ كې پرته وى apoio (punct de) sprijin точка опоры для ног opora na nohu opora za nogo oslonac fotfäste ที่สำหรับยืนเวลาปีนเขา ayak basacak yer 立足點 опора для ноги چڑھائی کے وقت قدم رکھنے کی جگہ chỗ đặt chân立足点

ˈfootlight noun

(in a theatre) a light which shines on the actorsetc from the front of the stage. voetlig أضواء المَسْرَح прожектор luz da ribalta světlo rampy das Rampenlicht rampelys φως της ράμπαςcandilejas rambivalgus پا چراغ parrasvalorampe אוֹרוֹת הַבִּימָה रोशनी जो मंच पर अभिनेताओं इत्यादि के सामने चमकती है rasvjeta na rubu pozornice rivaldafény lampu panggung ljósaröð fremst á leiksviði luce della ribalta フットライト 각광(脚光) rampos šviesa rampas ugunis lampu panggungvoetlichtrampelys światło rampy دسټېج دمخ څراغونه: صحنه اوتياتر، سټېج luz da ribalta lumini ale rampeiрампа svetlo rampy odrska luč svetla ispred pozornice rampljus แสงไฟหน้าเวที yer ışıkları (舞臺上的)腳燈 рампа اسٹیج کے نیچے سے اداکاروں پر پڑنے والی روشنی dãy đèn chạy dọc phía trước sân khấu trong rạp hát （舞台上的）脚光

ˈfootman –pluralˈfootmen – noun

a male servant wearing a uniform.The footman opened the door. huiskneg خادِم المَنْزِل слуга lacaio lokaj der Bediente tjenerυπηρέτηςlacayo,criado lakei خدمتکار lakeijavalet de pied מְשָרֵת वर्दीधारी सेवक lakaj, sluga inas pelayan þjónnlacchè,valletto 従僕 (제복 차림의 남자) 하인, 종복 liokajus livrejā tērpts sulainis pelayan livreiknechtlakei,herskapstjener lokaj نوكر، پلى عسكر، نغرى (داوسپنى lacaio valet, servitorлакей lokaj lakaj lakej betjänt, lakej คนรับใช้ชาย üniformalı uşak 男僕 лакей وردی پوش ملازم người hầu bàn男仆

ˈfootmark noun

a footprint.He left dirty footmarks. voetspoor; voetmerk أثَر القَدَم отпечатък pegada šlépěj die Fußspur fodsporπατημασιάhuella,pisada jalajälg رد پا jalanjälkiempreinte טְבִיעַת רֶגֶל पदचिह्न trag (otisak) stopala lábnyom jejak kaki fótsporimpronta,orma 足跡 발자국 pėdsakas, pėdos atspaudas pēda; pēdas nospiedums jejak kakivoetspoorfotsporślad stopy د پښه ځایpegada urmăслед šľapaj, stopa, odtlačok nohy stopinja otisak stopala fotspår รอยเท้าayak izi 腳印 слід قدموں کے نشان vết chân; dấu chân脚印

ˈfootnote noun

a note at the bottom of a page.The footnotes referred to other chapters of the book. voetnota حاشِيَه، مُلاحَظَه في أسفَل الصَّفْحَه бележка в дъното на страница nota de rodapé poznámka pod čarou die Fußnote fodnoteυποσημείωσηnota a pie de página allmärkus پاورقی alaviitenote en bas de pageהערה पाद टिप्पणी fusnota lábjegyzet catatan kaki neðanmálsgrein nota a piè di pagina 脚注 각주 išnaša zemteksta piezīme nota kakivoetnootfotnoteprzypis لمن ليك، پاور قى، فټ نوټ nota de rodapé notă de subsolсноска poznámka pod čiarou opomba fusnota fotnot เชิงอรรถ dipnot 註腳 виноска صفحے کے آخر میں چھپا ہوا حاشیہ chú thích cuối trang 脚注（列在一页末了的附注）

ˈfootpath noun

a path or way for walking, not for cars, bicyclesetc.You can go by the footpath. voetpad طَريق ضَيِّق пътека passeio pěšina der Pfad gangstiμονοπάτιsendero,camino jalgtee پیاده راه polkusentier שְׁבִיל לְהוֹלכֵי רֶגֶל पैदल पथ nogostup, put za pješake gyalogút jalan setapak göngustígur sentiero pedonale 小道 보도 takas taka laluan jalan kakivoetpadgangstiścieżka دپليو لار (پياده رو ) راستهpasseio potecăтропинка cestička, chodník pešpot staza gångstig ทางเดินpatika 人行道 пішохідна доріжка; тротуар راہگیروں کے چلنے کے لۓ بنائی ہوئی پٹری vỉa hè; đường nhỏ人行道

ˈfootprint noun

the mark or impression of a foot.She followed his footprints through the snow. voetspore أثَر أقْدام отпечатък от стъпка pegada stopa die Fußstapfe fodsporπατημασιάhuella,pisada jalajälg رد پا jalanjälkiempreinte טְבִיעַת רֶגֶל पदचिह्न trag (otisak) stopala lábnyom jejak fótsporimpronta,orma 足跡 족적(足跡) pėdsakas, pėda pēda; pēdas nospiedums kesan tapak kakivoetspoorfotspor odcisk stopy پل د(دپښې)، دپشې نخشpegada urmă, pasслед šľapaj, stopa, odtlačok nohy odtis noge otisak stopala fotspår, fotavtryck รอยเท้าayak izi 腳印 слід, відбиток ноги پاؤں یا جوتے کا نشان vết chân脚印

ˈfootsore adjective

with painful feet from too much walking.He arrived, tired and footsore. voetseer مَتَقَرِّح القَدَمَيْن с болящи от вървене крака com os pés doloridos s bolavýma nohamafußkrank med ømme fødder ξεποδαριασμένος con los pies doloridos valutavate jalgadega دچار پا درد jalat väsyneinä qui a mal aux pieds שֶׁרַגלָיו כּוֹאָבוֹת पैरों के छाले ranjavih nogu fájós lábú melepuh sárfættur (coi piedi doloranti) くつずれのできた 발이 아픈 skaudančiomis kojomis ar noberztām kājām kaki melecur met zere voetensårbeint z obolałymi stopami/nogami ژوبلى پشې (دډير تګ په اثر com os pés doridos cu picioarele umflate, cu dureri de picioare со стёртыми ногами s boľavými nohami bolečih nog otežalih nogu öm i fötterna เท้าบวม, เท้าระบม, เท้าพอง pişmiş, şişmiş 走到腳痠痛的 зі збитими, стертими ногами پاؤں کا چھالا chân đau đi bộ đường dài走痛了脚的

ˈfootstep noun

the sound of a foot.She heard his footsteps on the stairs. voetstap خُطْوَه، أثَر القَدَم стъпка passo zvuk kroku der Schritt fodtrinβήμαpaso,pisada samm صدای پا askelpas קוֹל הַצַעַד कदम jeka koraka lépés langkah fótatakpasso 足音 발소리 žingsnis solis; soļu troksnis bunyi tapak kakivoetstapskritt,trinnkrok ګام، پل، قدم passo (zgomote de) paşi звук шагов zvuk kroku, kročaj korak zvuk koraka fotsteg เสียงฝีเท้า ayak sesi 腳步聲 крок چلتے وقت اٹھایا جانے والا یا رکھا جانے والا قدم tiếng bước chân脚步声

ˈfootwear noun

boots, shoes, slippersetc.He always buys expensive footwear. skoene; skoeiselحِذاء обувки calçado obuv das Schuhwerk fodtøj είδη υπόδησηςcalzado jalanõud کفش jalkineetchaussuresהנעלה जूते, चप्पल obuća lábbeli alas kaki fótabúnaður, skófatnaðurcalzature はきもの 신발류 avalynė apavi kasutschoeiselfottøy,skotøyobuwie څپلې، بوټونه او نور (شيان چه په پښو كيږى (پښو ګېدونىcalçado încălţăminteобувь obuv obutev obuća skodon, skor รองเท้า ayak giyeceği 鞋類 взуття جوتا یا پاتابہ وغیرہ đồ đi ở chân鞋类

follow in someone's footsteps

to do the same as someone has done before one.When he joined the police force he was following in his father's footsteps. voetspore يَحْذو حَذْو فُلان، يَقْتَدي بِفُلان правя същото като някой преди мен seguir o exemplo de jít ve stopáchin jemands Fußstapfen treten følge i nogens fodspor ακολουθώ στα χνάρια κπ. seguir los pasos de alguien (kellegi) jälgedes käima پیروی کردن seurata jnk jalanjäljissämarcher sur les traces de לַעֲקוֹב אַחָר צְעַדַיו किसी के पदचिह्नों पर चलना ići nečijim stopama vkinek a nyomdokába lép mengikuti jejak feta í fótspor e-s seguire le orme di 後に続く 추종하다 sekti kieno nors pėdomis sekot kāda pēdās ikut jejak langkah iemands voetsporen volgengå i ens fotspor iść w czyjeś ślady پیروی کول seguir o exemplo de a merge pe urmele (...) идти по чьим-л. стопам ísť v šľapajach iti po stopinjah ići nečijim stopama เดินตามรอยเท้า birinin izinden gitmek 步某人後塵 іти чиїмись слідами دوسرے کے نقش قدم پر چلنا theo bước chân ai步某人后尘

foot the bill

to be the person who pays the bill. opdok; vir die koste instaan يَدْفَع ورقَة الحِساب الفاتورَه плащам сметката pagar a conta nést výlohy die Zeche bezahlen betale regningen πληρώνω τα σπασμένα pagar la cuenta arvet maksma مسئول پرداخت قبض بودن maksaapayer la note לְשַלֵם עַל व्यक्ति जो बिल चुकाता है platiti račun vállalja a költségeket pembayar borga reikningpagare il conto 勘定を払う 비용을 부담하다 apmokėti sąskaitą samaksāt rēķinu pembayar bil de rekening betalen betale regningen/kalaset zapłacić rachunek هغه سری چی د بیل ورکولو مسئول دی pagar a conta a plăti (nota) оплачивать счёт zaplatiť účet poravnati račun platiti račun betala räkningen (kalaset) จ่ายเงิน hesabı ödemek 付帳 оплачувати рахунок وہ شخص جو قیمت کی رقم ادا کرے chịu trách nhiệm thanh toán付帐

on foot

walking.She arrived at the house on foot. te voet مَشْيا على الأقْدام пеша a pé pěškyzu Fuß til fods με τα πόδιαa pie jala پیاده jalanà piedברגל पैदल pješke gyalog jalan kaki fótgangandia piedi 歩いて 걸어서 pėsčias kājām berjalan kakite voettil fotspieszo پیاده a pé pe josпешком peši peš pešice till fots ด้วยการเดิน yürüyerek 步行 пішки چہل قدمی کرتے ہوۓ đi bộ步行

put one's foot down

to be firm about something.I put my foot down and refused. voet neersit يكون صارما أو مُتَشَدِّدا непреклонен съм ser firme dupnout sienergisch werden stå fast επιμένω για κτ., πατώ πόδιimponerse (endale) kindlaks jääma سخت مقاومت کردن toimia päättäväisesti faire acte d'autorité לִהיוֹת תָּקִיף किसी चीज पर दृढ़ रुख अपनाना energicno nastupiti (usprotiviti se) sarkára áll tegas slá í borðið; taka af skariðpuntare i piedi 断固とする 단호한 태도를 취하다 ryžtingai pasielgti, būti tvirtam ieņemt stingru nostāju muktamad beslist optredenslå i bordet,sette seg bestemt imotuprzeć się دیړه مقاومت کول ser firme a pune piciorul în prag занять твёрдую позицию dupnúť si biti odločen odlučno istupiti sätta sig bestämt emot ตัดสินใจเด็ดขาดหรือแน่วแน่ dayatmak, ayak diremek 堅決 твердо стояти на своєму یقینی طور پر انکار کر دینا quyết tâm坚决

put one's foot in it

to say or do something stupid.I really put my foot in it when I asked about his wife – she had just run away with his friend! jou mond verbypraat; 'n blaps maak; 'n stel aftrap يقولُ أو يَفْعَلُ شيئا غَبِيّا правя нещо глупаво cometer uma gafe plácnout netaktnost; seknout se in Fettnäpfchen treten træde i spinatenκάνω γκάφαmeter la pata prohmakat tegema اشتباه لپی کردن möhliämettre les pieds dans les plats לַעֲשוֹת מִשׁגֶה बेवकूफी भरी कोई चीज कहना या करना počiniti glupost, bubnuti szamárságot mond, csinál melakukan kebodohan hlaupa á sig, verða sér til skammarfare una gaffe へまをする 무심코 말해 버리다 padaryti netaktą nonākt sprukās; iekulties ķezā melakukan perkara bodoh een flater slaan si/gjøre noe dumt;trampe i klaveret popełnić gafę اشتباه pôr a pata na poça a face o gafă дать маху urobiť hlúposť polomiti ga zabrljati trampa i klaveret ทำห้าแต้ม pot kırmak, baltayı taşa vurmak 說錯話，做錯事 сісти в калошу احمقانہ بات کہنا یا کرنا sai lầm ngớ ngẩn 说错话，做错事

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