What does piedi in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word piedi in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use piedi in Italian.
The word piedi in Italian means foot, foot, base, foot, without limitation, get out of the wrong side of bed, keep a foot in both camps, keep your options open, have a foot in the grave, be at death's door, have one foot in the grave, instep, toes, toe, be out on bail, be on bail, be with one foot in the grave, have one foot in the grave, be on the war path, be a pain for, be a ball and chain for, set foot somewhere, trip, slip, shoe size, ball and chain, ball stuck to your feet, to start off on the right foot, to start off on the wrong foot, sole of the foot, crowbar, jemmy, right foot, flat foot, wrong foot , catch off-guard, become established, get a foothold, make inroads, set foot again somewhere, ready for action, on a war footing, work both sides of the street, keep a foot in both camps. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word piedi
footsostantivo maschile (gamba: parte finale) (anatomy) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mi fa male il piede da ieri. My foot has been hurting me since yesterday. |
foot, basesostantivo maschile (base) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ai piedi della montagna c'era una centrale elettrica. There was a power station at the foot of the mountain. |
footsostantivo maschile (unità di misura) (unit of length) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La sonda si schiantò perché base spaziale e astronauti usavano gli uni i piedi inglesi e gli altri i piedi americani. The probe crashed because the space station used English feet while the astronauts used American feet. |
without limitation
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get out of the wrong side of bed
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keep a foot in both camps, keep your options open
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have a foot in the grave
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be at death's door, have one foot in the graveverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (stare per morire) (idiomatic) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") With that illness, he already has one foot in the grave. |
instepsostantivo maschile (regione del piede) |
toessostantivo plurale femminile (parte del corpo) (plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.") |
toe
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be out on bail, be on bailverbo intransitivo (idiomatico (non essere in stato d'arresto) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
be with one foot in the grave
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have one foot in the grave
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be on the war path
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be a pain for, be a ball and chain for
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set foot somewhere
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trip, slip
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shoe sizesostantivo maschile (taglia, misura) Che numero di piede hai? What is your shoe size? |
ball and chain(burden, encumbrance) |
ball stuck to your feet(literal) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
to start off on the right foot(succeed immediately) |
to start off on the wrong foot
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sole of the foot
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Un riccio lo punse sulla pianta del piede. A sea urchin stung him on the sole of the foot. |
crowbar, jemmysostantivo maschile (tipo di leva) (engineering) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Scassinò la porta con un piede di porco. He broke the door open with a crowbar. |
right footsostantivo maschile (modo giusto) Quest'anno sono partita con il piede giusto sotto tutti i punti di vista. This year I have started on the right foot under all points of view. |
flat foot
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wrong foot , catch off-guard
(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
become established, get a foothold, make inroads
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Certe idee non possono prendere piede in società come quella coreana. Some ideas won't catch on in a society such as the Korean one. |
set foot again somewhere
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ready for action, on a war footing
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
work both sides of the streetverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (evitare di prendere prendere posizione) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
keep a foot in both camps(figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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