barbatanas
1. Appendages on fish and other aquatic animals used for swimming and steering
The fish used its fins to navigate through the water.
O peixe usou suas barbatanas para navegar pela água.
2. Flippers or fin-like attachments on a surfboard or diving equipment
She put on her fins before diving into the ocean.
Ela colocou suas nadadeiras antes de mergulhar no oceano.
3. Informal term for feet or shoes
Get your fins moving or we'll be late!
Mexa seus pés ou vamos nos atrasar!
NYC Slang
feet (informal usage in NYC: 'shake a leg' or 'get your fins moving')
Related Idioms & Phrases
shake a fin - to hurry up
wet your fins - to go swimming
clip someone's fins - to restrain or limit someone
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