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foot

[/fʊt/]
nounpl: feet
1. The lower extremity of the leg on which a person or animal stands and walks
She walked barefoot on the beach.
Ela caminhou descalça na praia.
2. A unit of length equal to 12 inches or approximately 30.48 centimeters
The room is 15 feet long.
A sala tem 15 pés de comprimento.
3. The lower or bottom part of something
There's a note at the foot of the page.
Há uma nota no rodapé da página.
4. A soldier or infantry soldier
The regiment had 500 foot soldiers.
O regimento tinha 500 soldados de infantaria.
NYC Slang
dogs (slang for feet)
Synonyms
solebasebottom
Antonyms
headtop

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
Standard usage for body part
Portugal
Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese
General Brazilian
pé (unidade de medida)
Used for measurement, though metric system is preferred

Related Idioms & Phrases

put one's foot down (insistir firmemente; tomar uma atitude firme)
on foot (a pé)
get one's feet wet (começar algo novo; ganhar experiência inicial)
have both feet on the ground (ser realista; ter os pés bem apoiados no chão)
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