heel

heel
heel [{{t}}hi:l]
1 noun
(a) (of foot) talon m;
∎ she spun or turned on her heel and walked away elle a tourné les talons;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} under the heel of Fascism sous le joug ou la botte du fascisme;
∎ we followed hard on her heels (walked) nous lui emboîtâmes le pas; (tracked) nous étions sur ses talons;
∎ famine followed hard on the heels of drought la sécheresse fut suivie de près par la famine;
∎ he brought the dog to heel il a fait venir le chien à ses pieds;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} to bring sb to heel mettre qn au pas;
∎ to come to heel (dog) venir au pied; {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} (person, state) se soumettre□ ;
∎ {{}}familiar{{}} to take to one's heels, to show a clean pair of heels se sauver à toutes jambes, prendre ses jambes à son cou;
∎ he's showing the other runners a clean pair of heels il a pris une belle avance sur les autres concurrents
(b) (of boot, shoe) talon m;
∎ she was wearing heels (high-heeled shoes) elle portait des talons;
∎ to be down at heel (shoes) être éculé; {{}}figurative{{}} (person) avoir l'air miteux
(c) (of glove, golf club, hand, knife, sock, tool) talon m
(d) (of bread) talon m, croûton m; (of cheese) talon m, croûte f
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} (contemptible person) chameau m
(f) {{}}Nautical{{}} (of keel) talon m; (of mast) caisse f
(g) (incline → of ship) bande f; (→ of vehicle, tower) inclinaison f
2 transitive verb
(a) (boot, shoe) refaire le talon de;
∎ to get one's shoes heeled (faire) refaire le talon de ses chaussures
(b) (in rugby) talonner
3 intransitive verb
(a) (to dog)
∎ heel! au pied!
(b) (ship) gîter, donner de la bande; (vehicle, tower) s'incliner, se pencher
►► heel bar talon-minute m, réparations-minute fpl
➲ heel over intransitive verb
(ship) gîter, donner de la bande; (vehicle, tower) s'incliner, se pencher; (cyclist) se pencher

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