French Vocabulary - Idioms with parts of the body - Expressions imagées avec les parties du corps

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EXPRESSIONS IMAGÉES AVEC LES PARTIES DU CORPS - Pied

Idioms with parts of the body - Foot

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Français	English	Español
avoir bon pied bon oeil	to be hale and hearty	estar fuerte y sano
c'est le pied!	this is fun! brilliant!	¡qué divertido! ¡genial!
donner un coup de pied dans la fourmilière	to set the cat among the pigeons	patear un hormiguero
être à pied d'oeuvre	to be ready to start a job	estar listo para comenzar un trabajo
être sur le pied de guerre	to be standing at the ready	estar en pie de guerra
faire des pieds et des mains	to do everything possible	hacer todo lo posible
mettre quelqu'un au pied du mur	to back somebody into a corner	poner a alguien entre la espada y la pared
mettre les pieds dans le plat	to put your foot in it	meter la pata
ne pas savoir sur quel pied danser	to not know where to stand with something	no saber cómo pararse frente a algo
partir du bon pied	to start off on the right foot	comenzar con el pie derecho
partir du mauvais pied	to start off on the wrong foot	comenzar con el pie izquierdo
perdre pied	to lose control	perder el control
prendre au pied de la lettre	to take at face value	tomar al pie de la letra
trouver chaussure à son pied	to find a suitable match, to find the right person	hallar la horma de su zapato, encontrar a la persona indicada

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