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predicative adjective(under way) im Gangeplans were afoot to... — es gab Pläne, zu...
* * *[ə'fut](in progress or happening: There is a scheme afoot to improve recreational facilities in the area.)* * *[əˈfʊt]I'm sure something's \afoot ich bin sicher, da ist was im Gangethe children are very quiet — I think there's mischief \afoot die Kinder sind so ruhig — ich glaube, sie hecken etwas aus famII. adv esp AM zu Fuß* * *[ə'fʊt]advim Gangethere is something afoot — da ist etwas im Gange
* * *afoot [əˈfʊt] adv & präd adj1. obs zu Fuß:2. obs auf den Beinen:3. fig im Gang(e):set afoot in Gang setzen;something is afoot es ist etwas im Gange* * *predicative adjective(under way) im Gangeset afoot — in Gang setzen; aufstellen [Plan]
plans were afoot to... — es gab Pläne, zu...
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