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1 footing
footing [ˈfʊtɪŋ]* * *['fʊtɪŋ]1) ( basis)to be on an equal ou even footing with somebody — être sur un pied d'égalité avec quelqu'un
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2 footing
footing ['fʊtɪŋ]∎ to get one's footing prendre pied;∎ to keep/to lose one's footing garder/perdre l'équilibre;∎ to miss one's footing poser le pied à faux∎ to be on an equal footing être sur un pied d'égalité;∎ let's try to keep things on a friendly footing essayons de rester en bons termes;∎ on a war footing sur le pied de guerre;∎ the business is now on a firm footing l'affaire est maintenant en bonne voie -
3 footing
footing n1 ( basis) on a firm footing sur une base solide ; on a war footing sur le pied de guerre ; to place ou put sth on a legal footing légaliser qch ; to be on an equal ou even footing with sb être sur un pied d'égalité avec qn ; to be on a friendly/formal footing with sb avoir des rapports amicaux/formels avec qn ; -
4 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) glisser2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) glisser entre les doigts3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) décliner, baisser4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) sortir (sans être vu)5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) se dégager de qqch.6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) glisser2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) faux pas2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) gaffe3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinaison4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) cale•- slipper- slippery - slipperiness - slip road - slipshod - give someone the slip - give the slip - let slip - slip into - slip off - slip on - slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) bout
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footing — [foot′iŋ] n. [ME fotinge: see FOOT & ING] 1. Now Rare a moving on the feet; walking, dancing, etc. 2. a secure placing of the feet [to lose one s footing] 3. a) the condition of a surface with regard to its suitability, for walking, running, etc … English World dictionary
miss one's footing — stumble, slip, fall, lose one s balance … English contemporary dictionary
footing — n. 1) to keep one s footing 2) to lose one s footing 3) an equal; solid, sure; unequal footing 4) on a certain footing (to be on a friendly footing with smb.; to place a country on a war footing) * * * [ fʊtɪŋ] solid sure unequal footing an equal … Combinatory dictionary
lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
footing — UK [ˈfʊtɪŋ] / US noun [singular] 1) a firm position for your feet on a surface, especially one that is difficult to stand on or walk across keep/lose/miss your footing: She lost her footing and tumbled into the river. 2) a) the basic conditions… … English dictionary
footing — foot|ing [ futıŋ ] noun singular 1. ) a firm position for your feet on a surface, especially one that is difficult to stand on or walk across: keep/lose/miss your footing: She lost her footing and tumbled into the river. 2. ) the basic conditions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lose */*/*/ — UK [luːz] / US [luz] verb Word forms lose : present tense I/you/we/they lose he/she/it loses present participle losing past tense lost UK [lɒst] / US [lɔst] past participle lost Get it right: lose: Don t confuse lose (a verb) and loose (an… … English dictionary
lose — verb 1 not keep ADVERB ▪ forever VERB + LOSE ▪ be about to, be going to, be likely to, stand to ▪ The company stands to lose if this deal falls through … Collocations dictionary
trip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. journey, excursion, voyage; slip, error;slang, drug high. v. skip; stumble; offend, err; obstruct, halt. See leap, imagination, drugs. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A journey] Syn. voyage, excursion, tour;… … English dictionary for students
stumble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. trip, stub one s toe; hobble, stagger, lumber; blunder, flounder, stammer; err, slip, backslide. See descent, agitation, error, stammering. stumbling block II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To move in a… … English dictionary for students
tumble — v 1. fall down, fall end over end, pitch, pitch forward, precipitate oneself, fall headlong, go down, Inf. take a spill, Inf. take a flyer or a header or a pratfall; slip, stagger, totter, falter, lose one s footing, lose one s equilibrium, Inf.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder