heel

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Inglese

Sostantivo

heel (pl.: heels)

  1. (anatomia) tallone, calcagno
  2. la parte del calzino che copre il calcagno
  3. tacco
  4. (anatomia) riferito alla mano, la parte del palmo più vicina al polso
    • the heel of the hand

Verbo

Transitivo

heel (3ª persona sing. presente heels, participio presente heeling, passato semplice e participio passato heeled)

  1. riparare i tacchi
  2. (informale) tallonare

Intransitivo

heel (over)

  1. (marina) inclinarsi su di un fianco (solitamente a causa del vento)

Pronuncia

IPA: /hi:l/

Etimologia / Derivazione

inglese antico hēla, hla, di origine germanica, relato a hough

Note / Riferimenti

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