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foot·step

(fo͝ot′stĕp′)

a. A step with the foot.

b. The sound of a foot stepping. Also called footfall.

2. The distance covered by a step: a footstep away.

3. See footprint.

4. A step on which to go up or down.

Idiom:

follow in (someone's) footsteps

To carry on the behavior, work, or tradition of.

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footstep

(ˈfʊtˌstɛp)

1. the action of taking a step in walking

2. the sound made by stepping or walking

3. the distance covered with a step; pace

4. a footmark

5. a single stair; step

6. to continue the tradition or example of another

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foot•step

(ˈfʊtˌstɛp)

n.

1. the setting down of a foot, or the sound so produced.

2. the distance covered by a step in walking; pace.

3. a footprint.

4. a step by which to ascend or descend.

Idioms:

follow in someone's footsteps, to succeed another person.

[1175–1225]

pace

– footstep – footprint

1. 'pace'

A pace is a step of normal length that you take when you walk.

He'd only gone a few paces before he stopped again.

The waiter stepped back a pace, watching his customer carefully.

2. 'footstep'

You do not use 'pace' to refer to the sound made by a person's step. The word you use is footstep.

They heard footsteps and turned round.

3. 'footprint'

You also do not use 'pace'to refer to a mark in the ground made by a person's foot. The word you use is footprint.

...fresh footprints in the snow.

There were no footprints or any signs of how the burglars got in.

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Noun	1.	footstep - the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" footfall, step sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" tramp - a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots"
	2.	footstep - the act of taking a step in walking step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
	3.	footstep - the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" pace, step, stride indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity

footstep

noun

1. step, tread, footfall I heard footsteps outside.

2. footprint, mark, track, trace, outline, imprint, indentation, footmark people's footsteps in the snow

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footstep

noun

The act or manner of going on foot:

footfall, step, tread.

Translations

خُطْوَةخُطْوَه، أثَر القَدَم

krokzvuk kroku

fodtrin

askel

korak

lábnyomlépésnyomdok

fótatak

passo pedata orma

足取り

걸음걸이

zvuk kroku

fotsteg

เสียงฝีเท้า

adımayak sesi

bước chân

脚步脚步声

footstep

[ˈfʊtstep] N → paso m, pisada f
I can hear footsteps on the stairs → oigo pasos or pisadas en la escalera
to follow in sb's footsteps → seguir los pasos de algn

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

footstep

[ˈfʊtstɛp] n → pas m
I can hear footsteps on the stairs → J'entends des pas dans l'escalier.
to follow in sb's footsteps (fig) → suivre les traces de qn, marcher sur les traces de qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

footstep

[ˈfʊtˌstɛp] n → passo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

foot

(fut) – plural feet (fiːt) – noun

1. the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks. My feet are very sore from walking so far.

2. the lower part of anything. at the foot of the hill.

3. (plural often foot ; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm). He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.

ˈfooting noun

1. balance. It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.

2. foundation. The business is now on a firm footing.

ˈfootball noun

1. a game played by kicking a large ball. The children played football; (also adjective) a football fan.

2. the ball used in this game.

ˈfoothill noun

a small hill at the foot of a mountain. the foothills of the Alps.

ˈfoothold noun

a place to put one's feet when climbing. to find footholds on the slippery rock.

ˈfootlight noun

(in a theatre) a light which shines on the actors etc from the front of the stage.

ˈfootman – plural ˈfootmen – noun

a male servant wearing a uniform. The footman opened the door.

ˈfootmark noun

a footprint. He left dirty footmarks.

ˈfootnote noun

a note at the bottom of a page. The footnotes referred to other chapters of the book.

ˈfootpath noun

a path or way for walking, not for cars, bicycles etc. You can go by the footpath.

ˈfootprint noun

the mark or impression of a foot. She followed his footprints through the snow.

ˈfootsore adjective

with painful feet from too much walking. He arrived, tired and footsore.

ˈfootstep noun

the sound of a foot. She heard his footsteps on the stairs.

ˈfootwear noun

boots, shoes, slippers etc. He always buys expensive footwear.

follow in someone's footsteps

to do the same as someone has done before one. When he joined the police force he was following in his father's footsteps.

foot the bill

to be the person who pays the bill.

on foot

walking. She arrived at the house on foot.

put one's foot down

to be firm about something. I put my foot down and refused.

put one's foot in it

to say or do something stupid. I really put my foot in it when I asked about his wife – she had just run away with his friend!

footstep

→ خُطْوَة krok fodtrin Schritt πατημασιά paso askel pas korak passo 足取り 걸음걸이 voetstap fottrinn ślad passo шаги fotsteg เสียงฝีเท้า adım bước chân 脚步

footstep

n. paso, pisada; [print] huella del pie.

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"Dearest," said the little princess after breakfast on the morning of the nineteenth March, and her downy little lip rose from old habit, but as sorrow was manifest in every smile, the sound of every word, and even every footstep in that house since the terrible news had come, so now the smile of the little princess- influenced by the general mood though without knowing its cause- was such as to remind one still more of the general sorrow.

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And all my days are trances, And all my nightly dreams Are where thy dark eye glances, And where thy footstep gleams -- In what ethereal dances, By what eternal streams.

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"Here is the palpable impression of the footstep of a man," cried Heyward, bending over the indicated spot; "he has trod in the margin of this pool, and the mark cannot be mistaken.

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I awaited the coming of daylight and then went down to the front of the chateau, and made a detour, examining every trace of footsteps coming towards it or going from it.

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He took me down lower on the shore, and I saw for myself that his footsteps and mine were the only footsteps printed off on the sand.

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When the footsteps were heard, therefore, between the outer door and the inner one, the whole family rose up, grandmother, children, and all, as if about to welcome some one who belonged to them, and whose fate was linked with theirs.

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She heard neither voices nor footsteps, and wondered if everybody had got well of the cholera and all the trouble was over.

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