World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvoter avec ses pieds
Pronunciation / Transliteration: voter avec se pyed
"Les clients ont voté avec leurs pieds en desertant le magasin."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To express one's opinion or dissatisfaction by leaving a place, organization, or country.
"When the company reduced employee benefits, many skilled workers voted with their feet and joined competitors." - 2
To demonstrate support or opposition to a policy or product by choosing to patronize or abandon it physically.
"Consumers voted with their feet by boycotting the downtown stores after the sudden price hikes."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 20th century, this idiom gained prominence through economist Charles Tiebout's 1956 economic model regarding local government expenditures. It draws upon the literal action of walking away from a place, organization, or country to express disapproval or dissatisfaction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vote with your feet" is said worldwide
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voter avec ses pieds
Transliteration: voter avec se pyed
"Les clients ont voté avec leurs pieds en desertant le magasin."
mit den Füßen abstimmen
Transliteration: mit den füssen apʃtɪmən
"Die Bürger stimmten mit den Füßen ab und verließen die Region."
votare con i piedi
Transliteration: votare kon i pjedi
"I consumatori hanno votato con i piedi cambiando marchio."
votar con los pies
Transliteration: botar kon los pyes
"Los empleados votaron con los pies ante las malas condiciones laborales."
votar com os pés
Transliteration: votar kõw oz pejs
"Os eleitores votaram com os pés mudando-se para outra cidade."
स्थान छोड़कर विरोध जताना
Transliteration: sthan chhodkar virodh jatana
"कर्मचारियों ने अपनी असहमति जताते हुए नौकरी छोड़ दी।"
用脚投票
Transliteration: yòng jiǎo tóu piào
"消费者用脚投票，纷纷转向其他品牌。"
발로 투표하다
Transliteration: ballo tupyo-hada
"소비자들은 불매 운동을 통해 발로 투표했다."
足で投票する
Transliteration: ashi de tōhyō suru
"顧客はサービス悪化に対して足で投票した。"
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