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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPesado de pés
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Pesado de pés
"O gigante pesado de pés fez o chão tremer."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Describing someone who walks heavily or clumsily.
"The heavy-footed giant stomped through the forest, causing the ground to shake." - 2
Figuratively, it can refer to someone who is slow or ungraceful in their actions.
"His heavy-footed approach to negotiations made it difficult to reach an agreement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'heavy-footed' combines 'heavy', derived from Old English 'hefig', meaning 'weighty' or 'burdensome', and 'footed', from the Old English 'fōt', referring to the body part. The phrase evolved to describe someone who walks with a clumsy or awkward gait, often implying a lack of grace or agility.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Heavy-Footed" is said worldwide
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Lourd de pied
Transliteration: Lourd de pied
"Le géant lourd de pied a fait trembler le sol."
Schwerfällig
Transliteration: Schwerfällig
"Der schwerfällige Riese stampfte durch den Wald."
Pesante di piedi
Transliteration: Pesante di piedi
"Il gigante pesante di piedi ha fatto tremare il terreno."
Pesado de pies
Transliteration: Pesado de pies
"El gigante pesado de pies hizo temblar el suelo."
Pesado de pés
Transliteration: Pesado de pés
"O gigante pesado de pés fez o chão tremer."
भारी पैर वाला
Transliteration: Bhaari pair waala
"भारी पैर वाला दानव जंगल में चला गया।"
沉重的脚步
Transliteration: Chénzhòng de jiǎobù
"沉重的脚步使地面颤动。"
무거운 발
Transliteration: Mugeoun bal
"무거운 발을 가진 거인이 숲을 지나갔다."
重い足
Transliteration: Omoi ashi
"重い足を持つ巨人が森を歩いた。"
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