heel

heel
hi:l
1. noun
1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) talón
2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) talón
3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) tacón

2. verb
1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) poner un tacón
2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) inclinar; zozobrar, escorar
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- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel
heel n
1. talón
my new shoes have rubbed my heels mis zapatos nuevos me han rozado los talones
2. tacón
she wears high heeled shoes lleva zapatos de tacón alto
heel
tr[hiːl]
noun
1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL talón nombre masculino
2 (on shoe) tacón nombre masculino; (of sock) talón nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 poner tacón a
2 (in rugby) talonear
3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL inclinar
intransitive verb
1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL escorar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to bring somebody to heel controlar a alguien, meter a alguien en cintura
to dig one's heels in ser tozudo,-a
to be down at heel ir mal vestido,-a, estar desaseado,-a
to be head over heels in love estar locamente enamorado,-a
to take to one's heels darse a la fuga, salir pitando
to be on somebody's heels pisarle a alguien los talones
to kick one's heels matar el tiempo
under the heel of bajo el control férreo de
heel bar establecimiento donde se repara el calzado en el acto
high heels zapatos nombre masculino plural de tacón alto
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heel
tr[hiːl]
transitive verb
1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL inclinar
intransitive verb
1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL escorar
heel ['hi:l] vi
: inclinarse
heel n
: talón m (del pie), tacón m (de calzado)
heel
n.
• calcañal s.m.
• parte inferior s.m.
• parte trasera s.f.
• restos s.m.pl.
• sinvergüenza s.f.
• taco s.m.
• tacón s.m.
• talón s.m.
• zancajo s.m.

I hiːl
noun
1)
a) (Anat) talón m

to turn on one's heel — dar(se)* media vuelta

to be (close/hard/hot) on the heels of somebody — ir* pisándole los talones a alguien

to bring somebody to heel — hacer* entrar en vereda a alguien

heel! — (to dog) ven aquí!

to cool o (BrE also) kick one's heels — esperar con impaciencia

to dig one's heels in — cerrarse* en banda

to take to one's heels — salir* corriendo or (fam) pitando; drag I 2)

b) (of shoe) tacón m, taco m (CS)

high/low heels — tacones or (CS) tacos altos/bajos

to be down at heel — (BrE) andar* desaliñado or mal arreglado

c) (of hosiery) talón m
2) (contemptible person) (colloq) canalla m

II
transitive verb \<\<shoes\>\> ponerles* tacones or (CS) tacos nuevos a; \<\<high-heeled shoes\>\> ponerles* tapas or (Chi) tapillas a

I [hiːl]
1. N
1) (Anat) talón m

to turn on one's heel — dar media vuelta

to keep to heel — [+ dog] seguir de cerca al dueño

- be at or on sb's heels
- bring sb to heel
- cool one's heels

I decided to leave him to cool his heels — decidí hacerle esperar un rato, decidí dejarlo plantado or de plantón un rato *

- dig in one's heels
- drag one's heels
- follow hard on sb's heels

to follow hard on the heels of sth — venir a renglón seguido de algo

- be hot on sb's heels
- kick one's heels
- show sb a clean pair of heels
- take to one's heels
- be under the heel of
2) [of sock] talón m; [of shoe] tacón m
- be down at heel
down-at-heel
3) † * (=person) sinvergüenza mf, canalla mf
2. VT
1) [+ shoe] poner tapas a; well-heeled
2) [+ ball] taconear, dar de tacón a
3.
VI

heel! — ¡ven aquí!

4.
CPD

heel bar N — rápido m, tienda f de reparación de calzado en el acto


II
[hiːl]
VI (also: heel over) (Naut) zozobrar, escorar
* * *

I [hiːl]
noun
1)
a) (Anat) talón m

to turn on one's heel — dar(se)* media vuelta

to be (close/hard/hot) on the heels of somebody — ir* pisándole los talones a alguien

to bring somebody to heel — hacer* entrar en vereda a alguien

heel! — (to dog) ven aquí!

to cool o (BrE also) kick one's heels — esperar con impaciencia

to dig one's heels in — cerrarse* en banda

to take to one's heels — salir* corriendo or (fam) pitando; drag I 2)

b) (of shoe) tacón m, taco m (CS)

high/low heels — tacones or (CS) tacos altos/bajos

to be down at heel — (BrE) andar* desaliñado or mal arreglado

c) (of hosiery) talón m
2) (contemptible person) (colloq) canalla m

II
transitive verb \<\<shoes\>\> ponerles* tacones or (CS) tacos nuevos a; \<\<high-heeled shoes\>\> ponerles* tapas or (Chi) tapillas a

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