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heel
UK
/hiːl/
US
/hil/
Translations
heels
pl
UK
/hiːl/
US
/hil/
She felt a sharp pain in her heel after the long hike.
Elle a ressenti une vive douleur au talon après la longue randonnée.
The yacht developed a dangerous heel as the wind strengthened.
Le yacht a pris une gîte dangereuse lorsque le vent s'est renforcé.
Additional translations
heeled
Past Simple
heeled
Past Participle
heeling
Gerund
UK
/hiːl/
US
/hil/
The cobbler heeled my worn-out boots in a day.
Le cordonnier a réparé le talon de mes bottes usées en une journée.
The dog was trained to heel at its owner's command.
Le chien avait été dressé à suivre au pied sur l'ordre de son maître.
The strong winds caused the sailboat to heel sharply to starboard.
Les vents forts ont fait gîter fortement le voilier sur tribord.
UK
/hiːl/
US
/hil/
Used attributively to modify nouns, meaning ‘of, relating to, or situated at the heel’.
Heel pain can be a symptom of plantar fasciitis.
La douleur du talon peut être un symptôme de la fasciite plantaire.
Definitions
She felt a sharp pain in her heel after the long hike.
The heel of her shoe broke during the dance.
He turned out to be a real heel, betraying his friends for money.
He always preferred the heel of the bread for his sandwiches.
The wrestler played the heel perfectly, drawing boos from the crowd.
The yacht developed a dangerous heel as the wind strengthened.
The dog was trained to heel at its owner's command.
The strong winds caused the sailboat to heel sharply to starboard.
The cobbler heeled my worn-out boots in a day.
Heel pain can be a symptom of plantar fasciitis.