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legged

/ˈlɛɡɪd/

Translations

leggedadjective

/ˈlɛɡɪd/

à pattesS’emploie surtout dans les composés pour indiquer le nombre ou le type de pattes.

A six-legged robot scuttled across the laboratory floor.

Un robot à six pattes s’est précipité sur le sol du laboratoire.

Additional translations

pourvu de jambesS’emploie surtout par contraste avec legless ; registre neutre.

Synonyms

leggedpast participle

/ˈlɛɡɪd/

Past-participle adjective meaning ‘having legs; provided with legs’.

muni de piedsSe dit notamment d’objets ou de meubles qui reposent sur des pieds.

The table is sturdily legged to support the heavy marble top.

La table est solidement munie de pieds pour supporter le lourd plateau en marbre.

legverb

legged

Past Simple

legged

Past Simple

legged

Past Participle

legging

Gerund

/lɛɡ/

marcherFamilier, surtout dans l’expression « leg it ».

We decided to leg it to the nearest bus stop when we missed the last train.

Nous avons décidé de marcher jusqu’à l’arrêt de bus le plus proche quand nous avons raté le dernier train.

filerFamilier; signifie partir ou s’enfuir rapidement.

When the alarm went off, the thieves legged it out of the store.

Quand l’alarme s’est déclenchée, les voleurs ont filé hors du magasin.

Synonyms

leg it

make off

Definitions

leggedadjective

Having a specified number or kind of legs (used almost always in compounds).

A six-legged robot scuttled across the laboratory floor.

Having legs, especially as contrasted with being legless.

Most species of lizard are legged, whereas snakes have evolved to lose their limbs.

leggedpast participle

Provided with legs; having legs.

The table is sturdily legged to support the heavy marble top.

legverb

To move or travel by foot.

We decided to leg it to the nearest bus stop when we missed the last train.

To run away quickly, especially to escape from something.

When the alarm went off, the thieves legged it out of the store.