French Conversation · Level 9
88 words
French word
pied
Pronunciation
IPA/pje/
Meaning
- masculine nounfoot
Example
J'ai mal au pied.
My foot hurts.
More examples
Il a donné un coup de pied dans le ballon.
He gave the ball a kick.
Core concept
The lower support that meets the ground, whether it belongs to a person or a thing.
Common phrases
à pied
on foot
donner un coup de pied
give a kick
avoir mal au pied
have a sore foot
Similar words
jambe: The part of the leg from the hip to the ankle.
orteil: One of the slender digits at the end of the foot.
cheville: The joint at the lower leg, around the ankle bone.
talon: The underside of the back part of the foot that strikes the ground when walking.
Definition in French
Extrémité du membre inférieur qui sert à soutenir le corps et à marcher ; désigne aussi une ancienne unité de longueur et, par extension, la base ou le support d'un objet.
Word origin
Inherited from Latin pes and pedis through popular Latin and Old French, pied kept the sense of a foot and developed related senses for measurement and support.
Usage tips
- The expression à pied means on foot, while pied de page means the bottom of a page rather than a body part.
Other meanings
- basenoun
Related words
- piétinertrampleverb
- piétinementtramplingnoun