heel

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heel
[hiːl]
sustantivo
1talón (m) (of foot, sock); tacón (m) (of shoe)taco (m) (Am)
  • high heels -> zapatos mpl de tacón or (shoes) taco alto (Am)
  • he had the police at his heels -> la policía le venía pisando los talones
  • to take to one's heels -> poner pies en polvorosa
  • to turn on one's heel -> dar media vuelta
  • to cool or kick one's heels (familiar) -> quedarse esperando un largo rato (wait)
  • to bring somebody to heel (sentido figurado) -> meter a alguien en cintura
  • heel bar -> tienda (f) de reparaciones de calzado en el acto (británico)
verbo transitivo
2poner un tacón or (shoe)taco nuevo a (Am)

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heel [jil]
sustantivo
1Talón, la parte posterior del pie; la parte correspondiente del pie en los animales.
2Talón de toda clase de calzado; tacón.
3El pie visto por atrás.
4Cosa colocada a manera de talón, parte inferior; coz o pie de palo.
  • To take to one’s heels -> apretar los talones, poner pies en polvorosa, huir
5La última parte de algo o de alguna cosa.
  • To be at the heels of -> perseguir estrechamente
  • From head to heel -> de pies a cabeza
  • Heels over head -> patas arriba
  • The heel of his shoe came down -> se le destalonó el zapato
  • Down at the heels -> de aspecto desaliñado, descuidado
  • Neck and heels -> (Fam.) De pies a cabeza del todo
  • To cool one’s heels -> (Fam.) Hacer antesala, consumirse, esperar largo tiempo
  • To kick one’s heels -> tascar el freno, esperar ocasión para hablar u obrar
  • To lay by the heels -> poner grillos, encadenar
  • To show the heels o a clean pair of heels -> huir; tomar la delantera, dejar atrás
  • To throw up the heels of -> echar a tierra de una zancadilla: de aquí, frustrar, dejar burlada la intención de alguien
1Poner talón (stockings, etc.) 2.
2Poner espolones al gallo.
3(Ger. E.U.) Proveer de dinero.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Ladearse, inclinarse, tumbarse hacia un lado. (n)
va. Asir, agarrar por los talones.

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heel [hiːl]
noun
1 (Anat) talón; (m)
to turn on one's heel dar media vuelta; to keep to heel [+dog] seguir de cerca al dueño
to be at on sb's heelsor pisar los talones a algn
to bring sb to heel sobreponerse a algn; meter a algn en cintura
to cool one's heels (informal) estar plantado de plantón;or
If I was going to spend ninety minutes cooling my heels, I had to be darned confident that I was going to come away with a substantial order UN weapons inspectors have been cooling their heels in Bahrain for almost a week
I decided to leave him to cool his heels decidí hacerle esperar un rato; decidí dejarlo plantado de plantón un rato;or (informal)
I thought I'd let the Dolans cool their heels for a while
to dig in one's heels (informal) empecinarse
to drag one's heels arrastrar los pies
to follow hard on sb's heels seguir a algn muy de cerca
to follow hard on the heels of sth venir a renglón seguido de algo
This meetinmg follows hard on the heels of last month's talks
to be hot on sb's heels pisar los talones a algn
to kick one's heels (informal) estar plantado de plantón;or
to show sb a clean pair of heels hacer tragar polvo a algn
to take to one's heels (informal) echar a correr; poner pies en polvorosa; (informal)
to be under the heel of estar bajo los talones de
2 [of sock] talón; (m) [of shoe] tacón; (m)
to be down at heel ir desharrapado
down-at-heel
3 (old-fashioned) (informal) (person) sinvergüenza; (m) canalla; (m)
I felt a real heel for not seeing her home
verb:transitive
1 [+shoe] poner tapas a
well-heeled
to be well-heeled a well-heeled businessman
2 [+ball] taconear; dar de tacón a
verb:intransitive
heel! ¡ven aquí!
modifier
heel bar (n) rápido; (m) tienda de reparación de calzado en el acto; (f)
heel [hiːl]
verb:intransitive
(also heel over) (Náut) zozobrar; escorar

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Verb Conjugation for "heel"

Imperative
  • heel
  • you heel
  • he/she heels
  • we heel
  • you heel
  • they heel
Preterite
  • I heeled
  • you heeled
  • he/she heeled
  • we heeled
  • you heeled
  • they heeled
Present Continuous
  • I am heeling
  • you are heeling
  • he/she is heeling
  • we are heeling
  • you are heeling
  • they are heeling
Present Perfect
  • I have heeled
  • you have heeled
  • he/she has heeled
  • we have heeled
  • you have heeled
  • they have heeled
Past Continuous
  • I was heeling
  • you were heeling
  • he/she was heeling
  • we were heeling
  • you were heeling
  • they were heeling
Past Perfect
  • I had heeled
  • you had heeled
  • he/she had heeled
  • we had heeled
  • you had heeled
  • they had heeled
Future
  • I will heel
  • you will heel
  • he/she will heel
  • we will heel
  • you will heel
  • they will heel
Future Perfect
  • I will have heeled
  • you will have heeled
  • he/she will have heeled
  • we will have heeled
  • you will have heeled
  • they will have heeled
Future Continuous
  • I will be heeling
  • you will be heeling
  • he/she will be heeling
  • we will be heeling
  • you will be heeling
  • they will be heeling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been heeling
  • you have been heeling
  • he/she has been heeling
  • we have been heeling
  • you have been heeling
  • they have been heeling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been heeling
  • you will have been heeling
  • he/she will have been heeling
  • we will have been heeling
  • you will have been heeling
  • they will have been heeling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been heeling
  • you had been heeling
  • he/she had been heeling
  • we had been heeling
  • you had been heeling
  • they had been heeling
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