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hotfoot

/ˌhɒtˈfʊt/

Traducción: Adverbio que significa «rápidamente y con prontitud» o «con gran prisa». Describe un movimiento o acción hechos con velocidad y urgencia, a menudo en la expresión «to hotfoot it», que significa apresurarse o correr hacia algún lugar., Sustantivo que designa una broma o jugarreta en la que se coloca una cerilla encendida entre la suela y el empeine del zapato de una persona., Verbo informal que significa moverse rápidamente o apresurarse, a menudo en contextos coloquiales o idiomáticos.

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adverb

/ˌhɒtˈfʊt/C2formal
  • esAdverbio que significa «rápidamente y con prontitud» o «con gran prisa». Describe un movimiento o acción hechos con velocidad y urgencia, a menudo en la expresión «to hotfoot it», que significa apresurarse o correr hacia algún lugar.

An adverb meaning "quickly and eagerly" or "in great haste." It is often used in the phrase 'to hotfoot it,' meaning to hurry or rush somewhere, but as an adverb it describes moving with speed and urgency.

  1. Quickly or speedilyC1informal

    In a rapid or urgent manner; without delay.

    esapresuradamente

    • He hotfooted it out of the room when the argument started.
    • She ran hotfoot to catch the last train.
    • They left hotfoot after hearing the news.

    Sinónimosapacebrisklyexpeditiouslyhastilypromptlyquicklyrapidlyspeedilyswiftly

    Antónimosleisurelyslowly

Formas
  • more hotfoot comparative form
  • most hotfoot superlative form

noun

/ˈhɒt.fʊt/C2formal
  • esSustantivo que designa una broma o jugarreta en la que se coloca una cerilla encendida entre la suela y el empeine del zapato de una persona.

A noun referring to a practical joke where a lit match is secretly placed between the sole and upper of a person's shoe.

  1. Practical jokeC1informalamerican

    A prank where a match is secretly placed between the sole and upper of a person's shoe and then lit.

    esBroma del fósforo en el zapato

    • The kids played a hotfoot on their unsuspecting friend.
    • He fell for the classic hotfoot prank at the party.
    • The hotfoot caused him to jump and shake his shoe.
Formas
  • hotfoots plural form
  • hotfoots' possessive plural form
  • hotfoot's possessive singular form

verb

/ˈhɒt.fʊt/C1formalamerican
  • esVerbo informal que significa moverse rápidamente o apresurarse, a menudo en contextos coloquiales o idiomáticos.

A verb meaning to move quickly or hurry, often used in informal or idiomatic contexts.

  1. Move quicklyB2informal

    To go somewhere in a hurry; to rush or hurry along.

    esapresurarse, ir deprisa

    • We hotfooted it to the station just in time to catch the train.
    • He hotfooted out of the building when he heard the fire alarm.
    • She hotfooted across town to meet her friend before the restaurant closed.

    Sinónimosboltdashhurryracerushscurryspeedsprinttear

    Antónimosamblecrawldawdlelaglingerloiterplodsaunterstrolltrudge

Formas
  • hotfooted past participle
  • hotfooted past simple
  • hotfooting present participle
  • hotfoots third person singular