wrong-foot
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wrong-foot
vb (tr)
1. (General Sporting Terms) sport to play a shot in such a way as to cause (one's opponent) to be off balance
2. to take by surprise so as to place in an embarrassing or disadvantageous situation
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wrong-foot
- To disconcert by doing something unexpected.See also related terms for unexpected.
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wrong-foot
Past participle: wrong-footed
Gerund: wrong-footing
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Translations
wrong-foot
[ˈrɒŋˈfʊt] VT → poner en situación violenta, poner en situación desfavorablethat left us wrong-footed → eso nos dejó en una situación violenta
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wrong-foot
vt (Sport, fig) → auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen; to wrong-foot somebody (fig) → jdn aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen; (= embarrass) → jdn in Verlegenheit bringen
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