wrong-foot

wrong-foot

Verb

1. Sport to play a shot in such a way as to catch (an opponent) off-balance: he constantly wrong-footed his opponent with fine passing

2. to gain an advantage over (someone) by doing something unexpected: China wrong-footed Vietnam by supporting the peace plan

Translations

wrong-foot [rɔŋˈfut] vt (SPORT) → hacer perder el equilibrio a;

(fig) → poner en un aprieto a

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wrong-foot [rɔŋˈfut] vt (Sport) → prendre à contre-pied (fig); prendre au dépourvu

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wrong-foot [rɔŋˈfut] vt to wrong-foot sb (Sport) → jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen (fig); jdn im falschen Moment erwischen

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wrong-foot [rɔŋˈfut] vt (SPORT); (also fig) → prendere in contropiede