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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
Translations
wrong-foot [ˈrɒŋˈfʊt] VTponer en situación violenta, poner en situación desfavorable
that left us wrong-footedeso nos dejó en una situación violenta
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
wrong-foot [ˈrɒŋˌfʊt] vt (Ftbl) (also, fig) → prendere in contropiede
wrong-foot [ˈrɒŋˌfʊt] vt (Ftbl) (also, fig) → prendere in contropiede


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