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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessur la pointe des pieds
Pronunciation / Transliteration: syr la pwɛnt de pje
"Elle marchait sur la pointe des pieds pour ne pas faire de bruit."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To walk quietly and carefully on your toes so that people cannot hear you.
"She tried to tiptoe past the baby's room without waking him."
- 1
With one's heels raised off the ground.
"He stood tiptoe to see over the tall fence."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'tip' (meaning the extreme end or point of something) and 'toe' (the terminal digits of the foot). Historically recorded in the late 14th century, it evolved from literal physical descriptions of walking on the tips of one's toes to metaphorical usages indicating cautious or stealthy behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tiptoe" is said worldwide
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sur la pointe des pieds
Transliteration: syr la pwɛnt de pje
"Elle marchait sur la pointe des pieds pour ne pas faire de bruit."
auf Zehenspitzen gehen
Transliteration: auf tseːənˌspɪtsən ɡeːən
"Er ging auf Zehenspitzen durch den Flur."
in punta di piedi
Transliteration: in punta di pjedi
"Camminavano in punta di piedi per non svegliarlo."
de puntillas
Transliteration: de punˈtiʎas
"Entró de puntillas para no despertar a nadie."
na ponta dos pés
Transliteration: na pɔ̃tɐ duz peʃ
"Ela andava na ponta dos pés para não fazer barulho."
दबे पाँव चलना
Transliteration: dabē pā̃v chalnā
"वह कमरे में दबे पाँव अंदर आया।"
蹑手蹑脚
Transliteration: niè shǒu niè jiǎo
"他蹑手蹑脚地走进屋子。"
까치발로 걷다
Transliteration: kkachiballo geotda
"아기가 잘 때 어머니는 까치발로 걸었다."
つま先立ちで歩く
Transliteration: tsumasakidachi de aruku
"彼女は音を立てないようにつま先立ちで歩いた。"
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