🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Vorderbein

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈfɔʁdɐˌbaɪn/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Front leg/ˈfrʌnt lɛɡ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Tier bewegte sein Vorderbein vorsichtig."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Either of the two forward-facing limbs of a quadrupedal animal or insect.

    "The cat stretched out its front leg lazily in the warm sunlight."
  2. 2

    In sports or physical stances, the leg positioned forward in a split or forward-leaning posture.

    "Make sure your weight is balanced evenly over your front leg during the lunge."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'front' (from Old French front, from Latin frons 'forehead, brow') and 'leg' (from Old Norse leggr). The compound term emerged in the late Middle English period to designate the anterior limbs of quadrupedal animals.

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