Flatfoot Meaning in English

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Definición

A 'flatfoot' is someone with little or no arch in the bottom of their foot. In American slang, 'flatfoot' can also mean a police officer.

Uso & Matices

As a medical term, 'flatfoot' is neutral and refers to foot shape. As American slang for a police officer, it is old-fashioned and may sound humorous or slightly disrespectful. The plural is 'flatfeet' (medical) or 'flatfoots' (slang).

• Spanish: pie plano - policía (slang, EE.UU.)
• Portuguese (BR): pé chato - policial (gíria, EUA)
• Portuguese (PT): pé chato - polícia (gíria, EUA)
• Chinese (Simplified): 扁平足 - 警察（俚语，美国）
• Chinese (Traditional): 扁平足 - 警察（俚語，美國）
• Hindi: चपटा पाँव - पुलिस (स्लैंग, अमेरिका)
• Arabic: قدم مسطح - شرطي (عامية، أمريكا)
• Bengali: ফ্ল্যাটফুট - পায়ের পাতার চ্যাপ্টা সমস্যা - (অ্যামেরিকান স্ল্যাং) পুলিশ
• Russian: плоскостопие - (американский сленг) коп (полицейский)
• Japanese: 偏平足 - （スラング）警官
• Vietnamese: bàn chân bẹt - (tiếng lóng) cảnh sát Mỹ
• Korean: 평발 - (미국 속어) 경찰
• Turkish: düz taban - (argo) polis
• Urdu: فلیٹ فُٹ - (امریکی سلیگ) پولیس افسر
• Indonesian: kaki datar - (slang Amerika) polisi

Oraciones de Ejemplo

Don’t call Officer Smith a flatfoot—it will make him laugh!

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He walks a bit awkwardly because he’s a flatfoot.

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He was born with flatfoot and needs special shoes.

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Children with flatfoot sometimes feel foot pain.

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A flatfoot can be treated with exercises.

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The old movie had a detective called ‘Joe the Flatfoot’.

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