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fót/ur m (-ar, fætur)

1. (löpp) foot
2. (fótleggur) leg
3. phrases
á fjórum ~um
on all fours
vera á ~um
be up and about
á ~inn
uphill
fara á fætur
get up (out of bed)
hver á fætur öðrum
one after the other
koma e-u á ~
establish sth, found sth
standa á fætur
get up, stand up
kominn að ~um fram
be decrepit with age
það er enginn ~~ fyrir því
it has no basis in fact
vera einhversstaðar með annan ~inn
be somewhere often
taka til ~anna
take to one's heels
gefa e-m undir ~inn
flirt with sby
gefa e-m undir ~inn með e-ð
raise sby's expectations
leggja land undir ~
go on a journey
það var uppi ~~ og fit
there was an uproar
standa höllum fæti
be in a weak position
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