footing

footing
foot|ing [ˈfutıŋ] n
1.) [singular]
the conditions or arrangements on which something is based
put/place sth on a ... footing
▪ He wanted to put their relationship on a permanent footing.
a financial/commercial/legal etc footing
▪ The city started the new year on a stronger financial footing.
on an equal footing (with sb/sth)/on the same footing (as sb/sth)
(=in the same state or condition as other people or things)
▪ The new law puts women on an equal legal footing with men.
▪ Many of the old polytechnics are now on the same footing as universities.
a sound/firm/secure footing
▪ They managed to get the business onto a more secure footing.
▪ The whole country was on a war footing (=ready to go to war at any time) .
2.) [singular]
a firm hold with your feet when you are standing on a dangerous surface
▪ Seb struggled to keep his footing on the slippery path.
lose/miss your footing
(=be unable to keep standing or balancing)
▪ The girl lost her footing and fell about 150 feet.
3.) [C usually plural]
the solid base of bricks, stone etc that is under a building to support it and fasten it to the ground

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  • footing — [ futiŋ ] n. m. • 1885; mot angl. détourné de son sens « pied, position » ♦ Marche pratiquée pour le plaisir ou à titre d exercice physique. ⇒aussi jogging. Il fait du footing chaque matin au bois de Boulogne. ● footing nom masculin (créé sur l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Footing — Foot ing, n. 1. Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. [1913 Webster] In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help to the next. Holder. [1913 Webster] 2. Standing; position; established place; basis …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • footing — [foot′iŋ] n. [ME fotinge: see FOOT & ING] 1. Now Rare a moving on the feet; walking, dancing, etc. 2. a secure placing of the feet [to lose one s footing] 3. a) the condition of a surface with regard to its suitability, for walking, running, etc …   English World dictionary

  • footing — s.n. (Sport) Tip de antrenament în care se alternează cursele cu marşurile pentru a întări rezistenţa gambelor şi a respiraţiei. [pron. fú tin. / < engl., fr., it. footing < foot – a merge pe jos]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 02.04.2005. Sursa …   Dicționar Român

  • footing — [n1] foundation, basis basement, bedrock, bottom, establishment, foot, foothold, ground, groundwork, infrastructure, installation, resting place, seat, seating, settlement, substratum, substructure, underpinning, understructure, warrant; concepts …   New thesaurus

  • footing — (del inglés; pronunciamos futin ) sustantivo masculino 1. (no contable) Área: deporte Ejercicio físico que consiste en correr a un ritmo moderado durante un cierto tiempo: Hace footing todas las mañanas …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • footing — (Voz fr.), y esta con cambio de sentido del ingl. footing, posición). m. Paseo higiénico que se hace corriendo con velocidad moderada al aire libre …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • footing — ► NOUN 1) (one s footing) a secure grip with one s feet. 2) the basis on which something is established or operates. 3) the foundations of a wall, usually with a course of brickwork wider than the base of the wall …   English terms dictionary

  • footing — index ground, plight, position (situation), posture (situation), status Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • footing — → aerobismo …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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