hotfoot

[US]/'hɒtfʊt/
[UK]/ˈhɑtˌfʊt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. a gran velocidad, con prisa
vt. & vi. caminar o correr rápidamente (a un lugar)
Word Forms
Gerundiohotfooting
Pasadohotfooted
Tercera persona singularhotfoots
Participio pasadohotfooted

Example Sentences

hotfoot it out of town.

huir a toda velocidad.

he rushed hotfoot to the planning office to object.

corrió a toda velocidad a la oficina de planificación para objetar.

we hotfooted it after him.

lo seguimos a toda velocidad.

People coming off work hotfooted it down the street.

La gente que salía del trabajo se apresuraba a bajar por la calle.

The children come running hotfoot when they hear tea is ready.

Los niños corren a toda velocidad cuando escuchan que el té está listo.

Once the police arrived, we hotfooted it out of there.

Tan pronto como llegaron la policía, salimos corriendo de allí.

Like Bernard Shaw, he has tickled his readers' funny bone with a cultural hotfoot .

Como Bernard Shaw, ha divertido a sus lectores con un 'hotfoot' cultural.

Real-world Examples

I caught up with Anna, hotfoot from Somerset and also just back from covering the Nato summit.

Puseme al día con Anna, llegando rápidamente del Somerset y también recién llegada de cubrir la cumbre de la OTAN.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

" No, but don't say it in front of a millionaire. He might think you were giving him the hotfoot" .

No, pero no lo digas delante de un millonario. Podría pensar que se lo estás dando el 'hotfoot'.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part Two)

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