No. 3,906 in Dutch
voet
"Foot."
In a sentence
Hij heeft de bal met zijn voet geschopt.
He kicked the ball with his foot.
'Voet' is used as a literal reference to the body part, the foot, utilized in the action described.
We staan op het punt een nieuwe voet aan te leggen voor de tafel.
We are about to install a new leg for the table.
'Voet' refers metaphorically to the leg or base of an object, here part of a table.
De organisatie stond nog in de kinderschoenen en moest voet aan de grond krijgen.
The organization was still in its infancy and needed to gain a foothold.
'Voet' is employed in an idiomatic expression, representing a figurative concept of establishing a presence or stability.
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