leg
A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on landA limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
» I got my right leg injured.
Ich verletzte mich am rechten Bein.
Я повредил правую ногу.
Я повредила правую ногу.
Я поранила праву ногу.
Я пошкодила праву ногу.
Meaning
27 sensesA limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
Insects have six legs.
the limb of an animal used for food
In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.
Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.
Bein
нога́nogá
нога́nohá
The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
Unterschenkel
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
The left leg of these jeans has a tear.
Hosenbein
штани́наštanína
холошаxološa, колошаkološa
a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath.
the legs of a chair or table
но́жкаnóžka
one of the supports for a piece of furniture
(figuratively)Something that supports.
This observation is an important leg of my argument.
A stage of a journey, race etc.
After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.
Etappe, Abschnitt
эта́пetáp, перехо́дperexód
ета́пetáp
A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
Satz
эта́пetáp, кругkrug, турtur
One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
Kathete
ка́тетkátet
One of the two equal sides of an isosceles triangle.
Examples
1849 sentencesI got my right leg injured.
Я поранила праву ногу. — bicolino34
ruЯ повредил правую ногу. — Selena777
deIch verletzte mich am rechten Bein. — freddy1
She has long arms and legs.
Вона має довгі руки та ноги. — deniko
ruУ неё длинные руки и ноги. — marafon
deSie hat lange Arme und Beine. — Esperantostern
Tom shot himself in the leg.
Том вистрілив собі у ногу. — deniko
ruТом выстрелил себе в ногу. — sharptoothed
deTom hat sich ins Bein geschossen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How did you break your leg?
Як ти зламав ногу? — miketheknight
ruКак ты сломал ногу? — marafon
deWie hast du dir denn das Bein gebrochen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I shot myself in the leg.
Я вистрілив собі в ногу. — deniko
ruЯ выстрелил себе в ногу. — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 6
By meaning 6
Origin
From Middle English leg, legge, from Old Norse leggr (“leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg,From Middle English leg, legge, from Old Norse leggr (“leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg, hollow tube, stalk”), from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz, *lagwijaz (“leg, thigh”) (see it for more).
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Forms
plural: legsSynonyms
16 synonyms- a section or portion of a journey or course:stage
- a part of a forked or branching shape:branchramification
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg:pegwooden legpegleg
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
137 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- my legs are
- broke his leg
- a broken leg
- leg was broken
- broken leg
- hurt his leg
- stretch my legs
- left leg
- broken my leg
- shaves her legs
- broke my leg
- cross legged on