sole
To put a sole on a shoe or a bootTo put a sole on a shoe or a boot.
» Being an only child, he was the sole heir.
Als Einzelkind war er der Alleinerbe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To put a sole on a shoe or a boot.
besohlen
подбить новые подмёткиpodbitʹ novyje podmjótki
put a new sole on
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To pull by the ears; to pull about; haul; lug.
Examples
81 sentencesBeing an only child, he was the sole heir.
deAls Einzelkind war er der Alleinerbe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm the sole survivor.
deIch bin der einzige Überlebende. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is the sole heir.
Most shoe soles nowadays are made from foam.
Більшість підошв на сьогоднішний день робиться з піни. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
The sole equality on earth is death.
ruЕдинственное равенство на земле - смерть. — corvard
deDie einzige Gleichheit auf der Erde ist der Tod. — Manfredo
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English sole, soole, from Old English sole, solu. Reinforced by Anglo-Norman sFrom Middle English sole, soole, from Old English sole, solu. Reinforced by Anglo-Norman sole, Old French sole, from Vulgar Latin *sola (“bottom of the shoe”, also “flatfish”), from Latin solea (“sandal, bottom of the shoe”), from Proto-Indo-European *swol- (“sole”). Cognate with Dutch zool (“sole, tread”), German Sohle (“sole, insole, bottom, floor”), Danish sål (“sole”), Icelandic sóli (“sole, outsole”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰 (sulja, “sandal”). Related to Latin solum (“bottom, ground, soil”). More at soil.
From earlier sowle (“to pull by the ear”). Origin unknown. Perhaps from sow (“female pig”) + -le, as in the phrase "take a sow by the wrong ear", or from Middle English sole (“rope”). See above.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
soles, soling, soled, soledSynonyms
1 synonyms- put a new sole on:resole
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle