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balls of the feet

Portuguese translation: esferas do pé

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:balls of the feet
Portuguese translation:esferas do pé
Entered by: Ana Mendes

08:01 Apr 2, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: balls of the feet
Num exercício, em que a pessoa está praticamente em bicos dos pés: Your weight will be primarily on the toes and balls of the feet.
Não me ocorre nada para isto!
Ana Mendes
Local time: 02:10
esferas do pé
Explanation:
http://calcadodesportivo.no.sapo.pt/footpain/dornospes/probl...

Dor situada sob as esferas (metatarsos) do pé

http://www.wsiat.on.ca/english/wsiatDocs/mlo/diabetic_screen...
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imatahan
Brazil
Local time: 22:10
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1esferas do pé
imatahan
4 +1nos dedos e pontas dos pés
Ligia Dias Costa
3 +2parte acolchoada do pé
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
5arcos dos pés
Marlene Curtis
4parte mais larga dos pés
Marcos Antonio
4antepé
Floriana Leary
4pontas dos pés ou solas dos pés
Eva Lopo (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
balls
Luiz Vasconcelos

  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
nos dedos e pontas dos pés


Explanation:
:)

Ligia Dias Costa
Portugal
Local time: 02:10
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 121

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carlos Quandt: on your toes and balls of your feet > nos dedos e pontas dos pés; com os calcanhares levantados
3 hrs
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
parte mais larga dos pés


Explanation:
Sug.

ball of the feet: the widest part of your foot (a parte mais larga do pé)

toad hands, duck feet, shells, tails and lots of wool. Publicada por pés de pato em 10:34 ... but not always, with & without toes, hand dyed and always knitted .... medir a distância do calcanhar até à ponta do dedo mais comprido. ... find the measure at the widest part of your foot (i.e., at the ball of your foot) ...
maosdesapo.blogspot.com/2008/12/no-jardim.html - 111k

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 518
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
parte acolchoada do pé


Explanation:
O Dicionário Médico Stedman tem uma entrada para este termo como "bolas do pé" que define como "a porção acolchoada da sola na extremidade anterior das cabeças metatarsais, sobre a qual repousa o peso quando o calcanhar é levantado". Como este dicionário é PT(br), fiz uma pesquisa em site:pt e, não tendo encontrado o termo "bola(s) do(s) pé(s)" em PT(pt), faço esta sugestão baseando-me na definição...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 02:10
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 743

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Artur Jorge Martins
10 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
antepé


Explanation:
my suggestion see ref.
43% sobre o calcanhar e 57% sobre o antepé.
http://fisioricardosena.blogspot.com/2008/02/salto-alto.html
complexa e adaptável anatomia do antepé está sob a ação das diferentes forças de compressão
http://revistao2.uol.com.br/mostramateria.asp?IDmateria=957

Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 21:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 48
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pontas dos pés ou solas dos pés


Explanation:
O termo "solas" pode designar essa parte do pé.

Eva Lopo (X)
Portugal
Local time: 02:10
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
esferas do pé


Explanation:
http://calcadodesportivo.no.sapo.pt/footpain/dornospes/probl...

Dor situada sob as esferas (metatarsos) do pé

http://www.wsiat.on.ca/english/wsiatDocs/mlo/diabetic_screen...

Example sentence(s):
  • Dor situada sob as esferas (metatarsos) do pé
imatahan
Brazil
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 121
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mary Palmer
7 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Mary!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
arcos dos pés


Explanation:
Favor ver

ENGLISH Find the reach through your knuckles / ball of feet · encontrar o alongamentro através das juntas dos dedos / arco do pé. Etire les bras en faisant passer ...
www.hermit.com/hermit/translations/engfre.htm - 209k

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 21:10
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 2943
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Reference comments


5 hrs
Reference: balls

Reference information:
I didn't know feet had balls! (hahahaha)

Luiz Vasconcelos
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 52
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