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Ferse

heel

noun FAIR-ze Less Common
Body & Health Body Parts

Usage Note

Ferse is the heel of the foot. The idiom jemandem auf den Fersen sein means to be hot on someone's heels. The heel of a shoe is usually Absatz.

Examples

"An der Ferse hatte sich eine Blase gebildet."

Natural Translation

A blister had formed on the heel.

Literal Translation

On the heel had itself a blister formed.

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