set foot

poner un pie, entrar

Entrar en un lugar, especialmente por primera vez o tras decidir no volver.

En inglés sencillo: To enter a place, often for the first time or after deciding not to return.

• Never set foot in my house again.
• She had never set foot inside a museum before.
• Would you set foot in that abandoned hotel?

Cómo se usa: set foot in somewhere (I have never set foot in that shop.); set foot inside somewhere (He refused to set foot inside the building.)

Sinónimos: enter, go into

Expresiones frecuentes: set foot inside, set foot in

poner el pie, pisar

Poner el pie sobre una superficie o llegar a un lugar pisándola.

En inglés sencillo: To step onto a surface or reach a place by stepping onto it.

• We finally set foot on dry land.
• She was the first visitor to set foot on the island.
• No astronaut has set foot on Mars.

Cómo se usa: set foot on something (The explorers finally set foot on the island.)

Sinónimos: step onto

Expresiones frecuentes: set foot on, set foot ashore