set foot

mettre les pieds, entrer

Entrer dans un lieu, notamment pour la première fois ou après avoir décidé de ne plus y retourner.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : set foot in somewhere (I have never set foot in that shop.); set foot inside somewhere (He refused to set foot inside the building.)

Synonymes : enter, go into

Expressions courantes : set foot inside, set foot in

poser le pied

Mettre le pied sur une surface ou atteindre un endroit en y posant le pied.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : set foot on something (The explorers finally set foot on the island.)

Synonymes : step onto

Expressions courantes : set foot on, set foot ashore