Catfooted

/ˈkætfʊtɪd/ adjective

Definition

Moving with quiet, stealthy steps; sneaky and careful in movement, like a cat.

Etymology

Adjective formed from the compound noun 'catfoot' plus the suffix '-ed,' creating an adjective meaning 'having the quality of moving like a catfoot.'

Kelly Says

When detectives or spies move 'catfooted' through a space, they're literally trying to copy the silent, graceful movements of cats—nature's perfect example of stealth that humans have been trying to imitate for thousands of years!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንጉስ እግር (ngus egir)
ngus eh-gir
ARالعربية
بأقدام قطط (bi-aqdam qitṭ)
bi-a-q-dam qit-t
BNবাংলা
বিছাড়া পায়ের (bishaara paayer)
bi-shaa-ra pa-yer
CACatalà
amb les peus de gat
am-b les peus deh gat
CSČeština
s kočičími nohama
s ko-chi-chi-mee no-ha-ma
DADansk
med kattefødder
med kat-te-fod-der
DEDeutsch
katzenfüßig
kat-zen-fyoo-sig
ELΕλληνικά
με τα πόδια του γατούς (me ta podia tou gatou)
me ta po-dee-a too ga-too
ESEspañol
con patas de gato
kon pa-tas deh ga-toh
FAفارسی
با پاي گربه (ba pay gerbe)
ba pay ger-beh
FISuomi
kissanjaloilla
kis-san-ja-loi-la
FRFrançais
à pattes de chat
a pat-teh deh shah
GUGU
બાળક ગોળી (balak goli)
ba-lak go-lee
HAHA
kifi
ki-fi
HEעברית
ברגלי חתול (regalei chatul)
re-ga-lee chat-ool
HIहिन्दी
बिल्ली के पाद (billi ke paad)
bil-lee keh paad
HUMagyar
macska lábakkal
mats-ka la-bak-kal
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkaki kucing
ber-ka-ki koo-ching
IGIG
nwa agbọ
nwa ag-bo
ITItaliano
a zampe di gatto
a zam-peh dee gat-toh
JA日本語
猫足 (nekoashi)
ne-ko-a-shi
KKKK
балық (balyk)
ba-lyyk
KMKM
ត្រីស្លា (trai sla)
trai sla
KO한국어
고양이 발 (goyangi bal)
go-yang-ee bal
MRMR
मासळी (masalli)
ma-sa-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
berkaki kucing
ber-ka-ki koo-ching
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွဲများ (kywe myar)
kywe myar
NLNederlands
met kattenpoten
met kat-ten-po-ten
NONorsk
med katteføtter
med kat-te-fot-ter
PAPA
billi
bil-lee
PLPolski
z kotami łapami
z ko-ta-mee wa-pa-mi
PTPortuguês
com patas de gato
com pa-tas deh ga-toh
RORomână
cu picioare de pisică
cu pee-cho-are deh pee-si-ca
RUРусский
с кошачьими лапами (s koshachimi lapy)
s ko-shach-ee-mee la-py
SVSvenska
med kattfötter
med kat-t-fo-ter
SWKiswahili
na miguu ya paka
na mi-goo ya pa-ka
TAதமிழ்
பூனை கால்கள் (poonai kaalkal)
poo-nai kaal-kal
TEతెలుగు
కేటెమ్మ కాళ్ళు (ketemme kaallu)
ke-tem-me ka-al-lu
THไทย
เท้าเหมือนแมว (tao meun maew)
tao meu-n maew
TLTL
may mga paa ng pusa
may mga pa-a ng poo-sa
TRTürkçe
kedi ayaklı
keh-dee a-yak-lee
UKУкраїнська
з котячими лапами (z kotyachymi lapy)
z ko-ty-a-chi-mee la-py
URاردو
بلی کی پائیاں (bili ki payan)
bil-ee kee pa-yaan
VITiếng Việt
có chân mèo
co chan meo
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ́ ńlá
eh-koh n-la
ZH中文
猫脚的 (māojiǎo de)
mao-jiao deh
ZUZU
isilwane
ee-si-lwa-ne

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