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{
"forms": [
{
"form": "has one foot in the grave",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "having one foot in the grave",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "had one foot in the grave",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "had one foot in the grave",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "have<has,,had> one foot in the grave"
},
"expansion": "have one foot in the grave (third-person singular simple present has one foot in the grave, present participle having one foot in the grave, simple past and past participle had one foot in the grave)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To be close to death, to be dying."
],
"id": "en-have_one_foot_in_the_grave-en-verb-GApGiQeN",
"links": [
[
"death",
"death"
],
[
"dying",
"dying"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figuratively) To be close to death, to be dying."
],
"related": [
{
"word": "at death's door"
}
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "bir ayağı burda, bir ayağı gorda"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "stari per unu piedo en la tombo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "olla haudan partaalla"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "olla toinen jalka haudassa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "avoir un pied dans la tombe"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "sentir le sapin"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar cos pés na cova"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "mit einem Fuß im Grab stehen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eímai me to éna pódi ston táfo",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "είμαι με το ένα πόδι στον τάφο"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "avere un piede nella fossa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "avere un piede nella tomba"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "essere più di là che di qua"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "essere più morto che vivo"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "capulāris"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "być jedną nogą w grobie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "być jedną nogą na tamtym świecie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "stać nad grobem"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "wybierać się na tamten świat"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar com os pés para a cova"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar com os pés na cova"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ter um pé na cova"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "fi cu un picior în groapă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stojátʹ odnój nogój v mogíle",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "стоя́ть одно́й ного́й в моги́ле"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en el hoyo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en el sepulcro"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en la sepultura"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en la tumba"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "tener un pie en la tumba"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar más muerto que vivo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "med ena foten i graven"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "stå med ena foten i graven"
}
]
}
],
"word": "have one foot in the grave"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "has one foot in the grave",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "having one foot in the grave",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "had one foot in the grave",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "had one foot in the grave",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "have<has,,had> one foot in the grave"
},
"expansion": "have one foot in the grave (third-person singular simple present has one foot in the grave, present participle having one foot in the grave, simple past and past participle had one foot in the grave)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"word": "at death's door"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English verbs",
"Translation table header lacks gloss"
],
"glosses": [
"To be close to death, to be dying."
],
"links": [
[
"death",
"death"
],
[
"dying",
"dying"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figuratively) To be close to death, to be dying."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "bir ayağı burda, bir ayağı gorda"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "stari per unu piedo en la tombo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "olla haudan partaalla"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "olla toinen jalka haudassa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "avoir un pied dans la tombe"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "sentir le sapin"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar cos pés na cova"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "mit einem Fuß im Grab stehen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eímai me to éna pódi ston táfo",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "είμαι με το ένα πόδι στον τάφο"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "avere un piede nella fossa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "avere un piede nella tomba"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "essere più di là che di qua"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "essere più morto che vivo"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "capulāris"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "być jedną nogą w grobie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "być jedną nogą na tamtym świecie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "stać nad grobem"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "wybierać się na tamten świat"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar com os pés para a cova"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar com os pés na cova"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ter um pé na cova"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "fi cu un picior în groapă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stojátʹ odnój nogój v mogíle",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "стоя́ть одно́й ного́й в моги́ле"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en el hoyo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en el sepulcro"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en la sepultura"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar con un pie en la tumba"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "tener un pie en la tumba"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "estar más muerto que vivo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "med ena foten i graven"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "stå med ena foten i graven"
}
],
"word": "have one foot in the grave"
}
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