C1 Idiom Neutral

Ter pés de chumbo

Have lead feet

Bedeutung

To be very slow or clumsy, especially when moving or reacting.

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Kultureller Hintergrund

Used frequently in political and journalistic contexts to describe slow-moving reforms. Common in corporate environments to describe risk management.

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Use it for strategy

It sounds very professional when discussing business or serious life decisions.

Bedeutung

To be very slow or clumsy, especially when moving or reacting.

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Use it for strategy

It sounds very professional when discussing business or serious life decisions.

Teste dich selbst

Complete the sentence with the correct idiom.

Para não errar no projeto, precisamos _________.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: ter pés de chumbo

The context of avoiding errors requires the idiom for caution.

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Aufgabensammlung

1 Aufgaben
Complete the sentence with the correct idiom. Fill Blank B1

Para não errar no projeto, precisamos _________.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: ter pés de chumbo

The context of avoiding errors requires the idiom for caution.

🎉 Ergebnis: /1

Häufig gestellte Fragen

1 Fragen

No, it is strictly figurative for caution.

Verwandte Redewendungen

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Andar com cautela

synonym

To walk with caution

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