пята́

uncommon #8967

nounfeminineinanimatecountable

1.
heel
Соба́ка шла за ним по пята́м.
The dog followed close on his heels.
Archaic or literary; mostly in set phrases such as «по пятам» (on someone's heels) and «Ахиллесова пята». The everyday word for heel is «пятка».
2.
(rare) abutment, springing (of an arch), footingarchitecture
Пята́ а́рки опира́ется на коло́нну.
The springing of the arch rests on a column.
Technical term in architecture and construction: the lowest point of an arch or support.

Examples

На нём было длиннополое пальто до пят.
He was wearing an ankle-length coat with long tails.
Соба́ка шла за ним по пята́м.
The dog was walking at his heels.
Он был мо́крый с головы до пят.
He was wet all over.
За То́мом по пята́м всегда следует дождь.
Rain always follows Tom wherever he goes.
Э́то его ахиллесова пята́.
This is his Achilles' heel.
Он шёл за ней по пята́м.
He followed in her wake.
Он промо́к весь до после́дней ни́тки и с головы до пят.
He was all soaking wet from top to toe.
Том следует за мной по пята́м.
Tom is following me closely.

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