semelle
French → English
(clothing) Sole: the bottom part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground
La semelle de mes chaussures de randonnée est complètement usée.
(English) The sole of my hiking boots is completely worn out.
Il a glissé car ses semelles étaient trop lisses sur le sol mouillé.
(English) He slipped because his soles were too smooth on the wet floor.
(informal) Tough meat: meat that is overcooked or very hard to chew
Ce steak est une véritable semelle, je n'arrive même pas à le couper.
(English) This steak is total shoe leather; I can't even cut it.
Le cuisinier a trop laissé cuire la viande, c'est devenu de la semelle.
(English) The cook left the meat to cook too long; it turned into shoe leather.
Entry ID: fr:en:semelle · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary