tenderfoot in French
tenderfoot in French is blanc-bec, pied-tendre — tenderfoot means someone new to something and lacking experience.
tenderfoot in French
blanc-bec
(chiefly, North America) An inexperienced person; a novice.
pied-tendre
(chiefly, North America) An inexperienced person; a novice.
pied-tendre
(historical) A newcomer or arriviste to the region in the American frontier (Old West and Wild West).
What does "tenderfoot" mean?
- noun Someone new to something and lacking experience.
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noun Someone who had just arrived in the American West in frontier times.
""Lavender Cowboy," a pseudo folk song, is a tale of futility. It tells of a tenderfoot "with only two hairs on his chest," whose heroic attempt to prove his manhood results in his death."
- noun A Boy Scout of the lowest rank.
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tenderfoot in a sentence
- "Lavender Cowboy," a pseudo folk song, is a tale of futility. It tells of a tenderfoot "with only two hairs on his chest," whose heroic attempt to prove his manhood results in his death.
- Watson had risen so hurriedly that he had not been careful about his “tarp” and water had run into his bed. But that wouldn’t disconcert anybody but a tenderfoot.
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What is "tenderfoot" in French?
"tenderfoot" in French is blanc-bec, pied-tendre. tenderfoot means: Someone new to something and lacking experience.
Are there other ways to say "tenderfoot" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "tenderfoot": blanc-bec, pied-tendre.
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