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sure-footed

 
Dictionary: sure-foot·ed
or sure·foot·ed (shʊr'fʊt'ĭd)
adj.
    1. Not liable to stumble or fall.
    2. Designed so as to hold well to the road: an automobile that is sure-footed on curves.
  1. Confident and capable: "demonstrates a sure-footed storytelling talent" (Michiko Kakutani).
sure-footedly sure'-foot'ed·ly adv.
sure-footedness sure'-foot'ed·ness n.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: not liable to stumble or fall
  Synonym: footsure

Meaning #2: not liable to error in judgment or action
  Synonym: confident


Translations: Sure-footed
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sikker på benene

Nederlands (Dutch)
zelfverzekerd, goed balancerend

Français (French)
adj. - agile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - trittsicher

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακλόνητος, σταθερός

Italiano (Italian)
solido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estável

Русский (Russian)
не спотыкающийся, твердо стоящий на ногах, не ошибающийся, уверенно идущий к цели

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de pie firme

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - säker på foten, stadig, pålitlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
步履稳健的, 可靠的, 踏实的, 稳当的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 步履穩健的, 可靠的, 踏實的, 穩當的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 확실한, 믿음직한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 足もとの確かな, 確かな, 足元の確かな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ثابت او راسخ القدم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יציב-רגל, לא מועד‬


 
 
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