talpă Noun, f, talpă

1. sole of the foot
2. lower parts of a technical applications that bear load
   1. treadle of a machine like a workbench
   2. heel of the butt of a rifle
   3. skid of a sled, sledge or sleigh
   4. ground beam of a building, grade beam<!--Grundbalken, Sohlbalken-->
   5. board attached to a building of a farmhouse
   6. any of the two wooden parts on which the cradle of a baby stands
3. (figurative) fundament or basic constituent, pillar

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