de pied en cap
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FAMILLE ROMANE
Français : de pied en cap
Italiano : da capo a piedi
Latina : a vertice ad talos — a calce ad caput
Piemonteis : da testa an pè
FAMILLE GERMANIQUE
Deutsch : vom Kopf bis zum Fuß — vom Scheitel bis zur Ferse
English: from head to foot, from head to toe, "cap-à-pied" is a French phrase used in English
In my language we say "disdi li piedi ad la capeça"
<<English: from head to foot, from head to toe, "cap-à-pied" is a French phrase used in English >>
How do you know that this is a French phrase? and that the English use comes from French?
Do only the French have heads and toes?
If we were to discover life on Mars, and the being there have heads and toes, I guarantee that they use the same expression.
It's like saying our use of "and" comes from French because the French use "et" as a conjunction--all languages have this feature. It's basic.
Do only the French have heads and toes?
TY, Guest. That was hilarious.
Perhaps the guest meant that some people say it in English and John Kerry, his wife, and maybe Mitt Romney say it both ways.
That wasn't a political endorsement for Romney, btw. I heard that he was a Mormon missionary in France, and the Kerrys speak French too.
<<How do you know that this is a French phrase? and that the English use comes from French?>>
Because "cap", "à", and "pied" are all French words, not English words. Therefore, the English usage of "cap-à-pied" probably came from French.
"From head to toe" is the most common way to say it in English, but "cap-à-pied" is listed in English dictionaries.
People who use cap-a-pied (if they exist really) instead of from head to toe must be sick of pure snobbery.
I think I've heard the "french" version in a song-maybe a broadway song, maybe once.
You can "cap a pie" by putting a crust on it. "Cap-à-pied" seems like a word a fashion designer would use-not that I would know that or anything.
FAMILLE ROMANE
Català : de cap a peus
Français : de pied en cap (de la tête aux pieds — des pieds à la tête)
Gascon biarnés : cap e tot
Italiano : da capo a piedi
Latina : a vertice ad talos — a calce ad caput
Piemonteis : da testa an pè
FAMILLE GERMANIQUE
Deutsch : vom Kopf bis zum Fuß — vom Scheitel bis zur Ferse
English : from head to foot — from head to toe — cap-à-pied
FAMILLE SLAVE
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SCB/Slovenian:od glave do pete
In German, you more likely would say ''vom Scheitel bis zur Sohle''.