toehold englannista kaikille kielille - Sanakirja.org (englanti-*)

Kieli	Käännökset
ranska	prise
suomi	jalansija

(climbing) A foothold small enough to support just the toe.
(by extension) Any small advantage which allows one to make significant progress; a slight footing or foothold.
(wrestling) A hold in which the aggressor bends back the opponent's foot.

Were Herat to fall to the Persians, this would give the Russians a crucial and dangerous toe-hold in western Afghanistan.
One in three "adult-kids" who have not left the parental nest say they are still living at home because they cannot afford to get a toehold on the property ladder by buying or renting.
The Spanish Missions in California gave Spain a toehold in the frontier land. -- Les missions espagnoles en Californie ont donné à l'Espagne une prise sur la frontière du pays.

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