el pie
leg · foot
Parte del cuerpo que está al final de la pierna y sirve para caminar o mantenerse de pie.
The Spanish word "pie" primarily means "foot" in English.
Meaning:
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Foot (anatomical part):
- "Pie" refers to the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, used here much like in English.
- Example: Me duele el pie – "My foot hurts."
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Base or foot of an object:
- It can also mean the base or bottom part of something. For instance, the foot of a mountain (pie de la montaña) means the base of the mountain.
- The term extends metaphorically to the "foot of a page" as in a footer or page end.
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Other uses (less common):
- In phrases, "pie" appears in idiomatic expressions like irse de pie ("to leave on foot", meaning to walk away).
Parts:
- The word is a noun, singular and masculine in form (although it ironically ends with "e").
- Plural form is "pies" (feet).
Synonyms:
- For the anatomical foot sense, there is no direct synonym in Spanish besides "extremidad inferior" for "lower extremity," but that is a more technical term.
Antonyms:
- There is no true antonym for "foot" per se, but one could consider "mano" (hand) as a counterpart extremity.
Summary:
"Pie" means foot, both as a body part and metaphorically the base of an object. It plays an important role in physical descriptions and spatial references in Spanish.
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Examples
El pie de la mesa estaba roto.noun
The leg of the table was broken.
Laura se lastimó el pie en el parque.noun
Laura hurt her foot in the park.
El pie me duele después de correr.noun
My foot hurts after running.
Él tiene un pie muy grande.noun
He has a very large foot.
Tengo los pies limpios.noun
I have clean feet.
Tengo arena en los pies.noun
I have sand on my feet.
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