Español | Inglés |
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a pie preposition | on foot(walking, jogging, running) |
a pie adverb | afoot(means of locomotion, walking) |
a pies juntillas adverb | to the letter(idiomatic for "literally", following the rules as they're written) unquestioningly(without asking questions or having doubts) |
a pies pelados adjective {m} | barefoot(wearing nothing on the feet) |
ciudadano de a pie noun | man in the street(a typical person) |
dormir a pierna suelta verb | sleep like a log(to sleep well, without disturbance) |
encuesta a pie de urna noun {m} | exit poll(poll taken of a sample of voters as they leave a voting station) |
no vendas la piel del oso antes de cazarlo phrase | don't count your chickens before they're hatched(one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur) |
nota a pie de página noun {f} | footnote [footnotes](comment at the bottom of a printed page) |
pasar por la piedra verb | have one's way with(to engage in sexual intercourse) |
primera piedra noun {f} | cornerstone [cornerstones](ceremonial stone) |
que tire la primera piedra. phrase | let him who is without sin cast the first stone(only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) |
quemarse la piel verb | sunburn(to receive a sunburn) |
sacar la piedra verb | get someone's goat(to annoy or infuriate someone, see also: annoy; infuriate) |
sondeo a pie de urna noun {m} | exit poll(poll taken of a sample of voters as they leave a voting station) |
tirar la primera piedra verb | cast the first stone(act self-righteously) |
un ratito a pie y otro caminando noun | shanks' mare(walking) shanks' pony(idiomatic references to walking) |
Virgen de la Piedad proper noun {f} | Our Lady of Sorrows(the Virgin Mary in reference to her sorrows) |