foot

pie

Parte inferior de la pierna sobre la que te apoyas al estar de pie o caminar.

En inglés sencillo: The part at the bottom of your leg that you stand and walk on.

• My foot hurts.
• She washed her feet before bed.
• Did you hurt your foot while running?

Expresiones frecuentes: left foot, bare foot, foot pain, hurt your foot

pie

Medida de longitud que equivale a doce pulgadas, aproximadamente treinta centímetros.

En inglés sencillo: A unit for measuring length, equal to twelve inches or about thirty centimetres.

• The shelf is one foot wide.
• He is six feet tall.
• We moved the table a few feet closer.

Expresiones frecuentes: one foot long, square foot, a foot wide, foot high

a pie

Desplazarse caminando, normalmente en la expresión on foot.

En inglés sencillo: Travelling by walking, usually in the phrase on foot.

• I go to school on foot.
• They explored the old town on foot.
• Can we get there on foot?

Cómo se usa: on foot (We reached the village on foot.)

Expresiones frecuentes: on foot, go on foot, travel on foot

pie, base

La parte más baja de algo alto o que se eleva.

En inglés sencillo: The lowest part or base of something tall or rising.

• Wait at the foot of the stairs.
• A village stands at the foot of the hill.
• They built a shelter near the foot of the cliff.

Cómo se usa: at the foot of something (We parked at the foot of the mountain.)

Sinónimos: base, bottom

Antónimos: top, summit

Expresiones frecuentes: foot of something, at the foot, foot of the stairs

pie, pies de la cama

El extremo de una cama o superficie similar donde normalmente quedan los pies.

En inglés sencillo: The end of a bed or similar surface where your feet usually rest.

• She sat at the foot of the bed.
• A blanket lay across the foot of the bed.
• We put a small chest at the bed's foot.

Cómo se usa: at the foot of the bed (The dog sleeps at the foot of the bed.)

Sinónimos: lower end

Antónimos: head

Expresiones frecuentes: foot of the bed, at the foot, bed's foot

pagar, costear

Pagar una cuenta, especialmente si es elevada o corresponde a gastos causados por otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: To pay a bill, especially a large bill or one that someone else caused.

• Who will foot the bill?
• Her parents footed the bill for the wedding.
• Taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for these mistakes.

Cómo se usa: foot the bill for something (The company will foot the bill for your hotel.)

Sinónimos: pay, cover

Expresiones frecuentes: foot the bill, foot someone's bill, foot the cost

caminar, ir a pie

Ir a algún lugar andando, normalmente en la expresión foot it.

En inglés sencillo: To walk somewhere, usually in the phrase foot it.

• We had to foot it home.
• They footed it back to the village.
• Will you ride, or foot it?

Cómo se usa: foot it + place/direction (With no bus available, we footed it home.)

Sinónimos: walk

Expresiones frecuentes: foot it, foot it home, foot it back

sumar, totalizar

Sumar todos los números de una columna para obtener el total.

En inglés sencillo: To add all the numbers in a column to find their total.

• Please foot this column.
• She footed up the figures twice.
• The accountant footed each column before checking the balance.

Cómo se usa: foot up something (The clerk footed up the figures in the ledger.)

Sinónimos: total, add up, sum

Expresiones frecuentes: foot a column, foot up something, foot an account