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La Palabra del Día : pisar

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pisar (transitive verb) to step on, to tread on; to trample on

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Accidentalmente pisó una espina y él se la quitó.

She accidentally stepped on a thorn and he removed it

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updated Feb 18, 2011
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Feb 16, 2011
Voting Vaanz great , thank you. - ray76, Feb 16, 2011
y él se la quitó. Good, Vaanz! :) - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
una espina - 0074b507, Feb 16, 2011

27 Answers

8
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Una bandera temprana de los Estados Unidos decía, 'No Me Pisotees'.

An early American flag said, "Don't Tread on Me."

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updated Feb 16, 2011
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
Did "Firestone" pick that up I wonder? - ray76, Feb 16, 2011
We have this flag. - sanlee, Feb 16, 2011
decía " no me pisotees" Well done, Cathy ! - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
Yep, it is making a comeback here in NH also. - Yeser007, Feb 16, 2011
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No estoy pisando el césped...

I'm not stepping on the grass....

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updated Feb 16, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
pisando el césped ( no preposition) Good, sanlee! - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Feb 16, 2011
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Pise suavemente, el oso está durmiendo.

Tread softly, the bear is sleeping.

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updated Feb 18, 2011
edited by wansell
posted by wansell
está ( indicative) Well done,wansell! :) - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
Thanks cogumela! - wansell, Feb 16, 2011
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Cuando pisas los frenos tu vida está en manos de tus pies.
( When you step on the brakes your life depends on the hands of your foot. )
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.. corrections are on the way!red face

updated Feb 17, 2011
edited by sv2qp
posted by sv2qp
You don't have to use "de" before tu vida. - Dakie, Feb 16, 2011
¡Muchas gracias Dakie! :) - sv2qp, Feb 16, 2011
Am I being dim, Sakis? I don't 'get 'the 'hands of your feet' part. I'm going to think about it lol! - galsally, Feb 16, 2011
Your life is in my hands ( "feet" here! ) :)) - sv2qp, Feb 16, 2011
"tu vida está en manos de tus pies" Very good, Sakis! :) - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
Y como siempre.. mil gracias cogu! :) - sv2qp, Feb 16, 2011
I see! That's a bit awkward, but I think in that case 'your life is in the hands of your foot' is better. :) - galsally, Feb 17, 2011
4
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En el juego "Twister" tienes que pisar en el color correcto.

In the game "Twister", you have to step on the right color.

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updated Feb 16, 2011
posted by theresa5
Correcto. Well done, theresa! What a memories! :) - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
Yay! Thanks! - theresa5, Feb 16, 2011
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Mi pie resbaló antes de que pisara el suelo mojado.

My foot slipped on me before I stepped on the wet floor.

updated Feb 16, 2011
edited by 0066c384
posted by 0066c384
Mi pie resbaló ( not se) antes de que 'pisara ' (subordinate clause and subjunctive) subjuntive el suelo mojado. Also: Resbalé antes de "pisar" el suelo mojado, more simple : - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
Well done, dogwood :) - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
Thanks! :) - 0066c384, Feb 16, 2011
4
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¿Alguna vez ha sentido que todo el mundo le está pisando ?

Have you ever felt that everyone is stepping on you?

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updated Feb 16, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
pisándole - tilde- More natural: que todo el mundo le está pisando ? Vey good, Joe! :) - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
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Hijos, ¡no me piséis, por favor!

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updated Feb 16, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
Great picture! :) - 0066c384, Feb 16, 2011
piséis or pisen :) Well done, pesta! :) - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
¡Gracias, cogu! - pesta, Feb 16, 2011
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El primer hombre que pisó el polo sur fue Roald Amundsen.

The first man to set foot on the South Pole was Roald Amundsen.

updated Feb 16, 2011
posted by galsally
Excellent as usual, Sally :) - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
4
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He pisado algo repugnante.

I have stepped on something nasty.

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updated Feb 16, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
What was it.. tell us please..! :))) - sv2qp, Feb 16, 2011
My broken reputation. Boo Hoo! - ray76, Feb 16, 2011
He pisado algo repugnante... - Dakie, Feb 16, 2011
Me he parado en algo repugnante is the correct translation but the one I gave you is to use the word "pisar". - Dakie, Feb 16, 2011
Gracias mi hijo, tu es un hombre de honor. - ray76, Feb 16, 2011
4
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The person that I dance with always steps on my toes. La persona con la que bailo siempre me pisa los dedos de los pies.

updated Feb 16, 2011
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
It seems there are lots of clumsy dance partners around! :) - galsally, Feb 16, 2011
:) - Miro74, Feb 16, 2011
La persona con la que bailo siempre me pisa los dedos de los pies :) Good, jennyo! - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
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La gente debe ser muy cuidadosa cuando pisa una capa de hielo delgado.


People should be very careful when stepping on thin ice.

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updated Feb 17, 2011
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
yikes! - amykay, Feb 16, 2011
I agree. But don't worry, they saved him! - Rolest, Feb 16, 2011
"pisa hielo delgado", or better, "pisa una capa de hielo delgado". Good, Rolest! :) - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
Gacias cogumela. - Rolest, Feb 16, 2011
3
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cat on scale

It can be upsetting to step on the scale.

Puede ser desagradable pisar la báscula.

updated Feb 17, 2011
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
In this case I'd use "ser" instead of "estar", something like "Puede ser desagradable pisar la escala" - And yes, I agree! Very much so lol :P - ZooZoo, Feb 16, 2011
Puede ser desagradable pisar la báscula. - LuisCache, Feb 16, 2011
Gracias, ZooZoo y Luis. - Leatha, Feb 16, 2011
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Aquí tenemos otra falsa amiga, la palabra "pisar"

Here we have another false friend, the word, "well I suppose it could mean that"

updated Feb 17, 2011
posted by Eddy
Why no picture, Eddy? :) - Sabor, Feb 16, 2011
Care to elaborate, Eddy? I know here along the Texas-Chihuahua border, among the younger generation, 'pisar' connotes something that deals with intimacy (want to keep it clean!) ;o) - cristalino, Feb 16, 2011
:) - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
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Los toros pisarán al fotógrafo muy pronto.

The bulls will trample the photographer very soon.

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updated Feb 17, 2011
edited by happyquilter
posted by happyquilter
Do I need a reflexive pronoun since the bulls are doing something to the photographer? - happyquilter, Feb 16, 2011
al fotógrafo ( a + el becomes "al" without exceptions) Well done, happy! - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
Oops, I knew that, lol! Thanks so much for your time in correcting us. I'm learning a lot from looking at all the answers. - happyquilter, Feb 16, 2011