La Palabra del Día: El pie
El pie
foot; stand, stem; cue (in theater)
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Fui de viaje de negocios la semana pasada, y me indicó cuánto tardaba en llegar a mi destino a pie – 3 días, 22 horas – decidí viajar en coche.
I went on a business trip last week. I looked for directions in Google Maps – and it told me how long the trip would take by foot – 3 days, 22 hours – I decided to travel by car.
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Step back, right foot, cha-cha-cha.
Paso atrás, pie derecho, cha-cha-cha.
¿Cree que mis pies son grandes?
Do you think my feet are big?
Caminé mucho ayer con zapatillas viejas y ahora me duelen los pies.
I walked a lot yesterday with old sneakers and now my feet hurt.
Usually I go to work by bus, but because of buses strike today I went on foot and discovered that I reached early becasue others are still waiting the buses!
Normalmente voy a trabajo en autobús, pero por que hay una huelga de autobuses hoy, he ido a trabajo en pie y he descubierto que he llegado tan pronto por que todo la gente ha esperado el autobüs todavía!
Correction: Normalmente voy a trabajo en autobús, pero a causa de la huelga de autobuses hoy, fui a pie y descubrí que llegué más temprano porque la otra gente todavía esperaba el autobús.
Intento copiar al pie de la letra las expresiones inglesas que veo en este foro con el único propósito de aprender. 
I try to faithfully copy the English writings that I see in this forum with the sole purpose of learning.
Límpiate los pies al entrar en la casa.
Wipe your feet before you go indoors.
Durante un viaje reciente desde Barcelona hasta Sevilla tuve que viajar de pie todo el camino.
During a recent journey from Barcelona to Seville I had to stand all the way.
Many birds sleep standing on only one foot, and nobody knows why.
Muchos pájaros duermen de pie en un solo pie, y nadie sabe por qué.
After drvicente's correction:
Muchos pájaros duermen apoyados sobre una sola pata y nadie sabe por qué.
I lost the word of the day, pie, but gained the animal equivalent, pata.
That's a useful distinction to learn.
Don't bother him right now!. He got out of bed with his left foot!
Corrected: He got out of (or: up on) the wrong side of the bed!
¡No lo molestes ahora! ¡Se ha levantado con el pie izquierdo!
En mi trabajo estoy en los de pie todo al día.
In my work I am on my feet all day.
En verano, prefiero ir a pie sin zapatos para palpar sentir el césped debajo de los pies.
In the summer, I prefer to walk without shoes so I can feel the grass beneath my feet.
Frase original."No recuerdo....mmmm, que pie debo poner aqui, la derecha o la izquierda."
Frase modificada. "No recuerdo...cual pie debo meterme aquí..el derecho o el izquierdo"
I do not remember..................mmmmmm which foot should I put in here, the right or the left. 
Cuando estás trabajando de pie todo el día, necesitas encontrar alguna manera de relajarte y divertirte.
When you are working on your feet all day you need to find some way to relax and have fun.
Me duele el pie. Espero que no se rompa.
With drvicente's corrections:
Me duele el pie. Espero que no esté roto.
I have a pain in my foot. I hope it is not broken.
I love the sweet little feet of babies.
Me encantan los pies suaves y pequeños de los bebés.
