La Palabra del Día: "El pie"
El pie:
(noun) foot; stand, stem; cue (in theater)
Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The sentence with the most votes will be crowned the Word of the Day winner!
Guidelines:
- Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either.
- Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well.
- Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary).
- Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.)
- Have fun experimenting with Spanish!
My examples
1: Tengo los pies planos.
I have flat feet.
2: Me pidió que me casara con él al pie de la montaña.
He proposed to me at the foot of the mountain.
17 Answers
¡No pongas los pies sobre la mesa!
Don't put your feet on the table!
Baila como tiene dos pies izquierdas. He dances like he has got two left feet.
Mi amigo hizo un discurso tan conmovedor que le dieron una calorosa ovación de pie
My friend gave such a moving speech that he was given a standing ovation. 
Un bebé aprende a caminar al poner un pie delante del otro.
A baby learns to walk by putting one foot in front of the other.
- Caminé a pie para pararme al pie del montaña.
- Caminé a pie para estar de pie del montaña. (Alternate way of expressing the sentence)
- I walk on foot to stand at the foot of the mountain.
Había encargado con sostener la bandera por el mundial pero estaba dificíl para ser el pie por tan largo tiempo.
I had been entrusted to hold the flag for the World Cup but it was difficult to stand for such a long time.
Hay que sacarse una espina del pie izquierdo.
He has to remove a thorn from his left foot.
Anoche me dolía el pie izquierdo, y pensé que no podría andar hoy. Pero ahora es mejor, y tengo mis dos pies buenos otra vez.
Last night my left foot was hurting, and I thought I would not be able to walk today. But now it is better and I have two good feet again.
"Un mundo sin lenguaje, es como un lápiz roto....¡sin pies ni cabeza! (una expresión idiomática).
"A world without language, is like a broken pencil.....Pointless!!
Aunque todavía en los pies de la montaña, pudimos ver que llegar a la cima sería imposible. While still at the foot of the mountain, we could see that getting to the top would be impossible.
This hare is grooming one of its feet.
Esta liebre está almohazando uno de sus pies.
Siempre mantengo mis animales de peluche a los pies de mi cama.
I always keep my stuffed animals at the foot of my bed.
En casi todos los paises del mundo se usan metros, pero en los EEUU todavía se usan pies. Almost every country in the world uses meters, but in the US we still use feet.
¿Se apunta a un gráfico de pie cuándo visitas a su podóloga?
When you visit your podiatrist, does she point to a foot chart?
Ante la adversidad los hombres deben permanecer de pie siempre.
In the face of adversity, men must always remain standing.
