toes
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feet

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"Toes" is a form of "toe", a noun which is often translated as "el dedo del pie". "Feet" is a form of "foot", a noun which is often translated as "el pie". Learn more about the difference between "toes" and "feet" below.

toe(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. el dedo del pie

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Tight shoes can injure your toes.Los zapatos apretados pueden lesionar los dedos del pie.

2. (footwear)

a. la punta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

There was a hole in the toe of her shoe.Había un agujero en la punta de su zapato.

b. la puntera

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I'm going to buy tennis shoes with rubber toes.Me voy a comprar unos tenis de puntera de goma.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (to kick with the toe)

a. tocar con la punta del pie

Instead of toeing the ball, you should kick it with the inside of your foot.En lugar de tocar la pelota con la punta del pie, debes patearla con el interior.

foot(

foot

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. el pie

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(human)

She hurt her foot playing soccer.Se lastimó el pie jugando al fútbol.

b. la pata

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(animal)

We saw a cat with only three feet today.Hoy vimos un gato con solo tres patas.

2. (measurement)

a. el pie

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

My grandmother is only five feet tall.Mi abuela solo mide cinco pies.

3. (lower part of something)

a. el pie

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The bunnies played at the foot of the hill.Los conejos jugaban al pie de la colina.

4. (furniture)

a. el pie

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The design of the feet of this table is quite baroque.El diseño de los pies de esta mesa es bastante barroco.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to go on foot; used with "it")

a. ir a pie

Shall we foot it or cheat and get the cable-car up the hill?¿Vamos a pie o hacemos trampa y tomamos el teleférico hasta lo alto?

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (to pay)