tiptoe(
tihp
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to
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. caminar de puntillas
Not wanting to disturb the baby, Ariadna tiptoed around the house.Como no queria molestar al bebé, Ariadna caminaba de puntillas por la casa.
b. andar de puntillas (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
Carlos tiptoed when he got up at 3 am to go to the bathroom so that he wouldn't wake anyone.Carlos anduvo de puntillas cuando se levantó a las 3 am para ir al baño para no despertar a nadie.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Hugo tiptoed in so his mom wouldn't know what time he got home.Hugo entró de puntillas para que su mamá no supiera a qué hora había llegado.
Stephanie tiptoed upstairs with breakfast to surprise her parents.Stephanie subió las escaleras de puntillas con el desayuno para sorprender a sus papás.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. las puntillas (F)
(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).
Rick stood on tiptoe trying to get a better view.Rick se paró de puntillas para intentar ver mejor.
b. las puntas de pie (F)
(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).
Ronda walked in on tiptoe, but accidentally knocked a glass on the floor.Reina entró caminando en puntas de pie, pero tumbó sin querer un vaso.
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