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n (pl feet)

• 1 c (of person) pie (m); (of animal) pata (f); (on sewing machine) pie (m) to be on one's feet = estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL) to go/come on foot = ir*/venir* a pie to find one's feet it didn't take him long to find his feet in his new school = no tardó en habituarse a la nueva escuela to put one's foot down (be firm) = imponerse* (accelerate vehicle) (colloq) apretar* el acelerador, meterle (AmL fam) to put one's foot in it (colloq) = meter la pata (fam) under sb's feet the cat keeps getting under my feet = el gato siempre me anda alrededor

• 2 (lower end) (no pl) pie (m) the foot of the bed = los pies de la cama

• 3 c (measure) (pl foot or, feet) pie (m)