pie

pie [pje] [pl pies] nm (gen), (MAT) → foot; [de cama, página, escalera] → foot, bottom;

(TEAT) → cue;

(fig) (= motivo); motive, basis: (= fundamento); foothold;

pies planos → flat feet;

ir a pie → to go on foot, walk;

estar de pie → to be standing (up);

ponerse de pie → to stand up;

al pie de la letra [citar] → literally, verbatim; [copiar] → exactly, word for word;

de pies a cabeza → from head to foot;

en pie de guerra → on a war footing;

sin pies ni cabeza → pointless, absurd;

dar pie a → to give cause for;

no dar pie con bola → to be no good at anything;

saber de qué pie cojea algn → to know sb's weak spots