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piede

foot

noun pee-EH-deh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'pes, pedis'

Usage Note

Piede is the body part; the plural is piedi, and a piedi means 'on foot'. It fills idioms like in piedi (standing up) and su due piedi ('on the spot', off the cuff). Note it is masculine despite ending in -e.

Examples

"Mi fa male il piede."

Natural Translation

My foot hurts.

Literal Translation

To-me makes pain the foot.

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