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estar de pie



Definitions

Spanish > English
estar de pie
     1. v. (idiom) to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
Spanish > Spanish
estar de pie
     1. Dicho de una persona: estar en posición erguida, sosteniéndose sobre los pies.
Analysis
estar
     1. v. to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
           ¿Dónde estás? - Where are you?
           Estoy en casa. - I am at home.
     2. v. to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
           El tiempo estaba frío/caliente. - The weather was cold/hot back then.
de
     1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
           Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812
           la cola del perro - the dog’s tail
     2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
           Soy de España. - I’m from Spain.
pie
     1. n-m. foot (a part of the body)
     2. n-m. English or American foot (a unit of length equal to 30.48 cm)
     3. n-m. (historical, measure) pie, a Spanish foot (a former unit of length equivalent to about 27.9 cm)
     4. n-m. (poetry) foot (a part of a poetic line)
     5. n-m. (design, typography) footer (the bottom of a page or design)
     piar
          1. v. to chirp



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