Sep 15, 2005 14:03
19 yrs ago
English term

on foot

Non-PRO English to Spanish Other Transport / Transportation / Shipping
I went to the store on foot.

Proposed translations

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Selected

fui a la tienda a pie/ andando

on foot = a pie

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Note added at 15 mins (2005-09-15 14:18:45 GMT)
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"fui a la tienda pateando" another colloquial possibility, but 'on foot' is not particularly colloquial.
Peer comment(s):

agree Anabel Martínez
0 min
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agree Tadzio (X) : Claro, "a patín". (México)
3 mins
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agree Ana Juliá
10 mins
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agree María Teresa Taylor Oliver : O "caminando" o "a pata" :P En Panamá decimos "en Dodge patas, en Nissan Patón o en BM doble pie". jajaja
13 mins
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agree Marina Soldati
13 mins
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agree Joaquim Siles-Borràs
19 mins
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agree Marsha Wilkie : En Colombia 'andando' no sería apropiado; mejor, 'a pie'.
28 mins
Merci. En españa, sí.
agree Rebecca Hendry
30 mins
Merci
agree Sandra Cifuentes Dowling : "Andando" no me suena mucho. "Caminando" suena más natural.
37 mins
Merci. Ya me dicen lo de "andando", pero en españa se dice así.
agree María Isabel Vazquez : "A pie" o "caminando" son los términos normales en Argentina.
1 hr
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agree Pamela Peralta : .
8 hrs
Merci.
agree Marina56 : Si, "a pie o caminando"
20 hrs
Merci.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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40 mins

in the American Heritage

You can find the answer in the American Heritage Span/Eng Dictionary.
Peer comment(s):

agree hecdan (X) : good for you, Arturo! reading dictionaries implies no risks whatsoever
2 hrs
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