Patas or Pies?

Submitted by Bobby on 14 August, 2008 - 09:02.

Does a monkey/primate have patas or pies? 12" in English is a foot. What do you call it in Spanish? A cat always lands on its feet but we call them paws. How do you say that in Spanish? A table has legs and the leg has a foot. Why don't Spanish tables have legs and only pies?

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Submitted by Pinolero2 on 14 August, 2008 - 10:18.

In Spanish Pies is used Exclusively on Humans,eventhou,patas is often used jokingly such as 'Te Apestan Las Patas, or "Sos un Patas De Perro,using Patas instead of pies is often used to judge ones education level,thus considering the use of Patas on humans Vulgar, anything other than Humans,Animals/Objects etc Patas is/should be used.

FAP

That's about

Submitted by nicareal on 14 August, 2008 - 13:12.

the simplest explanation I have seen. Even I can remember that.

For animals, a foot is pata.

Submitted by cmoore56 on 14 August, 2008 - 09:32.

For animals, a foot is pata. 12" (doce pulgadas)= un pie. A cat also has patas (paws), although in large cats (tigers, lions), they're called zarpas. As for tables and chairs, they have patas. A really great reference site is www.wordreference.com.

Como my madre decia . . .

Submitted by Nicaven on 14 August, 2008 - 09:50.

Pies is for people and Patas for animals or things . . . If you hear a person #1 refering to the Patas of person #2 . . . Person #1 is not well educated . . .

Or...

Submitted by will305 on 14 August, 2008 - 11:20.

person #2's feet stink