Online Language Dictionaries

con pies de plomo

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
con pies de plomo loc adv	coloquial (con cautela)	slowly but surely expr
		cautiously, with great care adv
	Voy pintando la puerta con pies de plomo porque no quiero manchar nada.

Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
andar con pies de plomo, ir con pies de plomo vi + loc adv	coloquial (actuar con cautela)	take your time v expr
		proceed with caution v expr
		tread carefully v expr
	Anda con pies de plomo en la nueva empresa que es mejor ser precavido.
	Take your time in the new business; it is best to be cautious.
ir con pies de plomo expr	coloquial (actuar con cautela)	tread carefully, go warily vi + adv
	(figurative)	walk on eggshells v expr
	Ve con pies de plomo; si el jefe te llega a descubrir, te despedirá.
	Tread carefully; if the boss finds out he'll sack you!

Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

Forum discussions with the word(s) "con pies de plomo" in the title:

• Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

See Google Translate's machine translation of 'con pies de plomo'.

In other languages: French | Portuguese | Italian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic