Cojeamos del mismo pie (o pata)

laepelba · #1 January 04, 2011, 06:16 PM

This means that we both have the same problems. Right? When would "pie" be used vs. "pata"? Comments on this modismo?

ChilenoAlemanCanada · #2 January 04, 2011, 06:30 PM

Pata is actually the word for hoof or paw, but the Chileans, at least, use it the same as pie.

laepelba · #3 January 04, 2011, 06:32 PM

Gracias! You are familiar with this saying, then?

ChilenoAlemanCanada · #4 January 04, 2011, 06:47 PM

I actually am not

And you're welcome!

**Rusty** · #5 January 04, 2011, 09:38 PM

It looks like both can be used interchangeably in this dicho, but that isn't always the case. For example, meter la pata and meter el pie don't have the same meaning.

¡ojo!
cojear del mismo pie
cojear de la misma pata

aleCcowaN · #6 January 05, 2011, 02:22 AM

Yes, it means "we have the same defect" or "problem". "Pata" is widely used in América in informal speech meaning leg or foot: "no metas la pata", "se rompió la pata", "¿te pisaron la pata?"

María José · #7 January 05, 2011, 12:52 PM

I have heard both: cojear del mismo pie/ cojear de la misma pata.
It reminds me of the English: the pot calling the kettle black.

It´s the same idea even if they are used differently.
Los dos cojean de la misma pata (the similarity is accepted or at least acknowledged)
You are the pot calling the kettle black ( you are criticizing somebody who is or acts like you).

aleCcowaN · #8 January 05, 2011, 01:06 PM

"You are the pot calling the kettle black" here is "El burro dijo ¡qué orejas largas!"

María José · #9 January 05, 2011, 01:07 PM

Cool! I had never heard that before.

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #10 January 05, 2011, 05:24 PM

Cita:

Escrito originalmente por María José

You are the pot calling the kettle black ( you are criticizing somebody who is or acts like you).

In Mexico we can say "el comal le dijo a la olla", and a similar one to Alec's: "El burro hablando de orejas (largas)".

Temas Similares
Tema	Autor de Tema	Foro	Respuestas	Último mensaje
Ciudadano de a pie	poli	Modismos y Dichos	20	April 03, 2012 02:05 AM
Mismo ... propia	laepelba	La gramática	34	December 31, 2009 06:30 AM
Mismo	satchrocks	La gramática	36	August 05, 2009 02:06 PM
Estar al pie del cañón	ROBINDESBOIS	Modismos y Dichos	6	July 15, 2009 10:01 PM
Mismo	cmon	La gramática	27	December 20, 2008 06:46 PM

Hacer Pregunta

Cojeamos del mismo pie (o pata)

Un modismo es cualquier frase cuya significado no es fácil de entender basándose en sus palabras individuales. Este foro es el lugar para cualquier pregunta sobre modismos o cualquier otro dicho.