dedos de los pies se encogen
/dedos de los pjes se enkoxen/from spelling rules
The phrase "toes curl" in Spanish is translated as dedos de los pies se encogen.
Did you know?
- If you want to describe your toes curling, you use the same verb, encoger, that you would use to describe your clothes shrinking in a laundry machine.
- The term 'dedos' is used for both fingers and toes in Spanish, so without the qualifier 'de los pies', the phrase could just as easily describe fingers curling in pain or excitement.
- The word encoger is also the standard verb used when a person hunches or shrinks their shoulders due to fear or cold.
Examples in context
- Siento que mis dedos de los pies se encogen con el frío.I feel my toes curl from the cold.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are talking about a very cringe-worthy movie scene.
- LucíaEsa escena es tan incómoda.That scene is so awkward.
- MateoSí, siento que los dedos de los pies se encogen.Yes, I feel my toes curl.
- LucíaNo puedo dejar de mirar.I can't stop watching.
- MateoYo tampoco, es terrible.Me neither, it's terrible.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
