a pie firme

Spanish

Etymology

Compare French de pied ferme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a ˌpje ˈfiɾme/ [a ˌpje ˈfiɾ.me]
  • Syllabification: a pie fir‧me

Adverb

a pie firme

  1. (idiomatic, archaic) steadfastly
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Hasta los mismos que defienden a pie firme la religión y se llaman soldados avanzados de las filas de Cristo, cuidan mucho, en sociedad, de disimular todo lo posible su ortodoxia.
      Even those who steadfastly defend religion and call themselves top ranked soldiers of Christ, take great care, in society, to hide their orthodoxy as much as possible.

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