yeso en el brazo
/ʝeso en el bɾaθo/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'arm cast' is translated into Spanish as yeso en el brazo.
An arm cast is a hard protective shell made of plaster or fiberglass used to keep a broken arm from moving. To say someone 'has an arm cast', you use the verb tener (to have) with the phrase yeso en el brazo. If you want to say that someone is 'wearing an arm cast', you can use the phrase llevar un brazo enyesado.
What does it mean word for word?
The word yeso literally means 'plaster'.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʝeso en el bɾaθo/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word for arm, brazo, stems from an Ancient Greek word that literally translated to 'the shorter one'.
- In some Spanish speaking regions, people use the word escayola instead of yeso to refer to a cast, borrowing a term typically used for construction plaster.
- It is a widespread cultural custom in many Spanish speaking countries for friends and family to sign a yeso with permanent markers.
Examples in context
- Juan tuvo un accidente y lleva el brazo enyesado.Juan had an accident and is wearing an arm cast.
- Tiene un yeso en el brazo.He has a cast on his arm.
- Me pusieron un yeso en el brazo.They put a cast on my arm.
- El yeso en el brazo es muy pesado.The cast on the arm is very heavy.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are talking about a recent accident.
- María¿Qué te pasó, Daniel?What happened to you, Daniel?
- DanielMe rompí el hueso y tengo un yeso en el brazo.I broke a bone and I have a cast on my arm.
- María¡Lo siento mucho!I am so sorry!
- DanielGracias, María.Thanks, María.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries brazo, el, en, yeso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
