revisión de equipaje
/rebisjon de ekipaxe/from spelling rules
The English phrase bag check is translated into Spanish as revisión de equipaje.
revisión de equipaje is the standard term used in airports and transit hubs for security inspections.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of revisión (review/inspection) and de equipaje (of luggage).
Did you know?
- In some Latin American regions, a quick, informal bag check might be called a requisa, a term often associated with police searches.
- The word equipaje is not originally Spanish but was borrowed from the French word équipage.
- The term revisión is used for everything from bag checks to medical check-ups and car inspections.
Examples in context
- Disculpe, ¿dónde se encuentra el control de equipaje?Excuse me, where is the bag check located?
- La revisión de equipaje es obligatoria.The bag check is mandatory.
- Debemos pasar por la revisión de equipaje.We must go through the bag check.
- Hubo una revisión de equipaje muy lenta.There was a very slow bag check.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are at the airport security checkpoint.
- DanielLucía, ¿ya pasaste por la revisión de equipaje?Lucía, have you gone through the bag check yet?
- LucíaNo, Daniel, estoy esperando mi turno.No, Daniel, I am waiting for my turn.
- DanielLa fila para la revisión de equipaje es corta.The line for the bag check is short.
- LucíaQué bueno, entonces avanzaremos rápido.That's good, then we will move quickly.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, equipaje, revisión, CC BY-SA 4.0.
