entrenador de béisbol
/entɾenadoɾ de beisbol/from spelling rules
The English phrase baseball coach is translated into Spanish as entrenador de béisbol.
What does it mean word for word?
The word entrenador means coach or trainer and is derived from the verb entrenar, which means to train.
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a female baseball coach, change the masculine entrenador to the feminine entrenadora to get entrenadora de béisbol. To make the phrase plural, add es to entrenador to get entrenadores de béisbol, while the noun béisbol remains singular as it is part of a prepositional phrase.
Did you know?
- The term béisbol is used globally in Spanish, but in some regions, the sport is referred to simply as pelota, which literally means 'ball'.
- In many Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries, a baseball coach might be called a mánager instead of an entrenador to distinguish the strategic head of the team from a skills trainer.
- The word entrenador comes from the French entraîner, which is rooted in the Latin trahere, meaning 'to pull' or 'to drag'.
Examples in context
- ¿Has visto a nuestro entrenador de béisbol?Have you seen our baseball coach?
- ¿Tu profe de béisbol es exigente?Is your baseball coach demanding?
- Mi hermano es un entrenador de béisbol muy bueno.My brother is a very good baseball coach.
- Necesitamos contratar a un nuevo entrenador de béisbol.We need to hire a new baseball coach.
- El entrenador de béisbol habla con los jugadores.The baseball coach is talking to the players.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are talking about their summer plans.
- MateoVoy a trabajar como entrenador de béisbol.I am going to work as a baseball coach.
- Elena¡Qué bien! ¿En qué equipo estarás?That's great! Which team will you be on?
- MateoEstaré con el equipo juvenil local.I will be with the local youth team.
- ElenaSeguro que serás un gran entrenador.I am sure you will be a great coach.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries béisbol, de, entrenador, CC BY-SA 4.0.
