ventana del navegador
/bentana del nabeɡadoɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "browser window" is translated into Spanish as ventana del navegador.
The term refers to the visual area on a screen where a web browser displays a website.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ventana (window), del (of the) and navegador (browser).
Which one should you use?
An alternative way to refer to a browser window is ventana de navegación, which literally translates to "navigation window".
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural "browser windows", change ventana to ventanas while keeping del navegador the same, resulting in ventanas del navegador.
Did you know?
- The word ventana actually shares an ancient ancestor with the word 'wind', as it stems from the Latin ventus. It originally described an opening for the wind to enter a building.
- While English speakers say they are 'browsing', a Spanish speaker is literally 'sailing' through the internet when they use a ventana del navegador.
- The word ventana shares a common ancestor with the English word 'vent', which also refers to an opening for air.
Examples in context
- Por favor, cierre la ventana del navegador.Please close the browser window.
- Cierra la ventana del navegador.Close the browser window.
- No puedo ver la ventana del navegador.I cannot see the browser window.
- Abre una nueva ventana del navegador.Open a new browser window.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are working together on a computer.
- Javier¿Puedes abrir la ventana del navegador?Can you open the browser window?
- LucíaSí, la estoy abriendo ahora.Yes, I am opening it now.
- JavierGracias, Lucía.Thanks, Lucía.
- LucíaDe nada, Javier.You're welcome, Javier.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries del, navegador, ventana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
