abotonado
/abotonado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "buttoned up" is translated into Spanish as abotonado.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use abotonada for feminine nouns, and use abotonados or abotonadas for plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/abotonado/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American dialects, botón can be used as slang for a police informant or a 'snitch'.
- The word botón is a linguistic cousin to the English word 'button', both originating from the Old French 'boton', meaning a small bud.
- While abotonado describes clothing, if you want to describe a person who is extremely formal or stiff in their manner, you might call them atildado.
Examples in context
- Tu traje y corbata te hacen ver muy arreglado para la reunión de negocios.Your suit and tie make you look very buttoned up for the business meeting.
- El hombre iba bien abotonado.The man was well buttoned up.
- El abrigo está bien abotonado.The coat is well buttoned up.
- Lleva el chaleco abotonado.He is wearing his vest buttoned up.
- Tu cárdigan debe estar abotonado.Your cardigan should be buttoned up.
Example conversation
Mateo and María are getting ready for a formal dinner.
- MateoMaría, ¿está abotonado mi saco?María, is my jacket buttoned up?
- MaríaNo, Mateo, tienes un botón suelto.No, Mateo, you have a button undone.
- MateoOh, déjame arreglarlo ahora mismo.Oh, let me fix it right now.
- MaríaAhora sí, ya quedó perfecto.Now it is, it looks perfect.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
