asiento de coche
/asjento de kot͡ʃe/from spelling rules
The English phrase carseat is translated into Spanish as asiento de coche.
This phrase refers to a special seat designed to keep children safe and secure while traveling in a vehicle.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of asiento (seat) and de coche (of car).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, it is common to use sillita or sillita de coche to refer to a carseat. In many parts of Latin America, people use asiento de auto instead of asiento de coche, substituting auto for coche to mean car.
Did you know?
- The word coche is a distant relative of the English word 'coach'. Both words trace back to the village of Kocs in Hungary, where innovative horse-drawn vehicles were first made in the 15th century.
- While asiento means 'seat', the verb it comes from, asentar, can also mean to settle a colony or establish a foundation.
Examples in context
- Pon al bebé en su asiento de coche.Put the baby in his car seat.
- El asiento de coche es muy importante para el bebé.The car seat is very important for the baby.
- ¿Dónde pusiste el asiento de coche en el auto?Where did you put the car seat in the car?
- Necesitamos comprar un asiento de coche nuevo.We need to buy a new car seat.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are preparing the car for a long trip with their baby.
- SofíaMateo, ¿tienes listo el asiento de coche?Mateo, do you have the car seat ready?
- MateoSí, ya lo instalé en el asiento trasero.Yes, I already installed it in the back seat.
- SofíaPerfecto, es un asiento de coche muy seguro.Perfect, it is a very safe car seat.
- MateoAsí es, ahora podemos irnos.That's right, now we can go.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries asiento, coche, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
