casillas de verificación
/kasiʝas de beɾifikaθjon/from spelling rules
In Spanish, 'check boxes' is translated as casillas de verificación.
This phrase refers to the small square boxes found on digital forms that a user clicks to select one or more options. When interacting with these elements, you can use the verb marcar to mean 'to check', seleccionar to mean 'to select' or tildar to mean 'to tick'. For example, to perform the action of checking a box, you can say marcar la casilla and in digital contexts, seleccionar las casillas is frequently used to describe choosing options via these boxes.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of casillas, meaning small boxes or cells and de verificación, meaning of verification.
Which one should you use?
The singular form for a single box is casilla de verificación.
How do you pronounce it?
/kasiʝas de beɾifikaθjon/
Did you know?
- The word casilla is a diminutive of casa, meaning it literally translates to 'little house'.
- The verb tildar, used for checking a box, also means to place a 'tilde' accent mark over a letter in Spanish grammar.
- In a non-digital context, casilla is the word used for a 'pigeonhole' or a small locker in a sports gym.
Examples in context
- Por favor marque las casillas de verificación correspondientesPlease check the appropriate check boxes
- Marca los cuadraditos que correspondanCheck the boxes that apply
- Por favor, marca las casillas si la respuesta es síPlease, check the boxes if the answer is yes
- Debes marcar las casillas de verificación.You must mark the check boxes.
- No veo las casillas de verificación en la pantalla.I don't see the check boxes on the screen.
- Haz clic en las casillas de verificación para elegir.Click on the check boxes to choose.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are looking at a website registration form.
- Lucía¿Dónde están las casillas de verificación?Where are the check boxes?
- MateoEstán al final del formulario, Lucía.They are at the end of the form, Lucía.
- LucíaAh, ya las encontré.Ah, I found them now.
- MateoPerfecto, ahora puedes completar el registro.Perfect, now you can complete the registration.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
