equipaje facturado
/ekipaxe faɡtuɾado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "checked bag" is translated into Spanish as equipaje facturado.
This phrase refers to the luggage that a passenger gives to an airline to be stored in the cargo hold during a flight. You can use the verb facturar to describe the action of checking a bag at the airport counter, as in facturar el equipaje (to check the luggage).
What does it mean word for word?
equipaje facturado is composed of equipaje (luggage) and facturado (the past participle of facturar, meaning to invoice or to process a bill). Literally, it means "checked luggage".
Which one should you use?
equipaje facturado is the standard term used to contrast with equipaje de mano, which means "carry-on luggage".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, you may use equipaje en bodega or the expression maleta en la bodega. In Peru and Bolivia, maleta en bodega may be used. In the Dominican Republic, maleta documentada is commonly used.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you want to refer specifically to multiple checked bags as individual suitcases, you use the feminine plural form maletas facturadas.
Did you know?
- The word bodega, used in phrases like equipaje en bodega, does not only mean 'cargo hold' in a technical sense. In many Spanish-speaking cultures, it refers to a small grocery store or a wine cellar, making the luggage term a spatial metaphor.
- The verb facturar used in equipaje facturado is the same word a business owner uses to 'invoice' or 'bill' a customer for services.
- The word equipaje is a linguistic relative of the English word 'equipment'. Both derive from the French term équipage, which originally referred to a crew or a set of supplies.
Examples in context
- ¿Dónde puedo recoger mi equipaje registrado?Where can I pick up my checked bag?
- ¿Dónde dejé mi maleta de bodega?Where did I leave my checked bag?
- El equipaje facturado puede tardar en llegar.The checked bag might take a while to arrive.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are at the airport check-in counter.
- AlejandroHola, quiero registrar este equipaje facturado.Hello, I want to register this checked bag.
- ElenaEstá bien, Alejandro. Pon la maleta aquí.That's fine, Alejandro. Put the suitcase here.
- Alejandro¿Tengo que pagar por el equipaje facturado?Do I have to pay for the checked bag?
- ElenaNo, Elena, ya está incluido en tu vuelo.No, Elena, it is already included in your flight.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries equipaje, CC BY-SA 4.0.
