puerto de cruceros
/pweɾto de kɾuθeɾos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "cruise port" is translated into Spanish as puerto de cruceros.
puerto de cruceros refers to a harbor where cruise ships stop to let passengers get on and off. If you are referring specifically to the building where passengers board or disembark, use terminal de cruceros.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of puerto (port), de (of) and cruceros (cruises).
Which one should you use?
Additionally, Puerto de embarque para cruceros is a formal phrase referring to the embarkation port for cruises.
How do you pronounce it?
/pweɾto de kɾuθeɾos/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word puerto is used not only for maritime harbors but also to describe a mountain pass. This means you can find a puerto in the high peaks of the Pyrenees as well as on a coastline.
- The word puerto and the English word 'passport' both trace back to the same ancient root meaning 'to go forth' or 'to cross'.
- In many Spanish-speaking Caribbean destinations, cruise passengers are often met by taxis de confianza, which are authorized drivers who have a specific agreement with the puerto de cruceros.
Examples in context
- ¿Dónde está el puerto de cruceros?Where is the cruise port?
- ¿Cuál es el puerto de embarque para cruceros más cercano?What is the nearest embarkation port for cruises?
- ¿Dónde puedo encontrar la terminal de cruceros?Where can I find the cruise terminal?
- Disculpe, ¿dónde está el puerto de cruceros más cercano?Excuse me, where is the nearest cruise port?
- El puerto de cruceros está a solo dos kilómetros de aquí.The cruise port is only two kilometers away from here.
- ¿Cuál es el puerto de embarque para cruceros?What is the embarkation port for cruises?
- El puerto de cruceros es muy grande.The cruise port is very large.
- Estamos llegando al puerto de cruceros.We are arriving at the cruise port.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are looking at a map in a taxi.
- AlejandroElena, ¿sabes dónde está el puerto de cruceros?Elena, do you know where the cruise port is?
- ElenaSí, está cerca de la costa.Yes, it is near the coast.
- AlejandroPerfecto, el taxi nos llevará allí.Perfect, the taxi will take us there.
- ElenaEspero que no haya mucho tráfico.I hope there isn't much traffic.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, puerto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
