modo de demostración
/modo de demostɾaθjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase "demo mode" is translated into Spanish as modo de demostración.
This phrase refers to a setting on a device that allows potential buyers to see its features without the need for a full configuration.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of modo (mode), de (of) and demostración (demonstration).
Which one should you use?
While modo de demostración is a standard way to express this, you may encounter modo de prueba or modo de presentación.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Latin America, you can use modo de demostración or modo de prueba. In Spain, the standard formal way to express this is modo demostración.
How do you pronounce it?
/modo de demostɾaθjon/
Did you know?
- The word demostración shares a deep ancestry with the Latin word mōnstrum, which originally referred to a divine omen or a portent.
- Spanish uses the same word demostración for a mathematical proof, blending the concepts of a sales pitch and a logical certainty.
- While modo de demostración is perfectly understood, a technician in a store might simply refer to it as el demo, using the English word as a noun.
Examples in context
- El software está actualmente en modo de demostración para propósitos de prueba y evaluación.The software is currently in demo mode for testing and evaluation purposes.
- Este programa tiene un modo demo para que puedas probar algunas de sus funcionalidades.This program has a demo mode so that you can test some of its functionalities.
- El televisor está en modo de demostración.The television is in demo mode.
- ¿Cómo se desactiva el modo de demostración?How do you deactivate the demo mode?
- No puedo configurar la cuenta en modo de demostración.I cannot set up the account in demo mode.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are in an electronics store.
- LucíaJavier, este teléfono está en modo de demostración.Javier, this phone is in demo mode.
- JavierEs normal, Lucía, así muestran todas las funciones.It is normal, Lucía, that is how they show all the features.
- Lucía¿Podemos probar el modo de demostración con la cámara?Can we test the demo mode with the camera?
- JavierSí, el modo de demostración funciona muy bien.Yes, the demo mode works very well.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, demostración, modo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
