tanque de inmersión
/tanke de immeɾsjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase "dunk tank" is translated into Spanish as tanque de inmersión.
A tanque de inmersión refers to the game where a person sits on a platform that drops them into a tank of water when a target is hit.
Did you know?
- While tanque de inmersión is technically correct, a Spanish speaker at a carnival might simply refer to the activity as 'mojar a alguien', which literally means 'to wet someone'.
- The word inmersión shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'merge', as both stem from the Latin root meaning to dip or plunge.
- The term tanque is used in Spanish for both a carnival water tank and a military armored vehicle.
Examples in context
- El evento contará con un tanque de inmersión donde podrá disfrutar la experiencia de lanzar pelotas y sumergir a los participantes.The event will feature a dunk tank where you can enjoy the experience of throwing balls and submerging the participants.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are at a school fair.
- JavierMira, ¡hay un tanque de inmersión!Look, there is a dunk tank!
- Lucía¡Qué divertido! ¿Quién está ahí arriba?How fun! Who is up there?
- JavierEs el profesor de matemáticas, Lucía.It is the math teacher, Lucía.
- LucíaEntonces voy a intentar tirarlo al agua.Then I am going to try to dunk him in the water.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, inmersión, tanque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
