gotas para los ojos
/ɡotas paɾa los oxos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "eye drops" is translated into Spanish as gotas para los ojos.
The phrase refers to a liquid medicine used to treat eye irritation or dryness by dripping it into the eye.
What does it mean word for word?
The word gotas literally means "drops".
Did you know?
- The word gotas is a linguistic relative of the English word 'gout', as both words originally described the dripping or flowing of liquid.
- Spanish uses the definite article los in para los ojos even when talking about one's own eyes, whereas English speakers typically use the possessive 'my eyes'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, a pharmacist might refer to these simply as colirios, a single word that specifically denotes medicated eye drops.
Examples in context
- Debería haber traído mis gotas para los ojos.I should have taken my eye drops with me.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of gotas para los ojos.Tatoeba #3496630 by marcelostockle, translation #3331718 by patgfisher
- Si tus ojos están secos y te pican, necesitarás aplicarte lágrimas artificiales o colirio.If your eyes are dry and itchy, you'll need to apply eye drops or artificial tears.
- Recuerda agitar bien el frasco de gotas para los ojos antes de usarlas.Remember to shake the eye drops bottle well before using them.
- Mi abuela siempre tiene un frasquito de gotitas para los ojos en su bolso.My grandma always carries a little bottle of eye drops in her purse.
- El médico me recetó unas gotas para los ojos para ayudar en la recuperación después de la cirugía.The doctor prescribed me some eye drops to aid in the recovery after the surgery.
- Necesito comprar gotas para los ojos en la farmacia.I need to buy eye drops at the pharmacy.
- ¿Tienes unas gotas para los ojos para la irritación?Do you have some eye drops for the irritation?
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Example conversation
Javier is at home and tells María that his eyes feel dry.
- JavierMaría, me duelen mucho los ojos.María, my eyes hurt a lot.
- MaríaTal vez necesites usar gotas para los ojos.Maybe you need to use eye drops.
- Javier¿Tienes un frasco en el botiquín?Do you have a bottle in the medicine cabinet?
- MaríaSí, están en el estante de arriba.Yes, they are on the top shelf.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
