motricidad gruesa
/motɾiθidad ɡɾwesa/from spelling rules
The English phrase gross motor skills is translated into Spanish as motricidad gruesa.
Which one should you use?
To refer to fine motor skills, use motricidad fina instead of motricidad gruesa.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun motricidad is feminine, so the adjective gruesa must also be in its feminine form.
How do you pronounce it?
/motɾiθidad ɡɾwesa/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word gruesa refers to thickness or size, which is why it is used for 'gross' skills, but it never means 'disgusting' like the English word 'gross'.
- In some Latin American pedagogical contexts, psicomotricidad is used instead of motricidad to emphasize the link between the mind and the body's physical movement.
- In Spanish, the root motriz (from which motricidad comes) is also used to describe 'motor' in the sense of 'movement' or 'drive' in medicine and psychology, avoiding the mechanical connotation of 'motor' as an engine.
Examples in context
- Los niños en edad preescolar están desarrollando sus habilidades motrices gruesas.Preschool children are developing their gross motor skills.
- La terapia ocupacional se enfoca en mejorar las habilidades motrices gruesas de los pacientes.Occupational therapy focuses on improving patients' gross motor skills.
- Es importante que los niños jueguen y se diviertan mientras desarrollan sus habilidades motrices amplias.It's important for children to play and have fun while developing their gross motor skills.
- Mi hijo ha mejorado mucho en sus habilidades motoras gruesas desde que comenzó a practicar deportes.My child has greatly improved his gross motor skills since he started playing sports.
- El niño está desarrollando su motricidad gruesa.The child is developing his gross motor skills.
- La clase se enfoca en la motricidad gruesa.The class focuses on gross motor skills.
- Necesitamos mejorar la motricidad gruesa de los alumnos.We need to improve the students' gross motor skills.
Example conversation
Two parents are discussing their children's development.
- MateoMateo está aprendiendo a saltar en un pie.Mateo is learning to jump on one foot.
- LucíaEso es muy bueno para su motricidad gruesa.That is very good for his gross motor skills.
- MateoSí, quiere ser un gran atleta.Yes, he wants to be a great athlete.
- LucíaLucía también está practicando mucho hoy.Lucía is also practicing a lot today.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
