junta de culata
/xunta de kulata/from spelling rules
The English phrase head gasket is translated into Spanish as junta de culata.
A head gasket is a mechanical seal that prevents coolant and oil from leaking between the engine block and the cylinder head.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase junta de culata literally means gasket of cylinder head, composed of junta (gasket/seal), de (of) and culata (cylinder head).
Which one should you use?
You may also see juntas de culata when referring to multiple gaskets.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Venezuela and Colombia, the term sello de culata might be used instead of junta de culata.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, only the noun junta is pluralized to juntas, resulting in juntas de culata.
Did you know?
- The word junta is used in Spanish to describe both a mechanical seal and a governing body or committee. In a political context, it refers to a council or a military dictatorship.
- The word culata is used in Spanish to describe both the cylinder head of an engine and the stock of a rifle or shotgun.
- The word junta shares the same ancient root as the English word 'yoke', originating from the Proto-Indo-European root *yewg- meaning 'to join'.
Examples in context
- El mecánico me dijo que había que reemplazar la junta de culata de mi automóvil.The mechanic told me that the head gasket of my car had to be replaced.
- Necesitamos cambiar el empaque de culata del vehículo lo antes posible.We need to change the vehicle's head gasket as soon as possible.
- Por fin solucioné la fuga de aceite al cambiar la junta de la tapa de cilindros.I finally fixed the oil leak by changing the head gasket.
- Se ha quemado la junta de culata.The head gasket has blown.
- La junta de culata está dañada.The head gasket is damaged.
- Necesito cambiar la junta de culata.I need to change the head gasket.
- El mecánico revisará la junta de culata.The mechanic will check the head gasket.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are looking at Daniel's car in a repair shop.
- Daniel¿Qué le pasa al coche, Lucía?What is wrong with the car, Lucía?
- LucíaParece que la junta de culata se rompió.It looks like the head gasket broke.
- DanielEso suena como una reparación costosa.That sounds like an expensive repair.
- LucíaSí, Daniel, pero es muy importante.Yes, Daniel, but it is very important.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries culata, de, junta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
