faros
/faɾos/from spelling rules
In Spanish, headlights are called faros.
The term faros refers to the powerful lights at the front of a vehicle used to illuminate the road. You can also use the phrase luces delanteras to describe the lights at the front of a vehicle. If you want to say 'to turn on the headlights', use the verb phrase encender los faros and to say 'to turn off the headlights', use apagar los faros.
What does it mean word for word?
The word faros literally means 'lighthouses', which serves as the root for the term used for vehicle headlights.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some parts of Mexico, focos delanteros can be substituted for luces delanteras.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is faro.
How do you pronounce it?
/faɾos/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American regions, you might hear the term calaveras to refer to the headlights of a car.
- Spanish describes high beams as luces largas and low beams as luces cortas, meaning 'long lights' and 'short lights'.
- The term antiniebla for fog lights is a compound word that literally translates to 'against the fog', describing the light's specific purpose of cutting through mist.
Examples in context
- ¿Puede encender sus faros?Could you turn on your headlights?This sentence is useful for asking someone to turn on their faros.Tatoeba #2604311 by marcelostockle, translation #33959 by CK
- Los faros de Sami no funcionaban.Sami's headlights were not working.This sentence is useful for describing a situation where someone's faros were not working.Tatoeba #13469220 by Seael, translation #6810137 by OsoHombre
- Pon los faros.Turn on your headlights.This sentence is useful for giving a command to turn on the faros.Tatoeba #6603974 by arh, translation #2645230 by CK
- Los faros de mi auto necesitan ser reemplazados.The headlights of my car need to be replaced.
- No te olvides de encender las luces delanteras cuando conduzcas de noche.Don't forget to turn on the headlights when driving at night.
- ¡No te olvides de encender las luces antes de partir!Don't forget to turn on the headlights before leaving!
- Mis focos están demasiado tenues, necesito cambiarlos.My headlights are too dim, I need to replace them.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and María are driving on a dark country road.
- MaríaMateo, enciende los faros, por favor.Mateo, turn on the headlights, please.
- MateoClaro, no veo nada en la carretera.Sure, I can't see anything on the road.
- MaríaTus faros iluminan muy bien el camino.Your headlights illuminate the road very well.
- MateoGracias, María, me alegra oír eso.Thanks, María, I'm glad to hear that.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
