correo no deseado
/koreo no deseado/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'junk mail' can be translated into Spanish as correo no deseado.
correo no deseado refers to mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited. This term is most commonly used in the context of digital email (spam) rather than physical paper mail.
Meaning: mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation of 'undesired mail', where correo means mail and no deseado means undesired.
Which one should you use?
Correo chatarra is an informal way to say junk mail. In digital contexts, many Spanish speakers simply use the English loanword spam.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, Publicidad no solicitada is a term used for junk mail.
Did you know?
- While correo no deseado is the standard term, the word correo was actually borrowed into Spanish from the Catalan word correu.
- In many Latin American countries, the English word spam is used to describe physical paper mail, not just digital messages.
- The word chatarra in the informal phrase correo chatarra literally means 'scrap metal' or 'junk', implying the mail is as useless as discarded metal.
Examples in context
- El correo basura es un problema común en el mundo digital.Junk mail is a common issue in the digital world.
- Hay que tomar medidas para evitar la correspondencia no deseada.Measures need to be taken to avoid unwanted mail.
- Mi buzón se llena constantemente de publicidad no solicitada.My mailbox is constantly filled with unsolicited advertising.
- Por favor, no llenes mi correo electrónico de tanto correo chatarra.Please don't fill my email with so much junk mail.
- Todos los días recibo un montón de correo basura / correo no deseado.Every day, I receive a bunch of junk mail.
- ¡Otra vez llenaron mi buzón con publicidad no deseada!Once again, they filled my mailbox with junk mail!
- No aguanto más los volantes publicitarios en mi correo.I can't stand the advertising flyers in my mail anymore.
- Siempre acabo tirando la publicidad no solicitada al contenedor.I always end up throwing unsolicited advertising in the bin.
- Recibo mucho correo no deseado en mi email.I receive a lot of junk mail in my email.
- Borra todo ese correo no deseado de la bandeja.Delete all that junk mail from the inbox.
- Tengo demasiados folletos en el correo no deseado.I have too many flyers in my junk mail.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are checking their computer at home.
- Javier¿Por qué tienes tanto correo no deseado?Why do you have so much junk mail?
- LucíaEs que me suscribí a una tienda por error.It's because I subscribed to a store by mistake.
- JavierDeberías marcarlo como spam para que no te moleste.You should mark it as spam so it doesn't bother you.
- LucíaTienes razón, Javier, lo haré ahora mismo.You're right, Javier, I'll do it right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries correo, no, CC BY-SA 4.0.
