modo horizontal
/modo oɾiθontal/from spelling rules
The English phrase "landscape mode" is translated into Spanish as modo horizontal.
This phrase refers to a display orientation where the screen is wider than it is tall.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun modo (mode) and the adjective horizontal (horizontal).
Which one should you use?
The opposite of modo horizontal is modo vertical, which refers to portrait mode.
How do you pronounce it?
/modo oɾiθontal/
Did you know?
- The word apaisado, used for landscape orientation in art, comes from the word paisaje, which means 'landscape'.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, people describe rotating a phone into modo horizontal as poner el móvil de lado, which literally means 'putting the mobile on its side'.
- While horizontal describes a screen's orientation, it is also the standard way to describe a person lying down, such as being en posición horizontal.
Examples in context
- Por favor, coloque su dispositivo en modo horizontal para ver la presentación completaPlease put your device in landscape mode to view the full presentation
- La aplicación funciona mejor con la pantalla en posición horizontalThe app works best with the screen in landscape mode
- Para disfrutar de la imagen completa, pon la pantalla en modo apaisadoTo enjoy the full picture, put the screen in landscape mode
- Pon tu teléfono en modo horizontalPut your phone in landscape mode
- Cambia el teléfono a modo horizontal para ver el video.Change the phone to landscape mode to watch the video.
- Pon el video en modo horizontal.Put the video in landscape mode.
- Prefiero ver las fotos en modo horizontal.I prefer to see the photos in landscape mode.
- El juego solo funciona en modo horizontal.The game only works in landscape mode.
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are looking at a movie on a tablet.
- SofíaDaniel, cambia la tablet a modo horizontal.Daniel, switch the tablet to landscape mode.
- DanielVale, así se ve mucho mejor la película.Okay, the movie looks much better this way.
- SofíaSí, la pantalla es más grande en este modo.Yes, the screen is larger in this mode.
- DanielTienes razón, Sofía, es más cómodo.You're right, Sofía, it's more comfortable.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
