vueltas
/bweltas/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'laps' is translated to Spanish as vueltas.
Vueltas is the standard term used to count laps in swimming, running or racing contexts. You can use recorridos as a formal alternative to signify 'laps' or 'circuits'.
What does it mean word for word?
The word vueltas is the plural of vuelta, which literally means 'a turn' or 'a revolution'.
How do you pronounce it?
/bweltas/
Did you know?
- While vueltas refers to laps, the Spanish word for a 'lap' in the sense of one's thighs when sitting is regazo, which has a completely different root.
- The term vuelta is also used in Spanish to describe the 'return' leg of a round-trip journey, such as a billete de ida y vuelta.
- The word vueltas is also used in the phrase darle vueltas a algo, which means to overthink or dwell on a problem rather than physically circling it.
Examples in context
- Hoy tuve que nadar diez vueltas en la piscina.Today I had to swim ten laps in the pool.
- El corredor completó diez recorridos alrededor de la pista.The runner completed ten laps around the track.
- Hoy corrí cinco rondas alrededor del campo.Today, I ran five laps around the field.
- Cada mañana, pedaleo varias vueltas alrededor del velódromo.Every morning, I cycle several laps around the velodrome.
- El nadador dio veinte vueltas a la piscina.The swimmer did twenty laps of the pool.
- ¿Cuántas vueltas le faltan al corredor?How many laps does the runner have left?
- Damos diez vueltas a la pista cada mañana.We do ten laps around the track every morning.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are training at an outdoor track.
- MateoElena, ¿cuántas vueltas has dado ya?Elena, how many laps have you done already?
- ElenaHe dado cinco vueltas, Mateo.I have done five laps, Mateo.
- Mateo¡Muy bien! Yo también voy por la quinta.Very good! I am also on the fifth one.
- ElenaEs un entrenamiento muy intenso.It is a very intense workout.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
