extremidades
/eɡstɾemidades/from spelling rules
The English phrase limbs is translated into Spanish as extremidades.
extremidades refers to the arms and legs of a person or animal. This term can also include other appendages such as fingers and toes. If you want to refer specifically to an arm, use brazo and for a leg, use pierna. Unlike the English word 'limbs', which can be used for tree branches, extremidades is used almost exclusively for the appendages of living beings.
What does it mean word for word?
The word extremidades is a combination of the adjective extremo (extreme/end) and the suffix -idad (the state or quality of), literally meaning 'the ends'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
extremidades is a standard term often used in formal, medical or biological contexts. A more formal expression for limbs is miembros, though miembros can also refer to members of a group or organization.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is extremidad.
How do you pronounce it?
/eɡstɾemidades/
Did you know?
- The word miembro can cause accidental double entendres in Spanish because it refers to both a person's limbs and a specific anatomical part.
- Spanish uses the adjective inferior to describe legs as extremidades inferiores, which in English might sound like the legs are of lower quality or importance.
- Using extremidades in a casual conversation about a scraped knee would sound unnaturally clinical, as if the speaker is performing a medical autopsy in real time.
Examples in context
- Como cualquier vertebrado los humanos tienen cuatro extremidades.Like a typical vertebrate the human has two pairs of limbs.This sentence illustrates the number of limbs in humans as vertebrates using extremidades.Tatoeba #3348200 by wallebot, translation #1510180 by corvard
- Campana crea prótesis innovadoras para mascotas sin extremidades, e incluso para animales salvajes.Campana creates innovative prosthetics for pets without limbs, and even for wild animals.This sentence describes animals or pets without limbs using extremidades.Tatoeba #10082472 by manufrutos, translation #8125218 by Hybrid
- El cerdo hormiguero tiene poderosas extremidades y garras afiladas, así que puede hacer una madriguera bajo tierra a alta velocidad.The aardvark has powerful limbs and sharp claws so it can burrow into earth at high speed.This sentence describes the powerful limbs of an aardvark using extremidades.Tatoeba #7095090 by Eremon, translation #5444757 by Adelpa
- El paciente sufrió la amputación de sus miembros inferiores.The patient suffered the amputation of his lower limbs.
- Después del entrenamiento, tenía agujetas en los brazos y piernas.After the workout, I had muscle soreness in my arms and legs.
- ¡Cuidado con las extremidades al cerrar la puerta!Watch out for your limbs when closing the door!
- Estoy haciendo ejercicios para fortalecer las partes del cuerpo, especialmente las extremidades.I'm doing exercises to strengthen my body parts, especially the limbs.
- Ayer me caí y me lastimé la pierna.Yesterday I fell and injured my leg.
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Example conversation
María and Alejandro are talking about a physical therapy session.
- MaríaSiento mucha tensión en mis extremidades hoy.I feel a lot of tension in my limbs today.
- AlejandroDeberías estirar bien antes de empezar, María.You should stretch well before starting, María.
- MaríaTienes razón, mis extremidades están muy rígidas.You are right, my limbs are very stiff.
- AlejandroYo te ayudo con los ejercicios, Alejandro.I will help you with the exercises, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
