mililitros
/mililitɾos/from spelling rules
The English word "milliliters" is translated into Spanish as mililitros.
This term refers to a metric unit of capacity equal to one thousandth of a liter.
Which one should you use?
In scientific or medical fields, you may use the formal alternative centímetros cúbicos. In informal contexts, the abbreviation ccs is used to represent milliliters.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is mililitro, while the plural form is mililitros.
How do you pronounce it?
/mililitɾos/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish speaking countries, a cc is not just an abbreviation for milliliters but is spoken aloud as ce ce, treating the letters as words.
- Spanish uses the word litro as the base for mililitro, which shares a common ancestor with the English word 'liter' through the French 'litre'.
- In a pharmacy setting, asking for a specific number of mililitros might lead a pharmacist to suggest a jeringa or syringe for precise measurement.
Examples in context
- Juan necesita medir 200 mililitros de agua para la receta.Juan needs to measure 200 milliliters of water for the recipe.
- La dosis recomendada del medicamento es de 5 centímetros cúbicos.The recommended dose of the medication is 5 milliliters.
- ¿Me pasas 50 milis de leche, por favor?Can you pass me 50 milliliters of milk, please?
- Necesito unos 30 ccs de aceite para el motor.I need about 30 milliliters of oil for the engine.
- Añade 150 mililitros de agua a la receta.Add 150 milliliters of water to the recipe.
- La dosis recomendada para los niños es de 10 ccs.The recommended dosage for children is 10 milliliters.
- Agrega solo cinco mililitros de extracto.Add only five milliliters of extract.
- La dosis es de diez mililitros.The dose is ten milliliters.
- Necesito un envase de cien mililitros.I need a one hundred milliliter container.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are in a kitchen following a recipe.
- Lucía¿Cuántos mililitros de aceite lleva la receta?How many milliliters of oil does the recipe take?
- JavierDice que son veinte mililitros.It says it is twenty milliliters.
- LucíaPerfecto, voy a medirlo ahora.Perfect, I am going to measure it now.
- JavierGracias, Lucía, eres muy precisa.Thanks, Lucía, you are very precise.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
