mineros
/mineɾos/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'miners' is translated into Spanish as mineros.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word changes based on gender and number: minero is used for a male miner, minera is used for a female miner, mineras is used for female miners and mineros is used for miners.
How do you pronounce it?
/mineɾos/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Be careful not to confuse mineros (miners) with menores (minors), as they are spelled similarly.
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking mining communities, la mina (the mine) is spoken of as a maternal or sentient entity that 'gives' or 'hides' wealth from the mineros.
- In the context of modern technology, mineros is now the standard term used by Spanish speakers to describe people who perform 'crypto mining' for digital currencies.
- In certain historical contexts of Spanish colonial mining, the term minero didn't just describe the laborer, but often the owner or the financier of the mine.
Examples in context
- Los menores de edad no pueden ser mineros.Minors can't be miners.This sentence shows that minors cannot be mineros.Tatoeba #1346195 by marcelostockle, translation #1346181 by Spamster
- Los mineros encuentran en ocasiones espeluncas enormes al horadar una pared de piedra.Miners occasionally find enormous caves when they drill through a stone wall.This sentence describes how mineros may find caves while drilling.Tatoeba #10157019 by saverius, translation #10814714 by Luornu
- Fue una carrera contra el reloj rescatar a los mineros que estaban atrapados en la mina.It was a race against time to rescue the miners who were trapped in the mine.This sentence is about the rescue of mineros trapped in a mine.Tatoeba #6867415 by albrusgher, translation #6394703 by Ricardo14
- Los mineros trabajan en condiciones difíciles y peligrosas para extraer minerales.Miners work in tough and hazardous conditions to extract minerals.
- Los operarios mineros deben estar altamente capacitados para trabajar con maquinarias pesadas.Mining operatives must be highly skilled to operate heavy machinery.
- Los mineros trabajan duro para extraer minerales de forma segura y eficiente.Miners work hard to extract minerals safely and efficiently.
- Ayer conocí a unos mineros de la mina de carbón. Son realmente valientes.Yesterday, I met some miners from the coal mine. They are truly brave.
- En algunos lugares remotos, todavía existen buscadores de oro que extraen el preciado metal.In some remote places, there are still gold miners who extract the precious metal.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
María and Daniel are visiting a mining museum.
- MaríaMira todas estas herramientas antiguas de los mineros.Look at all these old tools from the miners.
- DanielSí, el trabajo de los mineros era muy duro.Yes, the work of the miners was very hard.
- MaríaMe pregunto cómo vivían los mineros en esa época.I wonder how the miners lived in that era.
- DanielSeguro que tenían una comunidad muy fuerte, María.They surely had a very strong community, María.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
