no más pantalones
/no mas pantalones/from spelling rules
The English phrase "no more pants" is translated into Spanish as no más pantalones.
This phrase is used to state that a supply of pants has been exhausted and there are none left.
How do you pronounce it?
/no mas pantalones/
Did you know?
- The word más shares an ancestor with the English word 'master', as both stem from the Latin 'magister', meaning 'one who is more' or 'superior'.
- While no más indicates a lack of supply, Spanish speakers often use the word basta to say 'no more' when they want someone to stop an action.
- In many Latin American countries, people refer to a pair of pants as pantalón in the singular, meaning the phrase changes to no más pantalón even when referring to multiple items.
Examples in context
- Dejemos de usar pantalones, ya está bien.Let's stop wearing pants, it's enough.
- pantalonesPants
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are shopping for clothes together.
- ElenaMira, no más pantalones de tu talla.Look, no more pants in your size.
- MateoQué mal, yo quería unos azules.That's too bad, I wanted some blue ones.
- ElenaBusquemos en otra tienda entonces.Let's look in another store then.
- MateoEstá bien, vamos ahora mismo.Alright, let's go right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries más, no, CC BY-SA 4.0.
