bosque petrificado
/boske petɾifikado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "petrified forest" is translated into Spanish as bosque petrificado.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun bosque (forest) and the past participle petrificado (petrified).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, bosques petrificados, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix -s.
Did you know?
- The Spanish word bosque is a distant relative of the English word 'bush'. They both share a common ancestor in the Proto-Germanic word *buskaz.
- The word bosque is used in the Spanish expression perderse en el bosque, which can mean both literally getting lost in the woods and figuratively becoming overwhelmed by too many details.
- In Spanish, the word petrificado can describe a person who is frozen with fear. If someone is 'petrified' in an emotional sense, they are petrificado just as a tree in a bosque petrificado is.
Examples in context
- El "Bosque Petrificado" es una maravilla natural que debes visitar al menos una vez en la vida.The 'Petrified Forest' is a natural wonder that you should visit at least once in your life.
- No puedo esperar para visitar el Bosque Petrificado en mi próximo viaje a Arizona.I can't wait to visit the Petrified Forest on my next trip to Arizona.
- Visitamos el bosque petrificado ayer.We visited the petrified forest yesterday.
- El bosque petrificado es impresionante.The petrified forest is impressive.
- Hay un bosque petrificado en este parque.There is a petrified forest in this park.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are looking at a travel map.
- DanielMira, aquí hay un bosque petrificado.Look, there is a petrified forest here.
- SofíaNo sabía que había uno tan cerca.I didn't know there was one so close.
- DanielPodemos ir este fin de semana, Sofía.We can go this weekend, Sofía.
- SofíaMe parece una idea excelente, Daniel.That sounds like an excellent idea, Daniel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bosque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
