pie de foto
/pje de foto/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for 'photo caption' is pie de foto.
A photo caption is a short piece of text that describes or explains a photograph. You can use pie de foto to refer to this text.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase pie de foto literally translates to 'foot of photo', referring to the text placed at the bottom of an image.
Which one should you use?
You may also see Leyenda de la foto, which is a formal expression for "photo caption" that emphasizes the descriptive element.
How does it change in a sentence?
To form the plural 'photo captions', use pies de foto. In this phrase, only the noun pie is pluralized.
Did you know?
- The word pie in pie de foto is a distant relative of the English word 'foot', as both trace their roots back to the same Proto-Indo-European word *pṓds.
- While pie de foto refers to the location of the text, leyenda is used for the content. This is the same word Spanish speakers use to describe a 'legend' in a folk tale or a mythical hero.
- The phrase pie de foto is part of a wider linguistic pattern in Spanish where pie describes the base of many things, such as the pie de página used for a 'page footer'.
Examples in context
- Disfrutando el atardecer en la playa.Enjoying the sunset at the beach.
- No hay ningún pie de foto en esta imagen.There is no photo caption in this image.
- El pie de foto es muy corto.The photo caption is very short.
- Debes revisar el pie de foto antes de publicar.You must check the photo caption before publishing.
- No encuentro el pie de foto de esta imagen.I cannot find the photo caption for this image.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are editing a digital photo album together.
- SofíaMateo, ¿te gusta este pie de foto?Mateo, do you like this photo caption?
- MateoSí, pero es un poco corto.Yes, but it is a bit short.
- SofíaPuedo añadir más detalles entonces.I can add more details then.
- MateoPerfecto, así queda mucho mejor.Perfect, it looks much better that way.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, foto, pie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
