piratas
/piɾatas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "pirates" is translated into Spanish as piratas.
piratas refers to people who attack and rob ships at sea. In a modern, informal context, the term Piratas Informáticos is used to refer to hackers or cyber pirates.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is pirata.
How do you pronounce it?
/piɾatas/
Did you know?
- Because pirata ends in 'a', it is a common-gender noun, meaning it stays the same whether you are talking about a man or a woman.
- In certain Spanish-speaking coastal regions, the term pirata can be used as a slang adjective to describe something of very poor quality or a 'bootleg' version of a product.
- While piratas describes sea robbers, the word corsarios is often used in historical texts to describe 'privateers' who had legal permission from a government to attack enemy ships.
Examples in context
- Juguemos a los piratas.Let's make believe that we're pirates.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase in a play context using piratas.Tatoeba #1277948 by marcelostockle, translation #22162 by CK
- Los piratas son crueles.Pirates are cruel.This sentence is useful for describing the nature of piratas.Tatoeba #2492190 by BoriQa, translation #2491810 by Hybrid
- ¡Fuimos atacados por piratas!We were attacked by pirates!This sentence is useful for describing an attack by piratas.Tatoeba #1829498 by hayastan, translation #1820300 by Spamster
- ¡Bienvenidos a nuestra fiesta de piratas! Preparaos para un emocionante encuentro con los piratas más temibles de los siete mares.Welcome to our pirate party! Get ready for an exciting encounter with the most fearsome pirates of the seven seas.
- Los piratas dejaron una marcada huella en la historia del Caribe durante los siglos XVII y XVIII.Pirates left a significant mark on Caribbean history during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Los piratas informáticos son una amenaza creciente en el mundo digital actual.Hackers are a growing threat in today's digital world.
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Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are talking about a movie they just watched.
- Daniel¿Te gustó la película de los piratas?Did you like the movie about the pirates?
- ElenaSí, pero los piratas eran muy malos.Yes, but the pirates were very bad.
- DanielEs verdad, robaban todos los barcos.That's true, they robbed all the ships.
- ElenaEsa es la vida de los piratas.That is the life of pirates.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
