transportador
/tɾanspoɾtaˈdoɾ/masculine
The English word 'protractor' is transportador in Spanish.
A protractor is a circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles.
Meaning: a circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles (noun)
Which one should you use?
While transportador is the standard term, you may encounter transportador de ángulos in formal contexts or regla de ángulos in informal speech.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express more than one tool, the plural form is transportadores.
How do you pronounce it?
/tɾanspoɾtaˈdoɾ/
Did you know?
- While English uses 'protractor' for the tool, the Spanish transportador shares the same root as the word for a 'carrier' or 'transporter' in a logistics context.
- In Spanish, the term transportador refers to the tool's ability to 'transport' or transfer an angle from one place to another on a drawing.
- In many Spanish-speaking school systems, the transportador is often sold as part of a estuche de geometría along with a compás and regla.
Examples in context
- En la clase de geometría, necesitarás un transportador de ángulos para medir los grados de los triángulos.In geometry class, you will need a protractor to measure the angles of triangles.
- ¿Dónde puedo conseguir un transportador para la clase de matemáticas?Where can I get a protractor for math class?
- Necesito un transportador para la clase de geometría.I need a protractor for geometry class.
- El transportador de plástico se rompió.The plastic protractor broke.
- ¿Tienes un transportador en tu mochila?Do you have a protractor in your backpack?
Example conversation
Two students are looking for supplies in a classroom.
- MaríaMateo, ¿tienes un transportador?Mateo, do you have a protractor?
- MateoNo, lo olvidé en mi casa.No, I forgot it at my house.
- MaríaYo te puedo prestar el mío.I can lend you mine.
- MateoMuchas gracias, María.Thank you very much, María.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “protractor” translations and entries transportador, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
