carpetas de anillas
/kaɾpetas de aniʝas/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'ring binders' is translated into Spanish as carpetas de anillas.
The term refers to folders equipped with metal rings used to hold punched sheets of paper.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of carpetas (folders) and de anillas (of rings).
Which one should you use?
archivadores de anillas is a common alternative used to describe the same object.
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a single ring binder, you can use the singular form carpeta de anilla.
How do you pronounce it?
/kaɾpetas de aniʝas/
Did you know?
- While carpeta is the standard word for a folder, in certain Latin American contexts, it can also refer to a 'menu' in a restaurant.
- The word anilla comes from anillo, meaning 'ring'. While anillo is used for jewelry worn on a finger, anilla is specifically used for small functional rings like those in binders or keychains.
- In a school setting, students often refer to the act of putting papers in these binders as archivar, which literally means 'to archive' or 'to file'. This makes a simple homework task sound like a formal bureaucratic process.
Examples in context
- ¿Me puedes pasar los cuadernos de argollas, por favor?Can you pass me the ring binders, please?
- Necesito comprar tres carpetas de anillas nuevas.I need to buy three new ring binders.
- Las carpetas de anillas están en el estante.The ring binders are on the shelf.
- Guarda esos documentos en las carpetas de anillas.Store those documents in the ring binders.
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are organizing their office supplies.
- Elena¿Tienes las carpetas de anillas para el proyecto?Do you have the ring binders for the project?
- MateoSí, las tengo aquí en mi escritorio.Yes, I have them here on my desk.
- ElenaPerfecto, pásamelas cuando termines, por favor.Perfect, pass them to me when you finish, please.
- MateoClaro, te las daré en un momento.Sure, I will give them to you in a moment.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
