flácido
/flaθido/from spelling rules
The English word 'saggy' is translated into Spanish as flácido.
Flácido is used to describe skin or muscles that are loose and lack firmness.
Which one should you use?
While flácido describes something saggy, the word firme is the antonym used to describe skin or muscles that are tight and toned.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective flácido must agree in gender with the noun it describes, changing to flácida if the noun is feminine. The adjective flácido changes to flácidos when describing a group of masculine or mixed-gender nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/flaθido/
Did you know?
- The word lacio, which is a linguistic relative of flácido, is commonly used in Spanish to describe hair that is straight or limp rather than saggy.
- Because flácido is an adjective, it can be used to describe abstract concepts like a 'flácido' argument, implying it lacks strength or substance.
- While flácido describes a lack of muscle tone, Spanish speakers often use the word colgado to describe skin that literally hangs or sags due to age.
Examples in context
- Esos pantalones te quedan muy chirles, deberías usar unos más ajustados.Those pants look saggy on you, you should wear some more fitted ones.
- Tiene la piel flácida.She has saggy skin.
- Su abdomen se siente un poco flácido.His abdomen feels a bit saggy.
- El ejercicio ayuda a que el músculo no esté flácido.Exercise helps to keep the muscle from being saggy.
- Después de la dieta, su brazo quedó flácido.After the diet, her arm became saggy.
Example conversation
Javier and María are talking about their fitness routine at the gym.
- JavierSiento que mi cuerpo está muy flácido últimamente.I feel like my body is very saggy lately.
- MaríaDeberías levantar más pesas, Javier.You should lift more weights, Javier.
- Javier¿Crees que eso ayudará con mis brazos?Do you think that will help with my arms?
- MaríaSí, te ayudará a recuperar la firmeza.Yes, it will help you regain firmness.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
