mordedura de tiburón
/moɾdeduɾa de tibuɾon/from spelling rules
The English phrase shark bite is translated into Spanish as mordedura de tiburón.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of mordedura (bite/the act of biting) and de tiburón (of shark).
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun mordedura is feminine, so if you use an adjective like 'deep', it must be mordedura de tiburón profunda.
How do you pronounce it?
/moɾdeduɾa de tibuɾon/
Did you know?
- The word tiburón may not be purely Spanish in origin, but instead traces back to the indigenous Taíno word tiburo from the Caribbean.
- The word tiburón is used colloquially in some Spanish-speaking business circles to describe a 'shark' or a ruthless, aggressive entrepreneur.
- The root of mordedura is the Latin mordeō, which is a distant relative of the English word 'mordant' used to describe biting sarcasm.
Examples in context
- Afortunadamente, la mordedura de tiburón no dañó ninguna arteria principal.Fortunately, the shark bite didn't hit any major arteries.Tatoeba #2063507 by marcelostockle, translation #2053296 by darinmex
- ¡No puedo creer que hayas sobrevivido a un mordisco de tiburón!I can't believe you survived a shark bite!
- La mordedura de tiburón fue muy profunda.The shark bite was very deep.
- Él se recuperó de una mordedura de tiburón.He recovered from a shark bite.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a news report on television.
- MaríaMira, ese hombre sufrió una mordedura de tiburón.Look, that man suffered a shark bite.
- Javier¡Qué horror! ¿Está bien ahora?How horrible! Is he okay now?
- MaríaSí, dicen que ya salió del hospital.Yes, they say he already left the hospital.
- JavierMenos mal, Javier no quiere nadar allí.Thank goodness, Javier doesn't want to swim there.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, mordedura, tiburón, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
