esqueletos
/eskeletos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "skeletons" is translated into Spanish as esqueletos.
Esqueletos refers to the bony frames that support the bodies of humans and animals. You may encounter the phrase estar más flaco que un esqueleto to describe someone who is as thin as a skeleton, or the idiom tener esqueletos en el armario to mean having skeletons in the closet.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, the terms calacas or calaveras can also be used to mean skeletons.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of esqueletos is esqueleto.
How do you pronounce it?
/eskeletos/
Did you know?
- During the 'Day of the Dead' celebrations in Mexico, calaveras are not just anatomical skeletons but also colorful sugar candies and playful poems written to living friends.
- The Mexican tradition of 'La Catrina', a skeleton dressed in an elegant French hat, was originally a satirical critique of Mexicans who tried to adopt European aristocratic styles.
- While esqueletos is the anatomical term, the word calaveras can refer to both a skull and a poetic, satirical verse used in Mexican traditions.
Examples in context
- Eres tan ruidoso como dos esqueletos teniendo relaciones sexuales en un tejado de cinc.You're as loud as two skeletons having sex on top of a tin roof.This example shows the use of esqueletos in a colorful comparison regarding noise.Tatoeba #1283878 by Shishir, translation #9947338 by Alairis
- Los esqueletos están en el museo de ciencias.The skeletons are in the science museum.
- Vimos esqueletos de dinosaurios en la exhibición.We saw dinosaur skeletons in the exhibition.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are visiting a natural history museum.
- Lucía¿Viste los esqueletos de la sala principal?Did you see the skeletons in the main hall?
- JavierSí, los esqueletos de ballena eran enormes.Yes, the whale skeletons were huge.
- LucíaJavier, mira este esqueleto de mamut.Javier, look at this mammoth skeleton.
- JavierEs impresionante lo que aprendimos hoy.It is impressive what we learned today.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
