carpeta de spam
/kaɾpeta de spam/from spelling rules
The English phrase "spam folder" is translated into Spanish as carpeta de spam.
This phrase refers to a folder in an email account where unsolicited or junk messages are automatically stored. While the word spam is an English loanword, it is widely understood and used in technical contexts across the Spanish-speaking world.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of carpeta (folder) and de spam (of spam).
How do you pronounce it?
/kaɾpeta de spam/
Did you know?
- Some Spanish speakers have turned the English loanword into a verb, spammiar, to describe the act of sending unsolicited messages.
- Even though carpeta looks like the English word 'carpet', it is a false friend. In Spanish, a carpeta is a folder or a file holder, not a floor covering.
- The word carpeta may have originated as a diminutive of carpa, which means 'tent' or 'canopy'.
Examples in context
- Encontré tu e-mail en la carpeta de spam.I found your email in the spam folder.This sentence shows how to express that an email was found in the carpeta de spam.Tatoeba #2605412 by marcelostockle, translation #10795665 by Luornu
- Hoy revisé mi Bandeja de Correo Basura y encontré muchos mensajes no deseados.Today I checked my "spam folder" and found many unwanted messages.
- Revisa la carpeta de spam por si acaso.Check the spam folder just in case.
- Mi mensaje terminó en la carpeta de spam.My message ended up in the spam folder.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are looking for an important confirmation email.
- Daniel¿Recibiste mi correo de confirmación, Lucía?Did you receive my confirmation email, Lucía?
- LucíaNo, no me ha llegado nada.No, I haven't received anything.
- DanielBusca en la carpeta de spam de tu cuenta.Look in the spam folder of your account.
- Lucía¡Ah, tienes razón! Ya lo encontré.Ah, you are right! I found it now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries carpeta, de, spam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
