bicicleta de spinning
/biθikleta de spinninɡ/from spelling rules
The English phrase spinning bike is bicicleta de spinning in Spanish.
The phrase is used to refer to the stationary exercise bike used in spinning classes.
How do you pronounce it?
/biθikleta de spinninɡ/
Did you know?
- The suffix -eta in bicicleta is a diminutive form, which originally made the word feel more like a 'little cycle' when it was first borrowed from French.
- In many Latin American countries, you are more likely to hear the phrase bicicleta fija or estática rather than using the English loanword 'spinning'.
- The word bicicleta is a hybrid of two ancient languages, combining the Latin prefix bi- for 'two' and the Ancient Greek kúklos for 'wheel'.
Examples in context
- Necesito una bicicleta de spinning nueva.I need a new spinning bike.
- ¿Dónde está la bicicleta de spinning?Where is the spinning bike?
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are at the gym.
- ElenaJavier, ¿está libre la bicicleta de spinning?Javier, is the spinning bike free?
- JavierNo, Elena, alguien la está usando.No, Elena, someone is using it.
- ElenaEstá bien, buscaré otra bicicleta de spinning.That's fine, I will look for another spinning bike.
- JavierHay una libre allá al fondo.There is one free over there in the back.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bicicleta, de, spinning, CC BY-SA 4.0.
