pista de atletismo
/pista de atletismo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "sport track" is translated into Spanish as pista de atletismo.
pista de atletismo refers specifically to an oval path used for running races and other athletic events. You may also use the single word pista to refer more generally to a track, a lane or even a runway.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase pista de atletismo literally translates to "track of athletics".
Which one should you use?
Pista deportiva is used in more formal contexts to describe a sport track.
How does it change in a sentence?
To form the plural pistas de atletismo, change the noun pista to pistas while the rest of the phrase remains the same. In the singular form, pista can stand alone to mean a track, lane or runway.
How do you pronounce it?
/pista de atletismo/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word pista is used for a wide variety of 'tracks', including a dance floor, a runway for airplanes and a clue in a mystery or puzzle.
- The word pista is a distant linguistic relative of the English word 'piston'.
- The word atletismo uses the suffix -ismo, which is a common way in Spanish to turn a person or a noun into a concept or a discipline.
Examples in context
- La pista deportiva del estadio ha sido renovada recientemente.The sport track at the stadium has been renovated recently.
- El colegio cuenta con una pista deportiva donde se practican varias disciplinas atléticas.The school has a sport track where different athletic disciplines are practiced.
- ¿Vamos a correr a la pista atlética de la universidad?Shall we go for a run at the university sport track?
- Los niños practicaban carreras de velocidad en la pista de atletismo del vecindario.The children were practicing sprint races on the neighborhood sport track.
- La pista de atletismo está muy limpia.The running track is very clean.
- Corrimos alrededor de la pista de atletismo.We ran around the running track.
- Mañana habrá una carrera en la pista de atletismo.Tomorrow there will be a race on the running track.
Example conversation
María and Javier are talking at the university sports center.
- María¿Dónde está la pista de atletismo?Where is the running track?
- JavierEstá justo detrás de ese edificio.It is right behind that building.
- MaríaGracias, Javier. Quiero ir a entrenar.Thanks, Javier. I want to go train.
- Javier¡Que tengas un buen entrenamiento, María!Have a good workout, María!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries atletismo, de, pista, CC BY-SA 4.0.
