intoxicación solar
/intoɡsikaθjon solaɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "sun poisoning" is translated into Spanish as intoxicación solar.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of intoxicación (intoxication/poisoning) and solar (solar/relating to the sun).
Which one should you use?
While intoxicación solar is a standard way to express the concept, intoxicación por el sol is also a common alternative way to say the same thing.
How do you pronounce it?
/intoɡsikaθjon solaɾ/
Did you know?
- The word intoxicación is used in Spanish for a wide range of reactions, including food poisoning (intoxicación alimentaria), which English speakers would not normally describe as 'intoxication'.
- The word solar has two different origins in Spanish. It can relate to the sun from the Latin 'sōlāris', but it can also mean 'relating to the floor' or 'ground' from the Latin 'solum'.
- If you are describing a heat-related illness caused by the sun, a Spanish speaker might use golpe de calor (heat stroke) instead of mentioning 'poisoning' at all.
Examples in context
- La intoxicación solar puede ser peligrosa.Sun poisoning can be dangerous.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are talking after a day at the beach.
- JavierSofía, me siento muy mal y tengo fiebre.Sofía, I feel very sick and I have a fever.
- SofíaParece que tienes una intoxicación solar, Javier.It looks like you have sun poisoning, Javier.
- Javier¿Debería ir al hospital ahora?Should I go to the hospital now?
- SofíaSí, es mejor que te revisen.Yes, it is better that they check you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries intoxicación, solar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
