pestañas
/pestaɲas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "tabs" is translated into Spanish as pestañas.
What does it mean word for word?
The word pestañas literally means "eyelashes" in Spanish.
Which one should you use?
The word pestañas is used for both browser tabs and eyelashes.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is pestaña.
How do you pronounce it?
/pestaɲas/
Did you know?
- When talking about a 'tab' at a bar or restaurant, Spanish speakers do not use pestaña. Instead, they use cuenta or the phrase ponerlo a la cuenta.
- The phrase tener una pestaña abierta can be used metaphorically to describe someone who is distracted or keeping a side-project going while working on something else.
- In Spanish, the word for 'tabs' in a filing cabinet is often solapas rather than pestañas. Using pestañas in an office setting might be understood but is less common than in a web browser.
Examples in context
- Tengo más de treinta pestañas abiertas en mi navegador ahora mismo.I have over thirty tabs open on my browser right now.This sentence is useful for talking about having many pestañas open in a browser.Tatoeba #11167500 by DJ_Saidez, translation #9676763 by DJ_Saidez
- Para abrir una nueva pestaña, haz clic en el ícono correspondiente.To open a new tab, click on the respective icon.
- En la barra superior, encontrarás dos solapas: "Inicio" y "Acerca de nosotros".In the top bar, you will find two tabs: "Home" and "About Us".
- No puedo cerrar todas estas pestañas.I can't close all these tabs.
- Las pestañas del navegador están lentas.The browser tabs are slow.
Example conversation
Elena is working on her laptop at a café.
- JavierElena, ¿por qué tu computadora hace tanto ruido?Elena, why is your computer making so much noise?
- ElenaEs porque tengo demasiadas pestañas abiertas.It is because I have too many tabs open.
- JavierDeberías cerrar algunas para que funcione mejor.You should close some so it works better.
- ElenaTienes razón, Javier, lo haré ahora.You are right, Javier, I will do it now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
