la planta
/la planta/from spelling rules
The English phrase "the plant" is translated into Spanish as la planta.
La planta is used to refer to a botanical plant. In industrial contexts, it can also refer to a factory or a production plant. Depending on the context, it can also mean a floor or level of a building or the sole of a foot.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, the term yuyo is used to refer to particular types of plants, often weeds. In Mexico, the word nopal refers specifically to the prickly pear cactus.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of la planta is las plantas.
How do you pronounce it?
/la planta/
Did you know?
- In some regions, plantar is used colloquially to mean 'to stand someone up' on a date, playing on the idea of staying rooted in one place.
- The word llanta is an obsolete relative of planta that survived in modern Spanish to mean a 'tire' or 'rim'.
- In Mexico, the nopal is so culturally central that it appears on the national flag, representing a specific type of planta.
Examples in context
- Se está muriendo la planta.The plant is dying.This sentence is useful for describing the health of la planta.Tatoeba #7276653 by arh, translation #9679002 by DJ_Saidez
- Até un palo a la planta para enderezarla.I tied a stick to the plant to straighten it.This sentence is useful for describing how to support la planta.Tatoeba #1628556 by Shishir, translation #1650220 by marcelostockle
- La planta es azul.The plant is blue.This sentence is useful for describing the color of la planta.Tatoeba #7790414 by Goatstein, translation #3243287 by qwertzu
- El reino vegetal está formado por millones de plantas diferentes.The plant kingdom is composed of millions of different plants.
- Los niños jugaban alrededor de los árboles y las plantas en el parque.The children were playing around the trees and plants in the park.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are in the living room.
- Lucía¿Es bonita la planta?Is the plant pretty?
- JavierSí, la planta es hermosa.Yes, the plant is beautiful.
- LucíaMe gusta mucho la planta.I like the plant a lot.
- JavierA ella le encantará la planta.She will love the plant.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
