camión con remolque
/kamjon kon ɾemolke/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'tractor trailer' is camión con remolque in Spanish.
The term refers to a large vehicle consisting of a powerful truck that pulls a separate trailer for carrying goods.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase camión con remolque literally translates to 'truck with trailer'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the term tractocamión is commonly used to refer specifically to the tractor unit of a tractor-trailer. In parts of South America, the term cabezal is often used to refer to the tractor part of the vehicle.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking regions, you might hear the driver called a trailero, a term borrowed directly from the English word 'trailer'.
- The word camión is a loanword from the French camion.
- In some Latin American countries, drivers use the slang term troke or troca, derived from the English word 'truck'.
Examples in context
- Vi un camión articulado en la carreteraI saw a tractor trailer on the highway
- Ese camión con remolque es muy grande.That tractor trailer is very large.
- El camión con remolque lleva mucha carga.The tractor trailer is carrying a lot of cargo.
- Vi un camión con remolque en la autopista.I saw a tractor trailer on the highway.
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are watching traffic from a balcony.
- Mateo¿Viste aquel camión con remolque?Did you see that tractor trailer?
- LucíaSí, es un camión con remolque enorme.Yes, it is an enormous tractor trailer.
- MateoParece que va muy lento.It looks like it is going very slowly.
- LucíaSeguro que lleva mucho peso.It is surely carrying a lot of weight.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries camión, con, remolque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
