camiones
/kamjones/from spelling rules
The English word "trucks" is translated into Spanish as camiones.
camiones refers to large motor vehicles used for transporting goods or materials.
How does it change in a sentence?
camiones is the masculine plural form of camión.
How do you pronounce it?
/kamjones/
Did you know?
- In Mexico, the word camión is commonly used to refer to a city bus, which can lead to confusion for travelers expecting a cargo vehicle.
- The term troca is a direct loanword from the English 'truck' and is used predominantly in border regions where Spanglish is common.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the word camioneta is used for SUVs and pickup trucks, reflecting a linguistic habit of using diminutives to categorize vehicle sizes.
Examples in context
- La calle detrás de mi casa es demasiado estrecha para camiones de reparto.The street behind my house is too narrow for delivery trucks.This sentence shows how to describe a street being too narrow for delivery trucks using camiones.Tatoeba #7273352 by arh, translation #4497167 by CK
- La calle es demasiado estrecha para los camiones.The street is too narrow for trucks.This sentence is useful for stating that a street is too narrow for camiones.Tatoeba #3234785 by carlosalberto, translation #5276195 by tabular
- Este camino es muy estrecho para que pasen los camiones.This road is too narrow for trucks to pass.This sentence shows how to express that a road is too narrow for camiones to pass.Tatoeba #1023408 by arashi_29, translation #57804 by CK
- El transporte de mercancías se realiza a menudo mediante camiones.Goods transportation is often done by trucks.
- Voy a cargar la mercancía en mi pick-up y transportarla al almacén.I'm going to load the goods onto my pick-up and transport them to the warehouse.
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Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are watching traffic from a balcony.
- Alejandro¿Ves todos esos camiones en la carretera?Do you see all those trucks on the road?
- SofíaSí, Alejandro, hay demasiados hoy.Yes, Alejandro, there are too many today.
- AlejandroParece que hay un atasco de camiones.It looks like there is a traffic jam of trucks.
- SofíaEs verdad, el tráfico se ha detenido.It's true, the traffic has stopped.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
