unidades
/unidades/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'units' is translated into Spanish as unidades.
The term unidades is used to refer to countable items or to units of measurement.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of unidades is unidad. The plural form unidades is used for both countable items and measurement units.
How do you pronounce it?
/unidades/
Did you know?
- The word unidad can also mean 'unity' in a political or social sense, such as 'la unidad nacional' (national unity).
- In some Latin American countries, a 'unit' of housing is called a unidad habitacional, a term that carries a specific historical connotation of planned social housing projects.
- In Spanish military terminology, unidades refers specifically to organized groups like regiments or battalions rather than just any single measure.
Examples in context
- La caja contiene 20 unidades.The box contains 20 units.This sentence shows how to express the contents of a box using unidades.Tatoeba #976471 by hayastan, translation #1334905 by marcelostockle
- Para cambiar las unidades de métrica a imperial y viceversa, debe presionar el botón 'menú'.To change the units from metric to imperial and vice versa, the 'menu' button must be clicked.This sentence explains how to change metric to imperial unidades.Tatoeba #1166723 by marcelostockle, translation #1131482 by perry
- Metro, kilogramo, segundo, amperio, kelvin, mol y candela son las unidades fundamentales del SI.Meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela are the fundamental units of the metric system.This sentence lists the fundamental unidades of the SI.Tatoeba #3338577 by hayastan, translation #12244003 by Miktsoanit
- Me gustaría comprar medio kilogramo de tomates.I would like to buy half a kilogram of tomatoes.
- Eché 50 litros de gasolina al tanque.I put 50 liters of gas in the tank.
- El vuelo tiene una duración de cinco horas.The flight duration is five hours.
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Example conversation
Sofía and Alejandro are checking the stock in a warehouse.
- Sofía¿Cuántas unidades quedan en este estante?How many units are left on this shelf?
- AlejandroSolo quedan diez unidades, Sofía.There are only ten units left, Sofía.
- SofíaEs muy poco para el pedido de hoy.That is very little for today's order.
- AlejandroVoy a revisar el inventario completo ahora.I am going to check the full inventory 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.
