unidades de medida
/unidades de medida/from spelling rules
The English phrase "units of measure" is translated into Spanish as unidades de medida.
Examples of specific units include metros (meters), centímetros (centimeters), pulgadas (inches), kilogramos (kilograms), libras (pounds), onzas (ounces), litros (liters), mililitros (milliliters), galones (gallons), grados Celsius (Celsius), grados Fahrenheit (Fahrenheit), segundos (seconds), minutos (minutes) and horas (hours).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of unidades (units), de (of) and medida (measure).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, the term grados centígrados may be used instead of grados Celsius to refer to the Celsius scale.
How does it change in a sentence?
While unidades de medida is the plural form for "units of measure", you should use the singular form unidad de medida when referring to a single unit of measure.
How do you pronounce it?
/unidades de medida/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the word vara is still used informally to describe a length of roughly 84 centimeters, reflecting an old Spanish unit of measure that varied by city.
- While English uses a dot or comma for decimals, many Spanish-speaking countries use a comma as the decimal separator in their unidades de medida, which can lead to significant mathematical errors.
- Spanish uses the word cuarta as a traditional unit of measure for the width of a palm, though it is now mostly used in idiomatic expressions about distance.
Examples in context
- ¿Cuál es la unidad de medida?What is the unit of measure?
- El resultado se mide en…The result is measured in…
- ¿Cuántos litros/metros cúbicos lleva?How many liters/cubic meters does it hold?
- ¿Qué tanto pesa/mide?How much does it weigh/measure?
- Para que tengas una idea, equivale aproximadamente a…Just to give you an idea, it's roughly equivalent to…
- El sistema métrico utiliza diferentes unidades de medida.The metric system uses different units of measure.
- Debemos revisar las unidades de medida.We must check the units of measure.
- El sistema utiliza diferentes unidades de medida.The system uses different units of measure.
- No entiendo estas unidades de medida.I don't understand these units of measure.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are reviewing a scientific report in an office.
- Alejandro¿Conoces estas unidades de medida?Do you know these units of measure?
- ElenaNo, son muy extrañas, Alejandro.No, they are very strange, Alejandro.
- AlejandroVoy a buscar una explicación.I am going to look for an explanation.
- ElenaGracias, sería de gran ayuda.Thanks, it would be a great help.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
