vanidades
/banidades/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for vanities is vanidades.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, it is common to use the term tocador for vanities. In Spain, you might use mueble de baño or mueble de aseo to refer specifically to bathroom vanities.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word vanidades is the plural form of the noun vanidad, which means vanity.
How do you pronounce it?
/banidades/
Did you know?
- The word vanidad shares a root with the word vacío, which means 'empty'. This reflects the philosophical idea that vanity is a void or a lack of substance.
- In a religious context, the phrase vanidad de vanidades is a common way to refer to the concept of futility, mirroring the biblical expression.
- While vanidades refers to the abstract concept of vanity, it is rarely used to describe physical furniture in most Spanish-speaking countries.
Examples in context
- Vanidad de vanidades, todo es vanidad.Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.Tatoeba #1581100 by nancy, translation #7956587 by AlanF_US
- Encontramos hermosos tocadores en la tienda de mueblesWe found beautiful vanities at the furniture store
- Necesito comprar nuevos muebles de tocador para mi habitaciónI need to buy new vanities for my bedroom
- Mi habitación está incompleta sin una mesa de maquillajeMy room is incomplete without a makeup vanity
- Mi amiga tiene un espejo con cajones en su habitaciónMy friend has a vanity in her room
- Las vanidades del mundo suelen ser pasajeras.The vanities of the world are usually fleeting.
- No debemos caer en las vanidades de la fama.We should not fall into the vanities of fame.
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Example conversation
Elena and Javier are discussing their priorities in life.
- ElenaQuiero vivir una vida sencilla, sin vanidades.I want to live a simple life, without vanities.
- JavierTienes razón, Elena. Lo material no importa.You are right, Elena. Material things don't matter.
- ElenaA veces nos perdemos en esas vanidades.Sometimes we get lost in those vanities.
- JavierEs verdad, Javier está de acuerdo contigo.That's true, Javier agrees with you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
