pistola de agua
/pistola de aɡwa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "water blaster" is translated into Spanish as pistola de agua.
The term refers to a toy gun that shoots streams of water.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of pistola (gun), de (of) and agua (water).
Which one should you use?
Use pistola de agua for a single water blaster and pistolas de agua when referring to multiple water blasters.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, change pistola to pistolas.
How do you pronounce it?
/pistola de aɡwa/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word agua is feminine, but it uses the masculine article el in the singular to avoid a clashing sound.
- In Spanish, the term pistola is used for both real firearms and toys, whereas English often switches to 'blaster' or 'squirt gun' to distance the toy from actual weaponry.
- The word pistola originates from the German word 'Pistole', which itself was borrowed from that same Czech word meaning 'tube'.
Examples in context
- Necesitamos adquirir un dispositivo de chorro de agua para limpiar la fachada del edificio.We need to acquire a water jet device to clean the building's facade.
- ¡Mira, mi pistola de agua es azul!Look, my water blaster is blue!
- Mi hijo quiere una pistola de agua nueva.My son wants a new water blaster.
- Esa pistola de agua es muy grande.That water blaster is very big.
- ¿Dónde compraste tu pistola de agua?Where did you buy your water blaster?
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are at a park on a hot summer day.
- Sofía¡Daniel, ten cuidado con mi pistola de agua!Daniel, watch out with my water blaster!
- Daniel¡No te preocupes, Sofía, es muy divertida!Don't worry, Sofia, it is very fun!
- Sofía¿Quieres jugar conmigo?Do you want to play with me?
- Daniel¡Sí, vamos a mojarnos mucho!Yes, let's get very wet!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries agua, de, pistola, CC BY-SA 4.0.
