preparación en fresco
/pɾepaɾaθjon en fɾesko/from spelling rules
In Spanish, 'wet mount' is translated as preparación en fresco.
The phrase preparación en fresco is the standard technical term used in biology and microscopy to describe a microscope slide preparation where a specimen is suspended in a liquid medium.
Which one should you use?
While preparación en fresco is the standard term, you may encounter montaje en fresco, montaje húmedo, preparación húmeda or muestra en fresco as synonymous alternatives in laboratory settings.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, the term montaje en fresco may be more common than preparación en fresco.
How do you pronounce it?
/pɾepaɾaθjon en fɾesko/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, calling someone fresco can be a personality critique rather than a description of temperature or freshness. It can imply the person is being cheeky, overconfident, or inappropriately bold.
- The word fresco has a completely different technical meaning in the world of art. In Spanish, a fresco refers to a specific type of mural painting where pigments are applied to wet plaster.
- The word fresco entered Vulgar Latin as friscum from a Germanic source, rather than from classical Latin.
Examples in context
- Necesito realizar una preparación en fresco para examinar la muestra al microscopioI need to make a wet mount to examine the sample under the microscope
- Voy a hacer un montaje en agua para ver si hay parásitosI'm going to do a wet mount to check for parasites
- Necesitamos hacer una preparación en fresco de la muestra.We need to make a wet mount of the sample.
- La preparación en fresco muestra muchos microorganismos.The wet mount shows many microorganisms.
- Utiliza una preparación en fresco para observar el movimiento.Use a wet mount to observe the movement.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are working in a biology laboratory.
- MateoElena, ¿puedes hacer una preparación en fresco de esto?Elena, can you make a wet mount of this?
- ElenaSí, Mateo, lo haré ahora mismo.Yes, Mateo, I will do it right now.
- MateoEs importante para ver las células vivas.It is important to see the living cells.
- ElenaTienes razón, la prepararé con cuidado.You are right, I will prepare it carefully.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries en, fresco, preparación, CC BY-SA 4.0.
