Today's
WOTD is: "paraguas" = umbrella
In
Spanish, “paraguas”* is a masculine noun the main meaning
of which is umbrella. The noun “paraguas” has its
origin in the obvious combination of the words “parar” (to
stop) and “agua” (water) both of Latin
origin.
*NB
It should be noted that “paraguas”
is both singular (“el paraguas”)
and plural (“los paraguas”).
The
word "paraguas"
may
in some cases be also used in Spanish to refer to some protection
mechanism or safety
net.
Related
words are “paragüero”* and
“paragüera”,
which are commonly used to refer to
- Someone who makes or sells umbrellas.
*NB The word “paragüero” may also be used to refer to an umbrella stand.
Some
expressions with the word “paraguas” are:
- Abrir el paraguas (to put up/ open the umbrella)
- Cerrar el paraguas (to close the umbrella);
- Paraguas abierto (open umbrella);
- Paraguas cerrado (closed umbrella);
- Paraguas plegable (folding umbrella);
Some
examples of the use of the word "paraguas"
are:
- Si empieza a llover abrimos el paraguas (if it starts raining we put up the umbrella);
- Si para de llover cerramos el paraguas (if it stops raining we close the umbrella);
- Con un paraguas abierto nos protegimos de la lluvia (with an open umbrella we were protected from the rain);
- Uso el paraguas cerrado como bastón (I use the closed umbrella as a walking stick);
- Ese paraguas plegable es muy práctico (that folding umbrella is very useful)
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "paraguas" in the YouTube clip:
Pescao vivo - El paraguas
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “paraguas”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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