Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

flat tire

Spanish translation:

neumático desinflado/rueda desinflada

Added to glossary by Marijke Singer
May 4, 2002 05:51
22 yrs ago
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English term

flat tire

Non-PRO English to Spanish Tech/Engineering
a (bicycle) tire that has no air in it

Proposed translations

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neumático desinflado/rueda desinflada

In Mexico:
llanta ponchada

Good luck!
Peer comment(s):

agree elenali
22 mins
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10 mins

rueda desinflada

Si el neumático pierde aire, se dice que está 'pinchada'.

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Note added at 2002-05-04 07:24:24 (GMT)
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Punctured vs flat = Pinchado(a) vs desinflado(a)

A tire can be flat without being punctured. This often happens to me because I don\'t use my bike regularly enough, I think.
Peer comment(s):

agree Marisol Valenzuela-Dillen : rueda pinchada, pero neumático pinchado
39 mins
Sí, no me expliqué bien. si el neumático pierde aire, la rueda está pinchada
agree VERTERE
57 mins
agree Gustavo Garrido
3 hrs
agree Roser Villa
12 hrs
agree Marcela Robaina Boyd
14 hrs
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+1
10 mins

neumático pinchado

i.e. a punctured tire and tube
Peer comment(s):

agree Carlos Moreno
12 hrs
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+1
8 hrs

llanta ponchada

En México.
Reference:

Exp.

Peer comment(s):

agree elenali : Cuando se "poncha" una llanta, no es siempre por una pinchadura, se poncha por varias razones, verdad. Saludos
2 hrs
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