Aterrizar

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for April 23, 2009

aterrizar (verb) — to land. Look up aterrizar in the dictionary

El avión aterrizó a las 11:30.
The plane landed at 11:30.

[irmamar]

When a child falls on the floor, it is said "el niño ha aterrizado", colloquially.

When you've been some time without seeing a friend, when you see him you say: "¿De dónde aterrizas tú?". It's also colloquial.

But when a spacecraft arrives to the moon, it is not said "aterrizar", but "alunizar". "Amartizar" is also used when the spacecraft arrives to Mars (though it sounds a little forced for me). This is because "aterrizar" is used when we're talking about the Earth (la Tierra), although "tierra" is floor en English.

[María José]

You can also use '¿ahora aterrizas?' meaning '¿ahora te das cuenta?

[Ambarina]

When the plane landed on the Hudson in NY, there was a slight debate on the radio as to what verb was the correct one to use in Spanish. In the end it was "amerizar", i.e. El avión amerizó en el Río Hudson.

[chileno]

Escrito originalmente por Ambarina

When the plane landed on the Hudson in NY, there was a slight debate on the radio as to what verb was the correct one to use in Spanish. In the end it was "amerizar", i.e. El avión amerizó en el Río Hudson.

When a plane has to land on the sea is "amarizar", o sea de "amarar".

Are you sure it was amerizar? Was it because the Hudson is a river?

[poli]

ariozó o sea más justo ahudsonriozó. Amerizó, en realidad es correcto porque a aquel punto el rio estó el mar.

[chileno]

Escrito originalmente por poli

ariozó o sea más justo ahudsonriozó. Amerizó, en realidad es correcto porque a aquel punto el rio estó el mar.

jajaja!

Yup, I just went to RAE and both words are accepted as correct, meaning the same.

It is never too late to learn some more.

[poli]

Escrito originalmente por chileno

jajaja!

Yup, I just went to RAE and both words are accepted as correct, meaning the same.

It is never too late to learn some more.

Cuídade, van a creerte.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

The media solved it easy here: "El avión acuatizó en el Río Hudson"

[Ambarina]

Escrito originalmente por AngelicaDeAlquezar

The media solved it easy here: "El avión acuatizó en el Río Hudson"

It's a good way to get around the problem. To be pernickety the RAE isn't really exact. It talks about "hidroavión" in both definitions "amerizar/amarar" and "acuatizar".
But this wasn't exactly an "hidroavión".