Llanta

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This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for May 8, 2008

llanta -feminine noun (la), tire, tyre. Look up llanta in the dictionary

Es importante llevar siempre en tu auto una llanta de refacción.
You should always carry a spare tire in your car.

[Iris]

I know tyre and wheel are different things, but I say rueda de repuesto ( well, in fact one carries the whole thing, not just the tyre, or am I wrong?).
I had never heard the translation you use for spare.

[Rusty]

As Iris said, rueda de repuesto appears to be common in Spain, and is the most common term found on the Internet. In countries other than Mexico, the most common term is llanta de repuesto. A few places use goma de repuesto.
I also see that rueda/llanta de recambio is used.

[sosia]

In Spain, as Iris says, "llanta" is the wheel rim and "rueda de repuesto" is a spare tire
Saludos

[writerscramp1107]

I'm sorry to be so picky, but the sentence given bothers me.

Es importante llevar siempre en tu auto una llanta de refacción.
You should always carry a spare tire in your car.

Es importante translates to "it is important" or considerable/significant/etc
Wouldn't it be closer to use a form of the verb deber to say "You should"? Or is it simply common to use Es importante for "You should"?

~ Alejandra

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by writerscramp1107

I'm sorry to be so picky, but the sentence given bothers me.
Es importante translates to "it is important" or considerable/significant/etc
Wouldn't it be closer to use a form of the verb deber to say "You should"? Or is it simply common to use Es importante for "You should"?

Actually it's written first in Spanish and then translated to English to help understanding. Probably a closer translation would be

Always carrying a spare tire in your car is important.

And no need to apologize for being picky. You made a good point.

[gatitoverde]

I didn't know the "de respuesto" part, but I'm pretty sure all the friends I've had from Ecuador, Venezuela and Mexico have used the word "llanta" to mean "tire."

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by sosia

In Spain, as Iris says, "llanta" is the wheel rim and "rueda de repuesto" is a spare tire
Saludos

Originally Posted by gatitoverde

I didn't know the "de respuesto" part, but I'm pretty sure all the friends I've had from Ecuador, Venezuela and Mexico have used the word "llanta" to mean "tire."

From my experience: (US English/Mexican Spanish)

Rim (Eng.) / Rin (Esp.)



Tire / Llanta




Wheel / Rueda



A spare tire in Mexico would be a llanta de repuesto, llanta de refacción, or you'll hear people just say refacción as well.

And as a bonus, here's an inner tube (cámara). Used mostly for going to the river, not in tires anymore.

[sosia]

In Spain,
rim/llanta
Tire/neumático
Wheel/rueda
inner tube/cámara
Saludos

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by sosia

rim/llanta
Tire/neumático

Muy interesante. In Mexico, you might hear neumático once in a while, but it would be an equivalent of llanta or tire (the rubber part of a car wheel).

So.. rim (rin en Mexico) is llanta in Spain.. it's very good to know that.