It's well known that divers travel a lot around the world and sometimes English is not enough to communicate with local people. We collected some useful words and phrases in Spanish that you may need in your diving trips to Spanish-speaking countries.
Englisch | Spanisch |
accident | accidente |
activities | actividades |
adaptor, converter | adaptador |
air | aire |
alternative air source, octopus | octopus |
anchor | ancla |
area | zona |
backup | de reserva |
batteries | pilas |
belt | cinturón |
bite | mordedura |
blackout | desmayo |
boots | zapatillas |
bottom | fondo |
bottom time | duración de la inmersión |
briefing | instrucción |
buckle | hebilla |
buddy | compañero |
buoy | boya |
buoyancy | flotabilidad |
button | botón |
cave | cueva |
cold | resfriado |
compass | brujula |
cramp | calambre |
cuttle fish | sepia |
decompression | descompresión |
decompression chamber | cámara hiperbárica |
deep water | agua profunda |
depth gauge | sonda |
direction | dirección |
dive boat | barco |
dive center | centro de buceo |
dive site, dive spot | punto de buceo |
dry suit | traje seco |
ear | oído |
ear popping | descompensación |
emergency | urgencia |
entrance | entrada |
equipment, gear | equipo, equipamiento |
exit | salida |
fear | miedo |
fins | aletas |
first aid kit | botiquín de primeros auxilios |
first stage | primera etapa |
flag | bandera |
fogged | empañado |
form | forma para rellenar |
fresh water | agua dulce |
gas | gas |
gloves | guantes |
group | grupo |
guide | guía |
heat stroke | golpe térmico |
high tide | marea alta |
hood | capucha |
hose | manguera |
inner side | revés |
jellyfish | medusa |
knife | cuchillo |
knot | nudo |
leaking | fuga |
level | nivel |
life ring | salvavidas |
local | local |
locker | casilla |
low tide | marea baja |
manta ray | manta |
mask | máscara |
medical report | certificado médico |
medical statement | declaración médica |
medication | medicamento |
moray eel | morena |
mouthpiece | boquilla |
navigation | navegación |
nitrogen | nitrógeno |
nitrogen narcosis | narcosis de nitrógeno |
overweighed | sobrecargado |
oxygen | oxígeno |
oxygen analyzer | analizador del oxígeno |
pain | dolor |
panic attack | ataque de pánico |
bolsillo | |
poisonous | venenoso |
port, harbor | puerto |
pressure gauge | manómetro |
procedure | procedimiento |
reel | bobina |
regulator | regulador |
risk | riesgo |
rock | roca |
rope | cuerda |
safety | seguridad |
sсrewdriver | destornillador |
sea | mar |
sea current | corriente |
sea star | estrella de mar |
second stage | segunda etapa |
shallow water | agua poco profunda |
shower | ducha |
signature | firma |
signs | señales |
snorkel | tubo |
speargun | harpón |
staff | personal |
stingray | raya |
strap | correa |
suit | traje |
surface, topside | superficie |
tank, cylinder | botella |
tides | mareas |
to adjust | ajustar |
to ascend | ascender, subir |
to assemble | montar el equipo |
to breathe | respirar |
to deflate | deshinchar el chaleco |
to descend | descender, bajar |
to equalize | descompensar |
to fill a cylinder | rellenar la botella |
to inflate | hinchar el chaleco |
to recommend | recomendar |
to rent | alquiler |
to swim | nadar |
to tie | atar |
tool | herramienta |
torch, light | linterna |
tow | remolque |
turtle | tortuga |
underwater | bajo el agua |
urchin | erizo |
valve | válvula |
visibility | visibilidad |
wave | ola |
weight belt | cinturón con plomos |
weights | plomos |
wet suit | traje húmedo |
wing | ala |
wreck | pecio, barco hundido |
yacht | yate |
Yoke regulator | regulador con conección Yoke |
zipper | cremallera |