What does zapatillas in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word zapatillas in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use zapatillas in Spanish.

The word zapatillas in Spanish means slipper, sports shoe, high-heeled shoe, high-heel shoe, pad, washer, glass slipper, football boot, football cleat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word zapatillas

slipper

nombre femenino (calzado cómodo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo mejor después de un día de trabajo es llegar a casa y ponerse unas zapatillas.
The best thing to do after a long day at work is to get home and put on your slippers.

sports shoe

nombre femenino (calzado deportivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ernesto se puso sus zapatillas y salió a caminar por el parque.
Ernesto put his sports shoes on and went for a walk in the park.

high-heeled shoe, high-heel shoe

nombre femenino (AmL (zapato de tacón alto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se le rompió el tacón de una zapatilla, por eso cojeaba en la fiesta.
One of the heels on her high-heeled shoes broke and that's why she was limping at the party.

pad

nombre femenino (instrumento musical) (saxophone)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La zapatilla de saxofón sella el paso del aire dentro del instrumento musical.
The saxophone pad closes the passage of air inside the instrument.

washer

nombre femenino (cañería: pieza de cuero) (tap)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Utilizaron una zapatilla de hule para sellar el tubo.
They used a rubber washer to seal the tube.

glass slipper

locución nominal femenina (de cuento de hadas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cenicienta pierde una zapatilla de cristal la noche del baile.

football boot, football cleat

(gen pl (con suela con tacos) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta marca de ropa deportiva diseñará las zapatillas de fútbol del equipo nacional.

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