English–Spanish
“mercury” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/meɾˈkuɾjo/
Example
El termómetro tiene mercurio.
There is mercury in the thermometer.
How to say “mercury” in Spanish
“Mercury” in Spanish is mercurio.
A narrow silver column of liquid inside a glass thermometer.
Example sentences with mercurio
El técnico rompió un termómetro de mercurio y hubo que ventilar la habitación.
The technician broke a mercury-in-glass thermometer and the room had to be ventilated.
Tips for using mercurio
- In temperature or instrument contexts mercurio typically means the liquid metal, so specify el planeta when referring to the planet to avoid ambiguity.