Flat battery in Spanish? Jump lead urgently needed.

Question

Por favor, ayudame:

Mi coche no arranca, tiena la batería gastada/ desgastada?

I have to ring for help in the morning, I will need a ' jump lead' from another car.. What is the best way to say this? Necesitaré otro coche para hacer un salto eléctrico?

Let us know how you fair. - rac1, Oct 30, 2014

Gracias a todos. Thanks, I will let you know when I have fixed it, it was dark last night, problem to be tackled now. - annierats, Oct 31, 2014

I will vote later for everybody, my connextion to the interenet is not happy either.. - annierats, Oct 31, 2014

Answer 1

Mi coche no arranca. Se me acabó la batería. Necesito que alguien me pase corriente. Saludos.

Perfect. I couldn't think of ' paras corriente' Many thanks! This will help no end if I can't get enough extension leads to charge it up myself.. - annierats, Oct 31, 2014

You are wellcome! (pasar corriente) :-) - LuisCache, Oct 31, 2014

Sorry, typo. Thanks again. - annierats, Nov 1, 2014

Local (Texas Spanish) dialect: "La batería no le funciona." "La batería ya no sirve." And jumper cables are "cables de puente" or "pasacorrientes." - Paralyse, Nov 1, 2014

Answer 2

*In case you aren't able to figure it out, here's a do-it-yourself kit.

Sorry about your car.

I hope that's not Ray in the picture. lol - rac1, Oct 30, 2014

Nah, he'd have his cricket hat on. - katydew, Oct 31, 2014

Wolfie can always pull themini to the garage, good idea, kate. - annierats, Oct 31, 2014

ray is probably waiting in a bar, just behind those bushes, Katy..And yes, he wears one of those Aussie hats! Without corks, sadly. - annierats, Oct 31, 2014

Jajjajaja. Hope your problem is a distant memory by now. - katydew, Oct 31, 2014

Answer 3

Battery = batería or pila, depending on where you are.

Dead Battery = agotado or muerto, again depending on where you are.

Jumper cables = cables de puente

Mi coche no arrancará = My car will not start.

Annie I know you can take it from here.

PS sorry about your car.

Good addition. - katydew, Oct 30, 2014

"Pila" is a small battery used in flashlights, camaras, etc, but not in vehicles - 005faa61, Oct 31, 2014

Thanks Gring, I didn't know cables de puente. Julian, pila can be large here but both are understood. - annierats, Oct 31, 2014

Julian, here batería is more common but some people use pila. I think of a pila as a single cell battery like you mention and a battery has 6 pilas in bate/ia. - gringojrf, Oct 31, 2014

Answer 4

Hi Annie

Maybe " reactivar un coche" - jump start a car.

or

jump-start verbo transitivo / arrancar haciendo un puente a

I can't find jump-lead anywhere.

How was Ray today?

That must be who she's trying to jump start. - rac1, Oct 30, 2014

Lol. En ese caso ecesitas un defibrillador para pobre Ray. - katydew, Oct 30, 2014

Caffeine will do the trick. jejejeje - rac1, Oct 30, 2014

He hasa caffein stream not abloodstream, or perhaps like the queen mother, it is alcohol that is preserving him in such a healthy state.. - annierats, Oct 31, 2014

Answer 5

I agree with luis