How to Say "court dais" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “court dais” is “estrado” — B2 level.
English → SpanishB2
nounB2formal
legal setting
Examples
El abogado se dirigió directamente al juez, que estaba sentado en el estrado.
The lawyer addressed the judge directly, who was seated on the bench.
Todos los ojos estaban fijos en el estrado esperando la sentencia.
All eyes were fixed on the court dais awaiting the sentence.
Masculine Noun
Estrado is always masculine, so it uses the articles 'el' (the) or 'un' (a). You would say 'el estrado' or 'un estrado grande'.
Gender Confusion
Mistake: “Using 'la estrado' instead of 'el estrado'.”
Correction: Since 'estrado' ends in -o, it is masculine: 'el estrado'. Remember this pattern for most Spanish nouns ending in -o.
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