How to Say "safety vest" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “safety vest” is “chaleco” — B1 level.
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nounB1
high-visibility clothing
Examples
Pónganse el chaleco salvavidas antes de que el barco zarpe.
Put on the life jacket before the boat sails.
Los policías llevaban chalecos antibalas.
The police officers were wearing bulletproof vests.
Compound Nouns
To specify the type of protective vest, you often combine 'chaleco' with an adjective or another noun, like 'salvavidas' (life-saving) or 'antibalas' (anti-bullet).
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