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La palabra del día: "sanitario"

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sanitario ( sah-nee-tah'-ree-oh )

adjective ( sanitary )

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Examples:

1. Nunca uso baños públicos; no me parecen sanitarios.

I never use public restrooms; I don't think they're sanitary.

2. Los hospitales de hoy en día son mucho más sanitarios que los de hace 100 años.

Hospitals nowadays are much more sanitary than they were 100 years ago.

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updated Aug 30, 2013
posted by rac1
Gato loco!!!! Hola annie:) - Jraider, Aug 29, 2013
Hola mi amigo! - rac1, Aug 29, 2013

14 Answers

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El nuevo tipo de secador de manos es mucho más sanitario que el papel. Si todo el mundo los usara, habría menos desechos.

The new type of hand dryer is much more sanitary than paper. If everyone used them, there would be less waste.

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updated Aug 30, 2013
edited by Tosh
posted by Tosh
Y más amistoso al medio ambiente. :-)> - Jubilado, Aug 29, 2013
Perfecto! - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
El único problema es que éste estilo es muy, muy ruidoso. - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
Less mess, no stress. Hola, Tosh. - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
Gracias, sylyon! Y hola, rac! - Tosh, Aug 29, 2013
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Ahora la gente usa rollos de papel sanitario que se han terminado para hacer manualidades. En mi opinión, algo que ha estado en el cuarto de baño no puede ser usado otra vez. Para mi ya está contaminado. Yo se que estoy mal de la cabeza,

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Nowadays, people use toilet paper rolls that are empty to make crafts. In my opinion, something that has been in the bathroom cannot be used again. It will always be dirty. I think that there is something wrong with me. enter image description here

updated Sep 28, 2013
posted by 00e46f15
These are cute, anyway.. - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
I feel the same. - katydew, Aug 29, 2013
I hope these didn't come out of Mstivers' bathroom. - 0083f5dc, Aug 29, 2013
¿Papel sanitario es sinónimo de papel higiénico? Tengo la misma afección. "Para mí ya..." ¿no? - Jubilado, Aug 29, 2013
Si, Jubilado. Papel sanitario es lo mismo que papel higiénico. Sabes que yo pongo siempre acentos en mí, tí, porque así fuí siempre enseñada en las escuelas donde aprendí estrictamente la gramática, pero según compañeros de aquí, me han dicho que ya... - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
... no es correcto usar acentos o tilde en palabras de dos letras, según la Academia. Es difícil acostumbrarse después de tantos años... - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
LOL, en Inglaterra tenemos un programma de tlevisón,' Blue Peter' , donde se hacen cosas con los rolos cada semana. Tiene una popularidad enorme. - annierats, Aug 29, 2013
@sylyon - It's good to know that about 2 letter words! Sorry I wanted to answer in Spanish, but am rushed right now. - Jubilado, Aug 29, 2013
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Es muy importante utilizar métodos sanitario en su casa el hogar . Yo me doy ducho una vez al mes,lo necesite o no.

It is very important to use sanitary methods at home, I take a shower every month

if I need it or not.

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updated Aug 29, 2013
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
I hear that some of those germs are good for you. - Jubilado, Aug 29, 2013
Apparently one can get only so dirty and one stays static , thanks mate. - ray76, Aug 29, 2013
Once a month! Save some water for the fishies:). - 0083f5dc, Aug 29, 2013
"Es muy importante utilizar métodos sanitarios en el hogar. Yo me ducho una vez al mes, lo necesite o no." - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
That is how they do it in the country..... - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
Oh dear I completely forgot the reflexive ," I wash myself" as well as "home" instead of house , my blond moments again. Gracias guapa . - ray76, Aug 29, 2013
We are recently emerging from an 11 year drought JennW , we were asked to shower with a friend or friends , the population has been exploding since then , I guess " cleanliness is an aid to procreation ". - ray76, Aug 29, 2013
Which country is that rac ? - ray76, Aug 29, 2013
We could not wash our cars for years , I finally gave up trying to keep it clean , I now drive a cloud of dust. - ray76, Aug 29, 2013
I meant the country, as in country side. :) As opposed to the city. - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
I've never washed any of my cars, ever.. - annierats, Aug 29, 2013
And my friend Roger,now a healthy 80-yearold, only has a bath once month, or so he says. - annierats, Aug 29, 2013
Thanks for the warning. - pmikan-pam, Aug 29, 2013
@ rac1, I promise you if we go out to dinner I will get hosed down , and maybe use the sheep-dip. - ray76, Aug 29, 2013
Annie Honest to god I have not had a bath for about 75 years , yet I have a bath with a spa in my ensuite. - ray76, Aug 29, 2013
If the population is exploding from taking showers together, then there will be even less water to go around. Pretty soon, you will be showering in groups. What will everyone talk about as they shower together? Hey man, you forgot to wash behind your ears - 0083f5dc, Aug 29, 2013
9
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Some of the kitchens where I have worked were not very sanitary.

Algunas de las cocinas en las que/donde he trabajado no eran muy sanitarias.

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updated Aug 29, 2013
edited by 0083f5dc
posted by 0083f5dc
I'm so glad we can't afford to eat out often! - Jubilado, Aug 29, 2013
Muy bien! You can also say: "Algunas de las cocinas en las que he trabajado no eran muy sanitarias." - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
Thank you, Susy! - 0083f5dc, Aug 29, 2013
A health department's nightmare. - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
I feel the same as Jubilado, soemtimes lack of income is a bonus. - annierats, Aug 29, 2013
One kitchen I worked in was next to a dusty mountain. The chef insisted on keeping the window open. The window did not have a screen. The waitresses used their hands to put salad in the customer's bowls. - 0083f5dc, Aug 29, 2013
The stove was full of grease. The oil for the fried foods was rarely changed out. The chef didn't like that job very much. The customer service was terrible. The waitresses smoked cigarettes and weed outside behind the restaurant. - 0083f5dc, Aug 29, 2013
I could not remove a stove from one kitchen , the cook had thrown all the eggshells behind the stove over the years and they had set like concrete , when i did get it out a squillion cockies attacked me. - ray76, Aug 29, 2013
Wow, that is terrrible! I think I will keep making my own dinners at home. - 0083f5dc, Aug 29, 2013
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Usaría este inodoro si fuera sanitario.

I would use this toilet if it were sanitary.

updated Aug 29, 2013
posted by mstivers
You have obviously never travelled in the East , this is the height of luxury to and cleanliness to quite many - ray76, Aug 29, 2013
I'm feeling a little flush. - Jubilado, Aug 29, 2013
Que asco!!! - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
Very little indeed. - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
Prefiero ir detras de un arbusto. - annierats, Aug 29, 2013
Yuck! Gross! - Thanks for the vocabulary lesson, Susy. - Jubilado, Aug 29, 2013
8
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Some hospitals are now using special U V C lights to keep hospital environments sanitary.

Algunos hospitales están utilizando en la actualidad luces especiales de U V C especiales ahora para guarder mantener los ambientes de los hospitales sanitarios.

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updated Aug 30, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Should guardar be 'mantener'? - katydew, Aug 29, 2013
You tell me, Katy..You are way ahead of me. - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
"Algunos hospitales están utilizando en la actualidad luces especiales de UVC para mantener los ambientes de los hospitales sanitarios." - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
Thanks Sylyon, for settling my mind on many accounts here. I appreciate the corrections. - katydew, Aug 30, 2013
Over here the conditions have got worse in recent years due to economy measures.. - annierats, Aug 30, 2013
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Es muy importante mantener limpios los sanitarios en las escuelas teniendo en mente la salud de los niños.

(Para la salud de los niños es muy importante mantenerlos limpios los sanitarios en las escuelas.)

For the children's health it's very important to keep the school toilets clean.

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updated Aug 29, 2013
edited by 00b5f6c6
posted by 00b5f6c6
..."to keep the school toilets clean." - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
Thanks rac1. - 00b5f6c6, Aug 29, 2013
"Es muy importante mantener limpios los sanitarios en las escuelas teniendo en mente la salud de los niños." - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
Hello Susy! Thank you very much :) - 00b5f6c6, Aug 29, 2013
You are welcome.. - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
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Cuando trabajaba como ' ojeadora' en una hacienda de caza de faisanes no había ningunas servicios en los bosques, claro, y deciamos siempre '' Tengo que ir detrás de un arbusto'' cuando teníamos ganas de orinar. Los bosques tienen un sistema sanitario muy bueno porque no falta aire fresco.

Improved version by Sylyon: Cuando trabajaba como "ojeadora" en una hacienda de caza de faisanes, teníamos que ir al baño al aire libre, detrás de un árbol, porque por supuesto que no había servicio en el bosque. Los bosques tienen un sistema sanitario muy bueno porque corre el aire fresco.

When I used to work as a beater for a large pheasant shoot there were , of course , no loos in the woods, and we always used to say: '' I have to go behind a bush'' when we needed to have a pee. The woods have a very good sanitary system because there is no lack of fresh air. enter image description here

updated Aug 30, 2013
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Whilst telling this tale from my life, I clean forgot the actual word of the day. I'll find apicture and add something more sanitary. - annierats, Aug 29, 2013
Jajajaja - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
You could always hide with your talents under a bushel then Annie :) - ian-hill, Aug 29, 2013
That's the way we do in the mountains when camping Annie. - pmikan-pam, Aug 29, 2013
"Cuando trabajaba como "ojeadora" en una hacienda de caza de faisanes, teníamos que ir al baño al aire libre, detrás de un árbol, porque por supuesto que no había servicio en el bosque. Los bosques tienen un sistema sanitario muy bueno porque no hace,,, - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
... falta el aire fresco." O "... muy bueno porque corre el aire fresco." - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
Thanks, I'll fix it after supper, it was rather ambitious as I had no idea what ' beating ' was in Spanish.. - annierats, Aug 29, 2013
Thanks again, sorry to be so slow in correcting, unexpected visitors.. - annierats, Aug 30, 2013
7
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Hay muchos centros de cirugía ambulatoria porque los procedimientos son más sanitarios que si se los hacen en los hospitales.

There are many outpatient surgery centers because the procedures are more sanitary than if done in hospitals.

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updated Aug 29, 2013
edited by Jubilado
posted by Jubilado
"... porque los procedimientos son más sanitarios que si los hacen en los hospitales." - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
Amazing, isn't it.. - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
Jubilado, you have to correct "sanitorios" for "sanitarios. :) - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
Lo he hecho, gracias. - Jubilado, Aug 29, 2013
7
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En Costa Rica puedas preguntar: ¿Donde está el sanitario?, el servicio? o el baño? Son los mismos.

In Costa Rica you can ask: Where is the restroom?, the bathroom? or the mens/ladies room? They are the same thing.

Not a translation, please check Spanish.

updated Aug 29, 2013
edited by 00551866
posted by 00551866
"Son lo mismo." - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
The john, the loo, the latrine.... - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
Biffy, lua, WC.... - Noetol, Aug 29, 2013
The loo, the toilet, the little room, the smallest room.. - annierats, Aug 29, 2013
The little boy or girl's room. " I need to use the little girl's room to powder my nose." - 0083f5dc, Aug 29, 2013
Algunas mujeres también dicen que van al "tocador" cuando se encuentran en un lugar público elegante. - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
Many names for the squat spot. - 00551866, Aug 29, 2013
6
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Some things are gross and disgusting because of the context, but can still be considered sanitary. Algunas cosas son asquerosas y repugnantes por su contexto pero aún así pueden ser considerados sanitarios.

updated Aug 30, 2013
edited by pmikan-pam
posted by pmikan-pam
Yeah, it's a matter of taste..or is it? - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
"Algunas cosas son asquerosas y repugnantes por su contexto, pero aún así pueden ser considerados sanitarios." - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
Jeje could be Annie - pmikan-pam, Aug 29, 2013
Gracias sylyon - pmikan-pam, Aug 29, 2013
Very true. - annierats, Aug 30, 2013
6
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Una ayuda para las manos sanitarias son sanitizantes para manos a base de alcohol. Son más eficaces para matar los microorganismos que los jabones y no seca las manos tanto.

An aid for sanitary hands are alcohol-based hand sanitizers. They are more effective at killing microorganisms than soaps and do not dry out hands as much.

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updated Aug 29, 2013
posted by bandit51jd
These are great products. - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
It hurts all of the cuts on your hands. - 0083f5dc, Aug 29, 2013
That's one reason I like it, especially when I get scratches from bushes. I don't have access to soap and water but I try to keep a small bottle in my saddlebags! - bandit51jd, Aug 29, 2013
"Una ayuda para tener manos limpias son los desinfectantes para manos con alcohol. Son más eficaces que los jabones en matar microorganismos y no reseca las manos tanto." - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
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Cuando los políticos se dan la mano con la muchadumbre, tienen que usar desinfectantes para manos porque esta costumbre no es muy sanitario.

When politicians shake hands with the crowd, they have to use hand sanitizer because the pracice is not very sanitary.

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updated Aug 29, 2013
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
Easy way to catch germs. - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
Yeah, we don't want to catch what the politicians have: ) - Ranman, Aug 29, 2013
Very funny, Ranman:). - 0083f5dc, Aug 29, 2013
:) - ian-hill, Aug 29, 2013
"Cuando los políticos se dan la mano con la muchedumbre/multitud, tienen que usar desinfectantes para manos, porque esta costumbre no es muy sanitaria." - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
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Sanitario is easy to remember because it means sanitary which relates to hygenic and healthy (sano)

Sanitario es fácil de recordar, ya que significa sanitaria que se refiere a higiénica y (sano)

ya que significa sanitario que se refiere a higiénico y sano

sanitary photo: Sanitary Market DSC01634.jpg

updated Aug 29, 2013
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Those are the kind of Spanish words I like - rac1, Aug 29, 2013
Etymologists of the world, unite! - Jubilado, Aug 29, 2013
... ya que significa sanitario que se refiere a higiénico y sano." - 00e46f15, Aug 29, 2013
Gracias Susana :) - ian-hill, Aug 29, 2013