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"WC" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "WC", and "bathroom" is a noun which is often translated as "el baño". Learn more about the difference between "WC" and "bathroom" below.
WC(
duh
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buhl
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yu
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si
)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
c. el servicio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The WCs are at the end of the corridor.Los servicios están al final del pasillo.
d. el váter (M) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
All the WCs were occupied, and there was a queue.Todos los váteres estaban ocupados, y había cola.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el inodoro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He threw his cigarette butt into the WC.Tiró la colilla por el inodoro.
c. el váter (M) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
There's a cloakroom downstairs with a WC and washbasin.Abajo hay un baño de visitas con váter y lavamanos.
bathroom(
bahth
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rum
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (room)
b. el cuarto de baño (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They're having a new shower installed in their bathroom.Van a instalar una ducha nueva en el cuarto de baño.
b. el servicio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Excuse me, where is the bathroom?Perdón, ¿dónde está el servicio?
e. el escusado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I need to freshen up. Where's the bathroom?Tengo que retocarme. ¿Dónde está el escusado?