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"Bathroom" is a noun which is often translated as "el baño", and "toilette" is a noun which is often translated as "la toilette". Learn more about the difference between "bathroom" and "toilette" below.
bathroom(
bahth
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rum
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el baño
(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).
(M)
How many bathrooms does the apartment have?¿Cuántos baños tiene el apartamento?
b. el cuarto de baño
(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).
(M)
They're having a new shower installed in their bathroom.Van a instalar una ducha nueva en el cuarto de baño.
2. (lavatory)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el baño
(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).
(M)
I need to go to the bathroom.Necesito ir al baño.
b. el servicio
(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).
(M)
Excuse me, where is the bathroom?Perdón, ¿dónde está el servicio?
c. el lavabo
(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).
(M)
I'll just pop to the bathroom before we leave.Voy un momento al lavabo antes de irnos.
d. el aseo
(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).
(M)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
Could I use your bathroom before we start?¿Puedo usar el aseo antes de que empecemos?
e. el escusado
(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).
(M)
I need to freshen up. Where's the bathroom?Tengo que retocarme. ¿Dónde está el escusado?
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toilette(
toy
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liht
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1.
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
(general)
a. la toilette
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
We were so rushed that I hadn't even time to do my toilette.Teníamos tanta prisa que ni siquiera me dio tiempo para hacerme la toilette.
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