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"Lavatory" is a noun which is often translated as "el baño", and "toilet" is a noun which is often translated as "el inodoro". Learn more about the difference between "lavatory" and "toilet" below.
lavatory(
lah
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vuh
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taw
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ri
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (room)
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).
The lavatory is at the back of the house.El servicio está en la parte de atrás de la casa.
a. 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).
We fitted a new lavatory and that cured the problem of the smell.Instalamos un inodoro nuevo y con eso se solucionó el problema del mal olor.
b. 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
My flatmate spends hours on the lavatory reading newspapers.Mi compañera de piso se pasa horas en el váter leyendo la prensa.
toilet(
toy
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liht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. 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).
Please do not throw toilet paper in the toilet.Por favor, no tiren papel higiénico al inodoro.
c. el retrete (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 clean the toilet every day.Limpio el retrete todos los días.
d. 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).
The toilet is blocked. Use the other bathroom.El escusado está tapado. Ve al otro 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).
You can use the toilets on the second floor.Pueden usar los servicios del segundo piso.
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).
Where's the toilet? I need to wash my hands.¿Dónde está el escusado? Necesito lavarme las manos.
