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"Loo" is a noun which is often translated as "el baño", and "lavatory" is a noun which is also often translated as "el baño". Learn more about the difference between "loo" and "lavatory" below.
loo(
lu
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (bathroom) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
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).
Can I go to the loo?¿Puedo ir al servicio?
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.
