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"Toilet" is a noun which is often translated as "el inodoro", and "dresser" is a noun which is often translated as "el tocador". Learn more about the difference between "toilet" and "dresser" below.
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.
dresser(
dreh
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suhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el tocador (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).
Rose keeps all her makeup in her dresser.Rose guarda todos sus maquillajes en el tocador.
b. la cajonera (F)
(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).
I've got all my summer clothes in the dresser.Tengo toda la ropa de verano en la cajonera.
a. el aparador (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 dresser is full of cups we never use.El aparador está lleno de tazas que no usamos nunca.
4. (theater)
a. el ayudante de camerino (M), la ayudante de camerino (F)
(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).
(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).
The dresser was helping the actors change their clothes.El ayudante de camerino ayudaba a los actores a cambiarse de ropa.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I saw so many snappy dressers on the streets of New York.Vi a mucha gente vestida con elegancia en las calles de Nueva York.
Robin's a stylish dresser; she always wears high heels and a suit.Robin se viste con mucho estilo; siempre lleva tacones y un traje.
