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"Toilet" is a noun which is often translated as "el inodoro", and "WC" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "WC". Learn more about the difference between "toilet" and "WC" 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.
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.
