toilet (redirected from The toilet)

toi·let  (toilt)

n.

1.

a. A fixture for defecation and urination, consisting of a bowl fitted with a hinged seat and connected to a waste pipe and a flushing apparatus; a privy.

b. A room or booth containing such a fixture.

2. The act or process of dressing or grooming oneself.

3. Dress; attire; costume.

4. The cleansing of a body area as part of a surgical or medical procedure.

5. Archaic A dressing table.

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[French toilette, clothes bag, from Old French tellette, diminutive of teile, cloth; see toil².]

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toilet [ˈtɔɪlɪt]

n

1. another word for lavatory

2. Old-fashioned the act of dressing and preparing oneself to make one's toilet

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) Old-fashioned a dressing table or the articles used when making one's toilet

4. (Clothing & Fashion) Rare costume

5. (Medicine / Surgery) the cleansing of a wound, etc., after an operation or childbirth

[from French toilette dress, from toile]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	toilet - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets john, lav, lavatory, privy, bathroom, can head - (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room, comfort station, convenience - a toilet that is available to the public room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" commode, crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stool, can - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination washroom - a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place) loo, W.C., water closet, closet - a toilet in Britain
	2.	toilet - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination commode, crapper, potty, pot, throne, stool, can bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet flushless toilet - a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water) flush toilet, lavatory - a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building potty chair, potty seat - toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets toilet bowl - the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water toilet seat - the hinged seat on a toilet
	3.	toilet - misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" gutter, sewer bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
	4.	toilet - the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast" toilette grooming, dressing - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

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toilet

noun

1. lavatory, bathroom, loo (Brit. informal), bog (slang), gents or ladies, can (U.S. & Canad. slang), john (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), head(s) (Nautical slang), throne (informal), closet, privy, cloakroom (Brit.), urinal, latrine, washroom, powder room, ablutions (Military informal), crapper (taboo slang), dunny (Austral. & old-fashioned N.Z. informal), water closet, khazi (slang), pissoir (French), little boy's room or little girl's room (informal), (public) convenience, W.C. She made him flush the pills down the toilet.

2. bathroom, washroom, gents or ladies (Brit. informal), privy, outhouse, latrine, powder room, water closet, pissoir (French), ladies' room, little boy's or little girl's room, W.C. I ran to the toilet, vomiting.

Translations

toilet [ˈtɔɪlɪt]

A. N

1. (= lavatory)

1.1. (= room) → servicio m, wáter m, lavabo m, baño m (esp LAm)
"Toilets" → Servicios, Baño
to go to the toilet → ir al servicio or al baño
she's in the toilet → está en el servicio or el baño

1.2. (= installation) → wáter m, retrete m, inodoro m (euph, frm)
the toilet is blocked → se ha atascado el wáter or retrete
to throw sth down the toilet → tirar algo al wáter or retrete

2. (= dressing, washing etc) → aseo m

B. CPD toilet articles NPL → artículos mpl de tocador
toilet bag N → neceser m
toilet bowl N → taza f (de retrete)
toilet case N = toilet bag toilet pan N = toilet bowl toilet paper N → papel m higiénico
toilet requisites NPL = toilet articles toilet roll N → rollo m de papel higiénico
toilet seat N → asiento m de retrete
toilet set N → juego m de tocador
toilet soap N → jabón m de tocador
toilet tissue N = toilet paper toilet training N toilet training can be difficult → acostumbrar a un niño a ir solo al baño puede resultar difícil
toilet water N → agua f de colonia, colonia f

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toilet [ˈtɔɪlət]

n

(British) (= lavatory) → toilettes fpl
to go to the toilet → aller aux toilettes
to flush the toilet → tirer la chasse
toilet bag n → trousse f de toilette
toilet bowl n → cuvette f des WC
toilet cubicle n → cabinet m
toilet paper n → papier m hygiénique

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toilet

n

(= lavatory) → Toilette f, → Klosett nt (dated); to go to the toilet (esp Brit) → auf die Toilette gehen; she’s in the toilet/toilets → sie ist auf or in der Toilette; to put something down the toilet → etw in die Toilette werfen; the cat’s done the toilet on the carpet → die Katze hat auf den Teppich gemacht (inf)

(old) → Toilette f (geh)

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toilet in cpds → Toiletten-;

toilet bag

n (Brit) → Kulturbeutel m, → Toilettentasche f

toilet bowl

n → Toilettenbecken nt

toilet brush

n → Klobürste f (inf)

toilet case

n = toilet bag

toilet humour

n → Gossenhumor m

toilet paper

n → Toilettenpapier nt

toilet requisites

pl → Toilettenartikel pl

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toilet:

toilet roll

n → Rolle f → Toilettenpapier

toilet seat

n → Toilettensitz m, → Brille f (inf)

toilet set

n (= brush and comb) → Toilettengarnitur f; (= bathroom set) → Badezimmergarnitur f

toilet soap

n → Toilettenseife f

toilet tissue

n → Toilettenpapier nt

toilet training

n → Erziehung f → zur Sauberkeit; has he started his toilet yet? → geht er schon auf den Topf?

toilet water

n → Duftwasser nt, → Eau de Toilette nt

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toilet [ˈtɔɪlɪt]

1. n

a. (Brit) (lavatory) → gabinetto
to go to the toilet → andare al gabinetto or al bagno
she's in the toilet → è in gabinetto or in bagno

b. (old) (dressing, washing) → toilette f
she was at her toilet → si stava facendo la toilette

2. adj (soap) → da toilette

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toilet

n toilet [ˈtoilit]

(a room containing) a receptacle for the body's waste matter, usually with a supply of water for washing this away; a lavatory Do you want to go to the toilet?; Where is the ladies' toilet?; (also adjective ) a toilet seat. toilet مِرْحاض، حَمّام тоалетна toaleta; toaletní toilet; toilet- die Toilette; Toiletten-... τουαλέτα lavabo, servicios WC, tualett(ruum) توالت wc toilettes; toilette אַסלָה, שֵׁירוּתִים शौचघर zahod toalett kamar kecil klósett, snyrting bagno トイレ 변소 tualetas tualete tandas toilet toalett, WC; toalett-, do- toaleta casa de banho toa­­letă туалет toaleta; toaletný stranišče toalet toalett ห้องน้ำ tuvalet, helâ, yüz numara 洗手間，廁所 убиральня ٹوائلٹ، بيت الخلاء nhà vệ sinh 洗室，厕所

n toilet-paper

paper for use in a toilet. toiletpapier وَرَق تواليت، وَرَق مِرْحاض тоалетна хартия toaletní papír toiletpapir das Toilettenpapier χαρτί υγείας papel higiénico tualettpaber دستمال توالت vessapaperi papier hygiénique נְייַר טוֹאָלֶט शौच का कागज toaletni papir, papir za zahod vécépapír kertas toilet klósett-/salernispappír carta igienica トイレットペーパー 화장지 tualetinis popierius tualetes papīrs kertas tandas toiletpapier toalettpapir papier toaletowy papel higiénico hâr­tie igienică туалетная бумага toaletný papier toaletni papir toaletni papir toalettpapper กระดาษชำระ tuvalet kâgıdı 手紙，衛生紙 туалетний папір بيت الخلاء ميں استعمال ہونے والا کاغذ giấy vệ sinh 手纸，卫生纸

n toilet-roll

a roll of toilet-paper. toiletrol لَفَّه من وَرَق التواليت руло тоалетна хартия role toaletního papíru rulle toiletpapir die Toilettenpapierrolle ρολό χαρτιού υγείας rollo de papel higiénico tualettpaberirull قرقره دستمال توالت vessapaperirulla rouleau de papier hygiénique גְלִיל נְייַר טוֹאָלֶט शौच कागज का पुलिंदा toaletni papir u roli vécépapírtekercs segulung kertas toilet klósettrúlla rotolo di carta igienica トイレットペーパー 두루마리 휴지 tualetinio popieriaus rulonas tualetes papīra rullis kertas tandas gulung closetrol dorull rolka papieru toaletowego rolo de papel higiénico sul de hârtie igienică рулон туалетной бумаги kotúč toaletného papiera zvitek toaletnega papirja rolna toalet papira rulle toalettpapper ม้วนกระดาษชำระ tuvalet kâğıdı rulosu 衛生紙捲 рулон туалетного папера ٹوائلٹ کاغذ کا گولا cuộn giấy vệ sinh 卫生纸卷

n toilet-water

a type of perfumed liquid for the skin. toiletwater سائِل مُعَطَّر للحَمّام тоалетна вода kolínská voda eau de toilette das Eau-de-Toilette κολόνια agua de colonia odekolonn ادکلن eau de toilette eau de toilette מֵי קוֹלוֹן इत्र kolonjska vodica arcvíz minyak wangi steinkvatn acqua di colonia 化粧水 화장수 tualetinis vanduo smaržūdens air wangi eau de toilet eau de cologne woda toaletowa água de colónia apă de toaletă туалетная вода kolínska voda toaletna voda, tonik toaletna voda eau-de-toilette น้ำหอมอ่อน ๆ tuvalet kolonyası 花露水 туалетна вода ايک قسم کي رقيق خوشبو một loại nước thơm 花露水

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toilet → حمام toaleta toilet Toilette τουαλέτα inodoro, váter wc toilettes toalet gabinetto トイレ 화장실 toilet toalett toaleta banheiro, casa de banho туалет toalett ห้องส้วม tuvalet nhà vệ sinh 洗手间