A1verb · intransitive · common

toilet

toi·let

toilet · toilets · toileted · toileting

To dress and groom oneselfTo dress and groom oneself.

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/ˈtɔɪ.lət/

» Is there a toilet near here?

Gibt es eine Toilette in der Nähe?

Gibt es ein Klo in der Nähe?

Gibt es in der Nähe eine Toilette?

Здесь поблизости есть туалет?

Тут є туалет неподалік?

Meaning

3 senses

(dated)To dress and groom oneself.
To use (urinate or defecate in) a toilet.
To assist another (a child, etc.) in using a toilet.

Examples

725 sentences

Is there a toilet near here?
Тут є туалет неподалік? — deniko
ruЗдесь поблизости есть туалет? — odexed
deGibt es eine Toilette in der Nähe? — jakov
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May I go to the toilet?
Можна в туалет? — deniko
ruМожно в туалет? — marafon
deDarf ich zur Toilette gehen? — faehrmann
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We've run out of toilet paper.
У нас закінчився туалетний папір. — Rovo
ruУ нас закончилась туалетная бумага. — odexed
deWir haben kein Toilettenpapier mehr. — Luiaard
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I must go to the toilet.
Мені треба до туалету. — deniko
deIch muss auf die Toilette gehen. — JWeighardt
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I need to go to the toilet.
Мені треба до туалету. — deniko
ruМне надо отойти в туалет. — Karok
deIch muss mal auf die Toilette. — Zaghawa
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Origin

From Middle French toilette, diminutive of toile (“cloth”), from their use to protect clot

From Middle French toilette, diminutive of toile (“cloth”), from their use to protect clothing while shaving or arranging hair. From its use as a private room, toilet came to refer euphemistically to lavatories and then to its fixtures, beginning in the United States in the late 19th century.

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