use the toilet

English

Verb

use the toilet (third-person singular simple present uses the toilet, present participle using the toilet, simple past and past participle used the toilet)

1. (euphemistic) To use a toilet to urinate or defecate.

Synonyms

• go potty (childish), go to the toilet, use the bathroom, go to the bathroom, go to the washroom, go to the restroom, use the washroom, use the restroom, use the facilities, do one's duty, see a man, see a man about a dog, see a man about a horse; see also Thesaurus:urinate and Thesaurus:defecate

Translations

to use facilities to urinate or defecate

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 去廁所／去厕所 (heoi³ ci³ so²), 去厕所 (heoi³ ci³ so²), 去洗手間／去洗手间, 去洗手间 (heoi³ sai² sau² gaan¹), 如廁／如厕 (jyu⁴ ci³), 如厕 (jyu⁴ ci³)

  Mandarin: 上廁所／上厕所 (shàng cèsuǒ), 上厕所 (shàng cèsuǒ), 去洗手間／去洗手间, 去洗手间 (qù xǐshǒujiān), 如廁／如厕 (zh) (rúcè), 如厕 (zh) (rúcè)

  Min Nan: 去便所 (khì piān-só͘), 走動／走动, 走动 (cháu-tāng)

• Finnish: mennä vessaan
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• French: aller aux toilettes (fr)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀποπατέω (apopatéō)

• Spanish: ir al baño
• Swahili: -jisaidia
• Swedish: gå på toaletten (sv), gå på toa (sv)