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powder room

n.
1. A public restroom for women.
2. A half bathroom.
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powder room

n
euphemistic a lavatory for women in a restaurant, department store, etc
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pow′der room`


n.
1. lavatory containing only a toilet and wash basin.
[1905–10]
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Noun 1. [画像:powder room - a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building]powder room - a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building
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powder room

noun lavatory, toilet, the Ladies, loo (Brit. informal), washroom (U.S. & Canad.), ladies room, dunny (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z.), (public) convenience To the left of the hall was a powder room.
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Translations
غُرفَة الإستراحة النسائِيَّه
dámská toaleta
dametoilet
női toalett
dámska toaleta
hanımlar tuvaleti

powder room

ntoilette f inv (per signore)
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powder

(ˈpaudə) noun
1. any substance in the form of fine particles. soap powder; milk-powder. poeier مَسْحوق прах prášek das Pulver pulver; -pulver σκόνη polvo pulber پودر jauhe poudre אבקה चूर्ण prašak por bubuk duft polvere 가루 milteliai pulveris serbuk poeder pulver, mel proszek پوډر pudră порошок prášok prah prah puder, pulver, mjöl, damm, stoft ผง toz 粉末 порошок برادہ bột 粉末
2. a special kind of substance in this form, used as a cosmetic etc. face-powder; talcum powder. poeier مَسْحوق الزّينَه، بودره пудра pudr der Puder pudder; -pudder πούδρα polvos puuder پودر puuteri poudre אבקה पाउडर गाजा puder púder bedak andlitspúður ; talco おしろい 분말 pudra pūderis bedak poeder pudder puder پوډر pudră пудра púder puder puder puder แป้ง pudra 蜜粉(化妝品) пудра غازہ phấn 春粉(化装品)
3. formerly, gunpowder. powder and shot. kruit مَسْحوق البارود барут pólvora prach das Pulver krudt πυρίτιδα, μπαρούτι pólvora püssirohi باروت ruuti poudre אַבקָת שְׂרֵיפָה बारूद puščani prah, barut lőpor mesiu (byssu)púður polvere 火薬 화약 parakas pulveris serbuk buskruit krutt proch باروت pólvora praf (de puşcă) порох prach smodnik barut krut ดินปืน barut 炸藥 порох بارود thuốc súng 炸药
verb
to put powder on (one's face or body). She powdered her nose. poeier تَضَع المَسْحوق، تَتَبَرَّج напудрям empoar pudrovat (se) pudern pudre πουδράρω empolvar puuderdama پودر زدن به puuteroida poudrer לְפַדֵר पाउडर छिड़कना या लगाना, छिड़कना napudrati bepúderoz membedaki púðra incipriare おしろいをつける 파우더를 바르다 (pa)pudruoti []pūderēt membedaki poederen pudre pudrować د يو چا په مخ يا ځان پوډر وهل empoar a pudra пудрить pudrovať (sa) pudrati (se) napuderisati pudra ทาแป้ง pudralamak 在...搽粉 пудрити, припудрюватися غازہ لگانا đánh phấn 在...搽粉
ˈpowdered adjective
in the form of fine particles of dust. powdered chocolate. verpoeier مَسْحوق прахообразен em pó práškový pulverisieren knust; stødt που είναι σε μορφή σκόνης en polvo pulber- پودر شده؛ گردی -jauhe en poudre בְּצוּרַת אַבקָה पाउडर लगाते हुए u prahu (čokolada) porított bubuk duftkenndur, sem er í duftformi in polvere 粉状の 가루의 miltelių (pavidalo) sastrādāts pulverī; pulverveida- serbuk in poedervorm finstøtt, knust, pulverisert sproszkowany پودر شوې، په ګرد بدل شوې em pó praf; pudră порошкообразный práškový v prahu u prahu -pulver, -puder, torr[mjölk] ซึ่งเป็นผง toz 弄成粉的 порошкоподібний پسا ہوا làm thành bột 弄成粉的
ˈpowdery adjective
like powder. powdery soil. poeieragtig مَسْحوقي، شَبيه بالمَسْحوق като прах poeirento drobivý, práškový pulverig pulveragtig που είναι σαν σκόνη como polvo, en polvo; polvoriento pulbritaoline گرد مانند jauhemainen poudreux אֲבָקִי भुरभुरा, पाउडर लगाए हुए prašak, nalik prahu porhanyó(s) seperti bubuk duftkenndur polveroso 粉状の 가루로 된 birus, pudrinis pulverveidīgs; pulverveida- berserbuk poedervormig pulveraktig, støvfin sypki د پودر يا ګرد په شكل poeirento pulverulent, sub formă de pudră порошкообразный; рыхлый drobivý, práškový prahast puderast puder-, pulverfin ที่เหมือนผง toz gibi 粉狀的,粉末的 розсипчастий; порошкоподібний پاؤڈر جيسا dạng bột 粉状的,粉末的
powder puff
a piece of very soft material used to apply face-powder etc. poeierspons قُرص من القَطيفَه لِذَر البودرَه على الوَجْه пухче за пудра espuma de pó de arroz labutěnka die Puderquaste pudderkvast σφουγγαράκι πούδρας borla puudritups ابر پودر puuterihuisku houppe(tte) כָּרִית פּוּדרָה पाउडर लगाने का कोमल गोल फाया jastučić za nanošenje pudera púderpamacs pemupuk bedak púðurkvasti, púði til að púðra sig með puimino (per la cipria) 化粧パフ 분첩 pūkutis pūderslotiņa paf bedak poederdonsje pudderkvast puszek do pudru د پودروو اوريز pompom bureţel de pudrat пуховка labutienka blazinica za pudranje pufna za nanošenje pudera pudervippa พัฟทาหน้า pudra ponponu 粉撲 пухівка چہرہ پر لگانے کا ايک انتہائي نرم پاؤڈر bông trang điểm 粉扑
ˈpowder room noun
a women's restroom. kleedkamer غُرفَة الإستراحة النسائِيَّه дамска тоалетна toalete feminino dámská toaleta die Damentoilette dametoilet τουαλέτα γυναικών tocador, lavabo de señoras naistetualett توالت بانوان naisten wc שירותים सार्वजनिक जनाना शौचालय toaleta (za žene) női toalett kamar wanita bagno 여성의 화장실 moterų tualetas dāmu tualete bilik air damestoilet dametoalett damska toaleta د ښځو لپاره د استراحت خونه дамская (туалетная) комната dámska toaleta žensko stranišče toalet ห้องน้ําผู้หญิง hanımlar tuvaleti 女用洗手間 дамська туалетна кімната عورتوں کے آرام کا کمرہ phòng vệ sinh nữ 化妆室
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