sanitary towel in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sanitary towel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

compresa, tb. compresa higiénica, compresa femenina

sanitary towel

paño higiénico

sanitary towel Brit

kótex

sanitary towel Brit

modes

sanitary towel

toalla femenina

sanitary towel Brit

toalla higiénica

sanitary towel Brit

Translations for sanitary towel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sanitary [Am ˈsænəˌtɛri, Brit ˈsanɪt(ə)ri] ADJ

1. sanitary (concerning health) attr:

sanitary conditions/regulations

sanitario

sanitary conditions/regulations

de salubridad

sanitary engineer/engineering

de saneamiento

sanitary engineer/engineering

sanitario

sanitary inspector

de sanidad

2. sanitary (hygienic):

sanitary

higiénico

sanitary

salubre

I.towel [Am ˈtaʊ(ə)l, Brit ˈtaʊəl] N

towel

toalla f

towel bar or Brit rail

toallero m (de barra)

II.towel <toweling toweled Am towelling towelled Brit> [Am ˈtaʊ(ə)l, Brit ˈtaʊəl] VB trans

towel

secar con toalla

to towel sb/oneself down or off

secar a alguien/secarse con una toalla

he toweled himself dry

se secó con una toalla

See also throw in

throw in VB [Am θroʊ -, Brit θrəʊ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. throw in (contribute):

throw in remark

hacer

that's even better, threw in Bob

—mejor aún —terció or agregó or añadió Bob

2. throw in (include):

take them all and I'll throw this radio in free!

si los lleva todos, le doy esta radio de regalo or de ñapa

take them all and I'll throw this radio in free!

si los lleva todos, le doy esta radio de yapa CSur Peru

3. throw in SPORTS:

throw in ball

sacar

to throw in the sponge or towel

tirar la esponja or la toalla

sanitary towel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sanitary towel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sanitary towel N Brit, sanitary napkin N Am

sanitary towel

compresa f (higiénica)

Translations for sanitary towel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

compresa higiénica

sanitary towel Brit

compresa

sanitary towel Brit

Translations for sanitary towel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sanitary [ˈsænɪtəri, Am -teri] ADJ

1. sanitary (relating to hygiene):

sanitary

sanitario, -a

2. sanitary (clean):

sanitary

higiénico, -a

I.towel [ˈtaʊəl] -ll- N

towel

toalla f

Phrases:

to throw in the towel

tirar la toalla

II.towel [ˈtaʊəl] -ll- VB trans

to towel sth dry

secar algo con toalla

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Many organisations and initiatives help to reduce the problem through hygiene education, cheaper sanitary towels, and female public toilets.

www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk

While there is public funding for condoms to be supplied to homeless shelters, there is no financial aid for tampons and sanitary towels.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The refugees are putting together care packages of affected locals including toys and personal hygiene items such as nappies, plasters and sanitary towels.

www.independent.co.uk

We were not told about periods, they did not even give us a sanitary towel or a bra or anything.

www.dailymail.co.uk

They are also handing out things they have learned are particularly hard to come by, including sanitary towels and plastic wallets for personal documents.

www.hulldailymail.co.uk

Schoolgirl absenteeism could be cut in half by simply providing free sanitary towels.

en.wikipedia.org

Why couldn't they even have the sense to offer a cold compress such as papers towel soaked in cold water, or a sanitary towel or something...

www.thisislancashire.co.uk

Or, they can't afford sanitary towels and so end up missing out four to five days a month and end up falling behind.

lifestyle.one

She has been working hard - last week she was promoting the most glamourous of all products - the sanitary towel.

www.irishmirror.ie

Brushing over the fact that many people also use sanitary towels at the same time as tampons, five per cent of this cost is tax.

www.independent.co.uk