portatiivi
English translation: potty
| 14:13 Mar 10, 2010 |
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|  Selected response from: Arja Whiteside (X) Local time: 15:30 | ||||||
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| 5 | commode (chair) |
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| 5 | potty |
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| 4 | (hospital type) portable toilet |
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| 3 | kannettava "wc-pytty" |
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5 mins confidence: 
kannettava "wc-pytty" Explanation: Se on se metallinen, kannettava "wc-pytty", jossa on kansi päällä ja joita käytetään sairaaloissa ja vanhainkodeissa. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2010-03-10 14:46:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Metallic portable “potty” used in hospitals and old peoples homes |
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1 hr confidence:
(hospital type) portable toilet Explanation: Portatiivi is called "potta" in hospitals in Finland and it mostly has an "hourglass" form. In other countries there are different kind of portable toilets. Reference: http://www.dloudin.com/Toilet/Toilet.htm Reference: http://www.google.fi/imgres?imgurl=http://www.soras.fi/image... |
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7 hrs confidence:
commode (chair) Explanation: Depends on the context, I guess, but in hospital or aged care setting, it is normally called a commode or commode chair. |
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1 hr confidence:
potty Explanation: Metallic portable “potty” used in hospitals and old peoples homes -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days20 hrs (2010-03-13 10:30:26 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Thank you Spencer, commode is good, but since this PORTATIIVI is neither a chair nor a bed pan… |
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