Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
ducha higiênica
English translation:
douche spray
Added to glossary by
Bett
Oct 13, 2006 22:09
17 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
ducha higiênica
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
fittings/equipments
aquela que fica do lado do sanitário.
não tem contexto, é uma lista de equipamentos a serem instalados em um balheiro.
não tem contexto, é uma lista de equipamentos a serem instalados em um balheiro.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | douche spray |
Amy Duncan (X)
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| 3 +4 | bidet |
Marcelo González
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| 5 | Handheld shower bidet |
Carla Queiro (X)
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Proposed translations
16 hrs
Selected
douche spray
I'm not sure these are common in the USA (bidets also are not), but here in Brazil they have become very common, replacing the older bidets. Just bought one last week! :o)
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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-10-14 14:29:09 GMT)
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Oh, and by the way, a bidet is called "bidet" here.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 15:14:36 GMT)
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Sorry folks, but "bidet" is the wrong translatin for this. I used "douche spray" because it's the closest I could come in English to describe this item, which does not exist in the USA. A "douche spray" in the USA is something else altogether, as the pictures show. Believe, me, I live in Brazil, and here a bidet is a bidet, not a spray hose!
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 15:16:32 GMT)
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http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=pt-BR&lr=&rls=GG...
Please see the first row of images. This is a ducha higiênica...the last image is especially good, because it shows how it is installed in the bathroom.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 15:18:30 GMT)
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I really hope you don't use bidet as the translation, as it is dead wrong!
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 15:48:35 GMT)
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Although this comment hasn't yet appeared here, someone said that it must be a bidet because it is on a list of equipment to be installed, and a douche spray seems to be portable. Wrong! A "ducha higiênica" has to be installed. See the last image in the first row. Really, you're just guessing, but I know what a ducha higiênica is.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 15:53:25 GMT)
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In answer to the added note above, "hand-held bidet" might be another way to translate it, just not "bidet" alone!
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 16:07:07 GMT)
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I propose: hand-held hygienic spray
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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-10-14 14:29:09 GMT)
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Oh, and by the way, a bidet is called "bidet" here.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 15:14:36 GMT)
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Sorry folks, but "bidet" is the wrong translatin for this. I used "douche spray" because it's the closest I could come in English to describe this item, which does not exist in the USA. A "douche spray" in the USA is something else altogether, as the pictures show. Believe, me, I live in Brazil, and here a bidet is a bidet, not a spray hose!
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 15:16:32 GMT)
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http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=pt-BR&lr=&rls=GG...
Please see the first row of images. This is a ducha higiênica...the last image is especially good, because it shows how it is installed in the bathroom.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 15:18:30 GMT)
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I really hope you don't use bidet as the translation, as it is dead wrong!
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 15:48:35 GMT)
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Although this comment hasn't yet appeared here, someone said that it must be a bidet because it is on a list of equipment to be installed, and a douche spray seems to be portable. Wrong! A "ducha higiênica" has to be installed. See the last image in the first row. Really, you're just guessing, but I know what a ducha higiênica is.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 15:53:25 GMT)
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In answer to the added note above, "hand-held bidet" might be another way to translate it, just not "bidet" alone!
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 16:07:07 GMT)
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I propose: hand-held hygienic spray
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you "
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2 mins
Marcelo González
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
PhD in Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
bidet
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-10-13 22:13:30 GMT)
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If it's not a "shower," this might be it. Though French in origen, the word is used in English, as well (at least here in the US).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidet
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-10-13 22:15:02 GMT)
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excuse me: that's "origin" :-)
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 15:46:53 GMT)
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As Amy points out below, this is different from a "bidet" (though its use is the same); thus, I suggest something like "hand-held bidet (spray wand)."
At least in the US, the use of "douche" might not go over very well at home improvement stores (given its common association, at least in American English).
Results 1 - 10 of about 895 for "hand-held bidet" . (0.11 seconds)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=...
Final suggestion:
ducha higiênica = hand-held bidet (spray wand)
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-10-13 22:13:30 GMT)
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If it's not a "shower," this might be it. Though French in origen, the word is used in English, as well (at least here in the US).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidet
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-10-13 22:15:02 GMT)
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excuse me: that's "origin" :-)
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-10-14 15:46:53 GMT)
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As Amy points out below, this is different from a "bidet" (though its use is the same); thus, I suggest something like "hand-held bidet (spray wand)."
At least in the US, the use of "douche" might not go over very well at home improvement stores (given its common association, at least in American English).
Results 1 - 10 of about 895 for "hand-held bidet" . (0.11 seconds)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=...
Final suggestion:
ducha higiênica = hand-held bidet (spray wand)
Peer comment(s):
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Henrique Magalhaes
0 min
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Obrigado, Henrique!
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craigs
1 hr
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thanks, craigs!
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Norbert Hermann
10 hrs
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Thanks, Herman!
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Susy Ordaz
11 hrs
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Thanks, Susy!
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Amy Duncan (X)
: a bidet looks like a toilet bowl, a "ducha higiênica" is a spray hose...two very different things used for the same purpose!
16 hrs
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Since the function is basically the same, a better option would be "hand-held bidet."
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2 days 21 hrs
Handheld shower bidet
I found various names:
Personal hygiene cleansing wand
Handheld shower bidet
Personal Shower Wand
Mini-shower bidet
Mini-shower handheld bidet
Personal hygiene cleansing wand
Handheld shower bidet
Personal Shower Wand
Mini-shower bidet
Mini-shower handheld bidet
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