Orinar (en. Pee)

/oɾiˈnaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Action of expelling urine.

Children must learn to urinate in the bathroom.

Los niños deben aprender a orinar en el baño.

Getting rid of fluids through the bladder.

It is important to urinate regularly to maintain health.

Es importante orinar regularmente para mantener la salud.

To perform a physiological necessity.

I can't concentrate because I need to urinate.

No puedo concentrarme porque necesito orinar.

It derives from the Latin 'urinare', related to the activity of expelling urine.

urinating upwards

Act of urinating in a vertical position, often as a joke.

orinar para arriba

I can't urinate.

Expression used when someone needs to go to the bathroom but cannot do so.

no puedo orinar

to urinate in secret

To urinate in a place where it is not visible to others.

orinar a escondidas

urine

Yellow liquid, mainly composed of water, excreted by the kidneys.

orina

bladder

Organ where urine is stored.

vejiga

kidney

Organ that filters blood and produces urine.

riñón

to pee

He went out to pee behind a tree.

Salió a mear detrás de un árbol.

to take a leak

I can't hold it anymore, I need to take a leak.

No aguanto más, necesito pichar.

to relieve oneself

I'm going to relieve myself for a moment.

Voy a desahogar un momento.