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Toilet Training

Spanish translation: control de esfínteres (dejar los pañales)

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English term or phrase:toilet training
Spanish translation:control de esfínteres (dejar los pañales)
Entered by: Andrea Bullrich

01:35 Apr 9, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Toilet Training
First it is subheading: TOILET TRAINING.

Then in the sentence: Toilet training is the process of helping your child learnt to use the toilet instead of urinating or passing bowel movements in diapers
Hardy Moreno
Local time: 08:52
control de esfínteres (dejar los pañales)
Explanation:
As a title, and in your text, which sounds rather formal, I would say "control de esfínteres". In other, more informal contexts it is usual to say "dejar los pañales" (as in "cómo ayudar a su hijo a dejar los pañales").

HTH
Andrea
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Andrea Bullrich
Local time: 10:52
Grading comment
Muchísimas gracias, de parte de Hardy Moreno
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7control de esfínteres (dejar los pañales)
Andrea Bullrich
4acostumbrar al servicio
lorenas
4El entrenamiento en el control de los esfínteres es el proceso mediante el cual el niño aprende a...
Ramón Solá


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
control de esfínteres (dejar los pañales)


Explanation:
As a title, and in your text, which sounds rather formal, I would say "control de esfínteres". In other, more informal contexts it is usual to say "dejar los pañales" (as in "cómo ayudar a su hijo a dejar los pañales").

HTH
Andrea

Andrea Bullrich
Local time: 10:52
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 23
Grading comment
Muchísimas gracias, de parte de Hardy Moreno

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Eugenia Deya
2 mins
  -> gracias, pero... ??? :-)))
agree  Claudia Iglesias: Es lo que he oído en muchos países latinoamericanos.
13 mins
  -> gracias :-))
agree  Clarisa Moraña: Así dicen los teóricos. En la práctica los niños los dejan cuando quieren, hagan lo que hagan los padres...
50 mins
  -> ahá, incluyendo umbandas y sacrificios paganos, especialmente con lo que aumentaron acá los pañales! :-(
agree  olv10siq: :totalmente de acuerdo con Clarisa. Como madre de dos y abuela de siete puedo decir sin temor a equivocarme que los niños tienen la última palabra. Own experience.
1 hr
  -> Abuela de siete????? Mi madre, todo lo que me falta aprender todavía! :-))
agree  Montse de la Fuente: Quizá se diga en paises sudamericanos pero en España, te lo digo por experiencia, es la expresión que se utiliza.
8 hrs
agree  Carlos Moreno
13 hrs
agree  cotasur
13 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
acostumbrar al servicio


Explanation:
buena suerte

lorenas
Local time: 14:52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Claudia Iglesias: ¿Así se dice en España?
9 mins
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
El entrenamiento en el control de los esfínteres es el proceso mediante el cual el niño aprende a...


Explanation:
...usar el escusado / retrete...

Ramón Solá
Local time: 08:52
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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