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Meaning of "pissoir" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PISSOIR

French, from pisser to urinate.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PISSOIR

pissoir  [ˈpiːswɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PISSOIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pissoir is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PISSOIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Pissoir

A pissoir or vespasienne is a structure that provides support and screening of urinals in public space. It is a French invention common in Europe that allows for urination in public without the need for a toilet building. Availability of a pissoir reduces the likelihood of urination onto buildings, sidewalks, or streets.

Definition of pissoir in the English dictionary

The definition of pissoir in the dictionary is a public urinal, usu. enclosed by a wall or screen.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PISSOIR


armoire
ɑːmˈwɑː
baignoire
ˈbenwɑː
boudoir
ˈbuːdwɑː
bourgeois
ˈbʊəʒwɑː
Chihuahua
tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː
devoir
ˈdevwɑː
Dubois
djuːˈbwɑː
fatwa
ˈfætwɑː
Kwa
kwɑː
memoir
ˈmɛmwɑː
noir
nwɑː
poult-de-soie
ˌpʊltdəˈswɑː
repertoire
ˈrɛpəˌtwɑː
repoussoir
ˌrɛpuːˈswɑː
reservoir
ˈrɛzəˌvwɑː
Seychellois
ˌseɪʃɛlˈwɑː
tous-les-mois
ˌtuːleɪˈmwɑː
vichyssois
ˌviːʃiːˈswɑː
voussoir
vuːˈswɑː
wawa
ˈwɑːˌwɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PISSOIR

piss
piss about
piss all over
piss artist
piss easy
piss off
piss-poor
piss-take
piss-up
pissant
Pissarro
pissasphalt
pissed
pissed off
pisser
pisshead
pistache
pistachio
pistachio ice cream
pistachio nut

WORDS THAT END LIKE PISSOIR

abattoir
aspersoir
au revoir
Beauvoir
choir
coir
couloir
de Beauvoir
Eure-et-Loir
film noir
gospel choir
grattoir
loir
male-voice choir
peignoir
Pinot Noir
preach to the choir
remontoir
terroir
trottoir

Synonyms and antonyms of pissoir in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pissoir» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PISSOIR

Find out the translation of pissoir to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pissoir from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pissoir» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pissoir
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pissoir
570 millions of speakers

English

pissoir
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pissoir
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pissoir
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

писсуар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pissoir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pissoir
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pissoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pissoir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pissoir
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公衆トイレ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pissoir
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pissoir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pissoir
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pissoir
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिसोइर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pissoir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pissoir
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pissoir
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пісуар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pisoar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pissoir
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pissoir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pissoir
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pissoir
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pissoir

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PISSOIR»

The term «pissoir» is regularly used and occupies the 91.940 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PISSOIR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pissoir» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pissoir» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pissoir

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PISSOIR»

Discover the use of pissoir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pissoir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sanitartechnik: Toilette, Urinal, Bassena, Pissoir, ...
Dieser Inhalt ist eine Zusammensetzung von Artikeln aus der frei verfugbaren Wikipedia-Enzyklopadie.
Quelle Wikipedia, 2013
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Signs of the Time
To the statement that this is art because ready-mades are not artifacts, Dickey objects that ready-mades are artifacts within an art world. In Duchamp's Fountain, the pissoir is used as an artistic medium in the same way as paint or stone in more ...
Willem Elias, 1997
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Letters to Emil
Tonight, as I left the restaurant, I passed by Notre Dame and stopped at a pissoir to take a leak. I was torn by conflicting impulses — one, to circle Notre Dame and soak it up; two, to tear off a poster in the pissoir which interested me exceedingly  ...
Henry Miller, Emil Schnellock, George Wickes, 1991
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Neons: A Novel
One day, in the Luxembourg pissoir, I see the prick of a man pissing and it bothers me the same way, but my heart is beating very fast. There's a pissoir on the way to school, next to the cemetery wall in rue Froidevaux. It's dark already.
Denis Belloc, 1991
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Ben Trovato's Guide to Everything
This shows that you were there first and are in charge of the pissoir. He will get stage fright and will have to stand there pointlessly holding his willy in his hand until you zip up and leave. Again, it is important for you to hold your ground. Do not ...
Ben Trovato, 2004
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The Invisible Flâneuse?: Gender, Public Space, and Visual ...
The pissoir was originally introduced to the public spaces of the city as a means to discourage public urination, particularly on the distinguished landmarks of Paris's monuments. They proliferated during the years of the Second Empire, and  ...
Aruna D'Souza, Tom McDonough, 2006
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The Unofficial Guide to Paris
Fortunately, Paris, the birthplace of the public pissoir (pees-wahr), offers easy, sanitary, and well-located solutions. French law states that you have the right to enter any café and use the toilet without consuming anything. (Note: Don't use the ...
David Applefield, 2010
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Ladies and Gents: Public Toilets and Gender
See men's toilets; pissoir; public toilets; school toilets; toilet(s); urinals; women's toilets public health. See health; hygiene public houses (pubs): pub culture in the United Kingdom, 37, 173–74; women's use of toilet facilities in, 36 public/private,  ...
Olga Gershenson, Barbara Penner, 2009
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Year of the Rhinoceros
CHAPTER 9 The Pissoir of Anomie — A Candidate For Wax — Espresso On The Mozartplatz MY WOMAN OF NO, my Antigone, my ineffaceable Keat, Manny says to himself. She lodged in his lunch hour like a tower of King Ludwig, soothed ...
M. B. Neff, 2009
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Outhouses
It's been 45 years since I was there, but at that time the pissoir, a streetside urinal, was a standard feature of the Parisian scene and an object of amusement but certainly not disgust or contempt. The distinctive construction of a pissoir was that  ...
Roger L. Welsch

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PISSOIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pissoir is used in the context of the following news items.
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Historians flush out the 'fraud' behind 20th century's most influential …
In 2004, it was voted the most influential artwork of the 20th century, though it is simply a pot pissoir laid on its side. Such adulation ignores an ... «The Times, Jul 15»
2
Tons Of You Showed Up At Dolores Park This Past Weekend, But …
Also, there will be an open-air pissoir (or two) put in near the corner of 20th and Church so that the male population is encouraged not to skip ... «SFist, Jun 15»
3
'The Festival of Insignificance,' by Milan Kundera
Stalin assumes a large presence, dominating three sections of the narrative — Stalin hunting, Stalin in the pissoir, Stalin possibly the antic ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
4
Sexuality, Culture and
His films, which often deal with gay themes, include Urinal & Other Stories, Pissoir, Zero Patience and Fig Trees. He participated in the 2011 ... «Dublin City University, Jun 15»
5
LED display for Skipton Town Hall like a 'giant mobile phone'
Many criticised the look of the structure, with Skipton member, Cllr Robert Heseltine, comparing it to a 'Gallic pissoir' and a 'carbuncle'. «Craven Herald, Jun 15»
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Ask A Native New Yorker: How Can I Stop People From Peeing On …
There's a certain kind of wide-mouthed juice container that serves beautifully as a pissoir. Some very skilled practitioners can even urinate into ... «Gothamist, May 15»
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Dolores Park Follies: Solving the “Culture Problem”
“And in case you haven't heard, Dolores Park will have the first open-air pissoir in San Francisco,” said Ballard. The future Dolores Park pissoir. «Mission Local, Apr 15»
8
CBD ring road ideal for the IndyCar Lappers 500
The chequered flag would be hoisted at the finish line from atop the newly restored heritage listed men's pissoir on Victoria and Russell Sts and ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Apr 15»
9
Pablo Bronstein Has Fun Opening Up a World of Deceit, Corruption …
(Though you'll probably sniff more of the stink around another of the artist's shows, "Pablo Bronstein: Pissoir" of 2011.) Or maybe it's not about ... «Houston Press, Apr 15»
10
Five things every Malaysian should know when visiting Amsterdam
This curling Dutch pissoir was first introduced in 1880 and the iconic design has remained the same ever since. You could stand there in public ... «Malay Mail Online, Apr 15»

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