verb
orinar
urinate
Definition & meaning
Orinar means to urinate or to pass urine. It is a neutral, standard term used in everyday and medical contexts.
Grammar & Word origin
Orinar is a regular -ar verb. It comes from Latin urinare, related to urina, meaning “urine.”
It is generally intransitive: Necesito orinar means “I need to urinate.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- mear — “to pee”; common but more informal and sometimes considered vulgar.
- hacer pis — “to pee”; informal and often used with children.
- miccionar — “to urinate”; a technical medical term.
There is no direct antonym.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
El perro salió al jardín para orinar.verb
The dog went out to the garden to urinate.
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