diaper

pañal

Prenda suave que se coloca entre las piernas para recoger orina y heces, especialmente en bebés.

En inglés sencillo: A soft covering worn between the legs to collect urine and solid body waste, especially by babies.

• The baby needs a clean diaper.
• I changed her diaper before we left.
• Do you use cloth diapers or disposable ones?

Sinónimos: nappy

Expresiones frecuentes: change a diaper, dirty diaper, cloth diaper, disposable diaper

almohadilla absorbente

Almohadilla o recipiente que recoge y absorbe líquidos o residuos que se escapan de algo.

En inglés sencillo: A pad or container that catches and absorbs leaking liquid or waste from something.

• The engine diaper catches leaking oil.
• A meat diaper absorbs liquid at the bottom of the tray.
• The mechanic replaced the soaked engine diaper.

Sinónimos: absorbent pad

Expresiones frecuentes: engine diaper, meat diaper, rubber diaper

poner un pañal

Colocar una prenda absorbente alrededor del trasero de alguien para recoger orina y heces.

En inglés sencillo: To put an absorbent covering around someone’s bottom to collect body waste.

• Can you diaper the baby?
• He diapered his daughter before putting her to bed.
• The nurse showed us how to diaper a newborn.

Expresiones frecuentes: diaper a baby, diaper someone, diaper an infant