nature calls

English

Pronunciation

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Phrase

nature calls

1. (euphemistic, idiomatic, personification) Used to indicate that someone (usually the speaker) feels a need to urinate or defecate.

   Synonym: nature beckons

Related terms

• call of nature

Translations

the speaker feels a need to urinate or defecate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 要上廁所 / 要上厕所 (yào shàng cèsuǒ), 內急 / 内急 (zh) (nèijí)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: luonto kutsuu
• Indonesian: panggilan alam
• Italian: la natura chiama
• Khmer: ដោះទុក្ខសត្វ (dɑhtukkhɑɑhtvɑɑ)
• Polish: natura wzywa

See also

• duty calls