Ducha

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for September 26, 2009

ducha (feminine noun (la)) — shower. Look up ducha in the dictionary

Si tienes fiebre, toma una ducha para controlar la temperatura.
If you have a fever, take a shower to control your temperature.

[María José]

A shower is also a heavy downpour.
A baby shower is a party to celebrate the future birth of a child.

Una ducha de agua fría es una noticia repentina que causa una impresión fuerte o desagradable.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by María José

Una ducha de agua fría es una noticia repentina que causa una impresión fuerte o desagradable.

Like "a bucket of (cold) water" ...

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by María José

A baby shower is a party to celebrate the future birth of a child.

Primarily US but gaining currency in UK. I never know how to pronounce it, though: is it sh-ow-er (like the bath attachment and the rain) or show-er?

[ookami]

And what do you normaly use in UK instead of shower?

as chileno said, here the expression is "balde de agua fría", I never heared "ducha de agua fría" in that sense.

[Jessica]

Originally Posted by pjt33

Primarily US but gaining currency in UK. I never know how to pronounce it, though: is it sh-ow-er (like the bath attachment and the rain) or show-er?

2 syllables. but the show part sounds like "shau"

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by María José

A shower is also a heavy downpour.
A baby shower is a party to celebrate the future birth of a child.

In fact, the idea of the word "shower" for the party for an upcoming wedding or birth is that you are going to "shower" the future bride/mother with gifts/necessities for her upcoming change of life-season.

SOOOooooo ... are you saying that these uses of "shower" are only in English, or do you use the same in Spanish? "Shower" for a heavy rain? "Shower" for a party for an expectant bride/mother?

Originally Posted by pjt33

Primarily US but gaining currency in UK. I never know how to pronounce it, though: is it sh-ow-er (like the bath attachment and the rain) or show-er?

Like Jessica said. The word "shower" is pronounced the same, regardless of the usage.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Like Jessica said. The word "shower" is pronounced the same, regardless of the usage.

But there are two different words spelled "shower".

shower -rain, bath attachment, baby shower
shower - person or thing that shows.

[ookami]

For what I've hear, shower is almost only used when you are going to take a bath (with no inversion, generally) Obviously it can be use to make comparations, but there aren't "used and common" expressions that I have heared off. For example, when you arrive to your home from the rain, the one that recive you can say "¡que ducha te tomaste!", but it's not the standard one, this would be: "¡te bañaste!"

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by laepelba

In fact, the idea of the word "shower" for the party for an upcoming wedding or birth is that you are going to "shower" the future bride/mother with gifts/necessities for her upcoming change of life-season.

I thought it was to show off the baby.