"nature calls" meaning in English

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Phrase

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  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic, personification) Used to indicate that someone (usually the speaker) feels a need to urinate or defecate. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic Categories (topical): Toilet (room) Synonyms: nature beckons Related terms: call of nature, duty calls Translations (the speaker feels a need to urinate or defecate): 要上廁所 (Chinese Mandarin), 要上厕所 (yào shàng cèsuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), 內急 (Chinese Mandarin), 内急 (nèijí) (Chinese Mandarin), luonto kutsuu (Finnish), panggilan alam (Indonesian), la natura chiama (Italian), ដោះទុក្ខសត្វ (dɑhtukkhɑɑhtvɑɑ) (Khmer), natura wzywa (Polish)
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          "sense": "the speaker feels a need to urinate or defecate",
          "word": "la natura chiama"
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