Wash in spanish
pronunciation: lɑbɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb, noun
wash1 = lavado, colada.
Example: Year without a wash leads to divorce court.more:
» body wash = jabón líquido, gel de baño.
Example: Our body wash smells good, refreshes and eliminates toxins from the skin.» car wash = lavado de coches.
Example: Pressure wash equipment is similar to a typical coin-op car wash only portable and more powerful.» come out in + the wash = salir en el lavado, salir en la colada.
Example: In fact, if I accidently goop some on my clothing, I can rest assured that it will come out in the wash without damaging or staining.» drive-through car wash = túnel de lavado.
Example: The Web needs to become like a drive-through car wash -- you bring your car in, and the car wash does all the work.» hogwash = tonterías, birria, chorradas, bazofia, disparates, necedades, sandeces, basura, memeces, paparruchadas.
Example: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.» it will come out in the wash = al final, se sabrá la verdad; al final, todo se sabrá; al final, todo saldrá a la luz; al final, todo se arreglará; al final, todo saldrá bien.
Example: Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.» jet wash = lavado a presión, lavado manual a presión.
Example: The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car.» mouthwash = enjuague bucal, elixir bucal.
Example: Oral products including mouthwash may actually be leading to bad breath because of the presence of alcohol.» pressure wash = lavado a presión.
Example: Pressure wash equipment is similar to a typical coin-op car wash only portable and more powerful.» washbasin = lavabo.
Example: The bathroom contains only an old bathtub resting on claws and a dirty washbasin with a crimson stain around the rim.» wash basket = cesto de la ropa sucia, cesta de la ropa sucia.
Example: The cottage has full laundry facilities including a washing machine, dryer, pegs, clothes horse, wash basket and a washing line outside.» washboard = tabla de lavar.
Example: This company has been making washboards since 1895 and is the only manufacturer still operating in the United States of America today.» wash bowl = palangana, barreño, jofaina, aljofaina, ajofaina.
Example: This wash bowl and pitcher set has been in our family for over 100 years.» washcloth = paño para la cara, paño para lavarse la cara, manopla.
Example: Most people consider a washcloth as personal as a toothbrush.» wash-hand basin = lavamanos.
Example: Previously wash-hand basins needed to be fitted in all bedrooms.» wash-off = lavado, vertido.
Example: The wash-off of solid waste into the drainage systems of urban areas seriously interferes with aquatic life in the receiving streams, rivers, lakes and oceans.» wash out = destruir, estropear. [Causado por el agua]
Example: Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.» washrag = paño para la cara, paño para lavarse la cara, manopla.
Example: To cure hiccups put a washrag over a full glass of water and drink the water through it.» wash solvent = disolvente para el lavado.
Example: A bottle containing blanket wash solvent is incorporated in the machine and the process is activated by depressing and holding a lever.» whitewash = cal.
Example: By adding about a tablespoon of powdered alum per gallon of whitewash its quality can be improved.» whitewash = encubrimiento, farsa.
Example: The trials in Jakarta have been a whitewash -- Indonesia has failed in its promise to hold the military accountable for the atrocities commited.» whitewash = paliza, palizón, azotaina, vapuleo, soba, tunda, zurra.
Example: He got a whitewash for that.wash2 = lavar.
Example: After disinfection the object should be thoroughly washed with tap and distilled water.more:
» awash with/in = inundado de, cubierto de.
Example: It would seem as if the country is almost awash with outlets for the sale of books.» be washed away by the flood = ser arrastrado por la riada.
Example: There was very little time to get her out before the car itself was washed away by the flood.» brainwash = hacerle a Alguien un lavado de cerebro, lavarle el cerebro a Alguien, comerle el coco a Alguien, comerle el tarro a Alguien.
Example: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".» hand wash = lavar a mano.
Example: We recommend you hand wash your suspenders using a mild soap.» wash + ashore = flotar hasta acabar en la playa.
Example: The boat was completely wrecked and lots of flotsam had washed ashore in amongst the rocks.» wash away = agua + arrastrar, agua + llevar, limpiar con agua.
Example: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.» wash + the dishes = lavar los platos, fregar los platos.
Example: The children were shown pictures of a figure washing dishes, washing a car, and washing clothes and stated whether they considered the activity work or not.» wash down = lavar, baldear.
Example: Before you lather your car with nice hot sudsy water, you want to wash it down first with a hose.» wash + Nombre + down = acompañar, ayudar a bajar. [En general, referido a la acción de beber y comer]
Example: He also apparently washed it down with a swig of a vodka mixer and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said.» wash + Nombre + up = lavar.
Example: They scraped the sinew, washed it up, dried it up, and then they split it.» wash out = cancelar debido a la lluvia, suspender debido a la lluvia, cancelar por la lluvia, suspender por la lluvia.
Example: Heavy rain washed out the first day of play between Fiji and Vanuatu in their cricket international series.» wash out = enjuagar, lavar.
Example: They turned the boat over and washed it out but then Brad couldn't get back in the boat because he was too weak.» wash out to + sea = arrastrar al mar.
Example: A man has been washed out to sea by strong surf that has battered the city's famed Golden Mile.» wash over = inundar, invadir.
Example: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.» wash + Posesive + hair = lavarse el pelo, lavarse la cabeza.
Example: Prince Harry has reportedly owned up to his friends that he has not washed his hair for two years.» wash + Posesivo + clothes = lavar la ropa, hacer la colada.
Example: Bathing & washing clothes in the river are perceived as pleasurable & traditional social activities.» wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in front of others) = sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros, sacar los trapos sucios.
Example: 'I've always felt that professionals should stick together and not wash their dirty linen in front of others -- particularly strangers'.» wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) = sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público, sacar los trapos sucios.
Example: Nevertheless, after some initial nasty exchanges in their meetings, agreed not to wash their linen in public and to live in peace with each other.» wash + Posesivo + face = lavarse la cara.
Example: If during the day, you feel sleepy then it can help tremendously if you wash your face with cold water.» wash + Posesivo + hands = lavarse las manos.
Example: My mother in law lives with us and she will not wash her hands before touching food.» wash + Posesivo + hands of = lavarse las manos de, desentenderse de.
Example: She washed her hands of him at the first sign of controversy.» wash + Posesivo + hands off = lavarse las manos, desentenderse de.
Example: Britain cannot wash her hands off from the plight of Palestinians today.» wash + the car = lavar el coche.
Example: The children were shown pictures of a figure washing dishes, washing a car, and washing clothes and stated whether they considered the activity work or not.» wash up = corriente + arrastrar.
Example: Wreckage from the space station Mir that plunged into the Pacific Ocean this week could wash up on Pacific islands, experts believe.» wash up = lavar los platos, fregar los platos.
Example: After washing up clean the sink and taps and remember to disinfect these regularly.» whitewash = blanquear, encalar.
Example: I know it sounds crazy, but whitewashing brick or wood is a unique way to provide color to the outside of a home.» whitewash = encubrir, enmascarar, ocultar, tapar.
Example: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.» whitewash = dar una paliza, dar una buena paliza.
Example: Oxford City proved too strong for Banbury A, whitewashing them 9-0.