Washing in spanish
pronunciation: lɑbɑdoʊ part of speech: noun
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.washing = lavado.
Example: We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.more:
» dishwashing = lavado de platos.
Example: This package contains a handbook explaining how to make laundering, cleaning, and dishwashing easier.» do + the washing = lavar la ropa, hacer la colada.
Example: Like most mums with a large family, I usually do the washing every day.» load of washing = carga de lavadora.
Example: Her only problem with it is that she had a huge family and she needed a bigger drum for handling her loads of washing.» load + the washing machine = cargar la lavadora.
Example: To solve this problem, distribute the weight of the clothes evenly when loading the washing machine.» washing line = tendedero, cuerda de tender, cuerda de tender la ropa.
Example: The cottage has full laundry facilities including a washing machine, dryer, pegs, clothes horse, wash basket and a washing line outside.» washing load = carga de lavadora.
Example: This washing machine will wash, rinse and spin dry a regular washing load in just 8 minutes, using only 10 gals. of water.» washing machine = lavadora.
Example: The study aims at establishing a common European basis for defining efficiency in domestic washing mahines, clothes driers and dishwashers.» washing powder = detergente.
Example: This washing powder is specially formulated to wash coloureds without bleaching them.» washing, the = colada, la.
Example: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.» whitewashing = encubrimiento, desfiguración, tergiversación, distorsión, deformación.
Example: Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.» whitewashing = blanqueo, encalado.
Example: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.