wash
/wɑʃ/ sustantivo A1En español: lavado, enjuague
- The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid. · I'm going to have a quick wash before coming to bed.· My jacket needs a wash.
- A liquid used for washing.
- A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties. · mouth wash· hand wash
- The quantity of clothes washed at a time. · There's a lot in that wash: maybe you should split it into two piles.
- A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
- The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach. · I could hear the wash of the wave.
- The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws. · The ship left a big wash· Sail away from the wash to avoid rocking the boat.
- The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
Plural washes
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
- wash away barrer
- wash down bajar, acompañar, lavar la garganta
- wash off To remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt ...
- wash out To wash the inside of something.
- wash over To pass (one) unnoticed so that one is unaffected by it.
- wash up ser arrastrado por la corriente, ser traído por la corriente
De la biblioteca
The count turned up his sleeves, and passed into the little vestibule where the gentlemen were accustomed to wash their hands after shooting.
All the delicacies, in fact, that are cast up by the wash of waters on the sandy beach, and styled by the grateful fishermen “fruits of the sea.”
For my part, I wash my hands of the affair.”
“Yes, you may wash the dishes.
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