wash

wash
wash [wɒ∫]
1. noun
   a. to give sth a wash laver qch
• to give one's hands/face a wash se laver les mains/le visage
• to have a wash se laver
• to have a quick wash faire un brin de toilette
• it needs a wash cela a besoin d'être lavé
   b. ( = laundry) I do a big wash on Mondays je fais une grande lessive le lundi
• your shirt is in the wash ( = being washed) ta chemise est à la lessive
• the colours ran in the wash cela a déteint au lavage
• it will all come out in the wash (inf) ( = be all right) ça finira par s'arranger
2. transitive verb
   a. laver
• to wash o.s. [person] se laver ; [cat] faire sa toilette
• to wash one's hair se laver les cheveux
• to wash one's hands/face se laver les mains/le visage
• he washed the dirt off his hands il s'est lavé les mains (pour en enlever la saleté)
• to wash the dishes laver la vaisselle
• to wash one's hands of sth se laver les mains de qch
• to wash one's hands of sb se désintéresser de qn
   b. to be washed overboard être emporté par une vague
3. intransitive verb
   a. ( = have a wash) [person] se laver ; [cat] faire sa toilette
• this garment doesn't wash very well ce vêtement ne se lave pas très facilement
   b. (British) that just won't wash! (inf) ( = won't be accepted) ça ne prend pas !
   c. [waves, sea, flood] to wash over sth balayer qch
• let the music wash over you laisse la musique t'envahir
• a wave of sadness/tiredness washed over him il a soudain ressenti une profonde tristesse/une grande fatigue
4. compounds
► wash-out (inf) noun
( = event) désastre m ; ( = person) nul m
► wash-wipe noun (on windscreen) lave-glace m inv
► wash away
1. intransitive verb
[stain] s'en aller au lavage
2. separable transitive verb
   a. [+ stain] faire partir au lavage
• the rain washed the mud away la pluie a fait partir la boue
   b. [waves, sea, flood] ( = carry away) emporter ; [+ footprints] balayer
• the river washed away part of the bank la rivière a emporté une partie de la rive
► wash down separable transitive verb
   a. [+ deck, car] laver (à grande eau) ; [+ wall] lessiver
   b. [+ medicine, pill] faire descendre ; [+ food] arroser
► wash off
1. intransitive verb
partir au lavage
• it won't wash off ça ne part pas
2. separable transitive verb
faire partir
► wash out
1. intransitive verb
   a. [dye, colours] passer au lavage
   b. (US) he washed out of university (inf) il s'est fait recaler aux examens de la fac (inf)
2. separable transitive verb
   a. ( = remove) [+ stain] faire partir au lavage
   b. ( = rinse) [+ bottle, pan] laver
   c. the match was washed out ( = prevented by rain) le match a été annulé à cause de la pluie
• to look/feel washed out (inf) ( = tired) avoir l'air/se sentir complètement lessivé (inf)
► wash up
1. intransitive verb
   a. (British) ( = wash dishes) faire la vaisselle
   b. (US) ( = have a wash) se débarbouiller
2. separable transitive verb
   a. (British) [+ plates, cups] laver
   b. [sea, tide] rejeter (sur le rivage) ; [river] rejeter (sur la berge)
• to be (all) washed up (inf) [plan, marriage] être tombé à l'eau (inf)
   c. (US) ( = tired) to look/feel washed up avoir l'air/se sentir lessivé (inf)
* * *
1. [wɒʃ]
noun
1) [U] (by person)

to give [something] a wash — laver [window, floor]; nettoyer [object]; lessiver [paintwork]; se laver [hands, face]

to give somebody a wash — débarbouiller [child]

to have a quick wash — faire un brin de toilette (colloq)

2) (laundry process) lavage m

weekly wash — lessive f hebdomadaire

in the wash — (about to be cleaned) au sale; (being cleaned) au lavage

3) (from boat) remous m
4) (coating) gen couche f (de peinture); Art lavis m
5) (for face) lotion f
2.
noun modifier

frequent wash shampoo — shampooing m pour lavages fréquents

pen and wash drawing — dessin m à la plume et au lavis

3. [wɒʃ], US [wɔːʃ]
transitive verb
1) (clean) laver [person, clothes, floor]; nettoyer [object, wound]; lessiver [surface]

to get washed — se laver

to wash one's hands/face — se laver les mains/le visage

to wash the dishes — faire la vaisselle

2) (carry along) entraîner [silt, debris]

to wash somebody/something overboard — emporter quelqu'un/quelque chose par-dessus bord

3) littér (lap against) lécher
4) (coat) Art laver; gen, Technology passer une légère couche de peinture sur [wall]
4.
intransitive verb (clean oneself) [person] se laver, faire sa toilette; [animal] faire sa toilette; (clean clothes) faire la lessive; (become clean) se laver

that excuse won't wash with me — (colloq) fig cette excuse ne me satisfait pas

5.
reflexive verb

to wash oneself — [person] se laver; [animal] faire sa toilette

Phrasal Verbs:
••

it will all come out in the wash — (be revealed) tout finira bien par se savoir; (be resolved) tout finira par s'arranger

to wash one's hands of — se laver les mains de [matter]; se désintéresser de [person]


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