wash

lavar

Limpiar a alguien o algo con agua, a menudo también con jabón.

En inglés sencillo: To clean someone or something with water, often using soap.

• Please wash your hands.
• I washed the dishes after dinner.
• Have you washed your hair today?

Cómo se usa: wash something with something (Wash the floor with warm water.)

Sinónimos: clean, rinse

Antónimos: dirty

Expresiones frecuentes: wash hands, wash the dishes, wash someone’s hair

arrastrar, erosionar

Llevarse algo o desgastarlo poco a poco por la acción del agua en movimiento.

En inglés sencillo: If moving water does this, it carries something away or gradually wears it away.

• The flood washed the bridge away.
• Loose sand washed downstream during the storm.
• Waves have washed away part of the beach.

Cómo se usa: wash something away (Heavy rain washed the soil away.); wash something downstream (The flood washed the branches downstream.)

Sinónimos: sweep away, erode

Expresiones frecuentes: wash something away, wash downstream, wash something downstream

bañar, mojar

Dicho del agua u otro líquido, pasar sobre una superficie y mojarla.

En inglés sencillo: If water or another liquid does this, it flows over and wets a surface.

• Waves wash the shore.
• Cold water washed over her feet.
• Tears washed his cheeks as he listened.

Cómo se usa: wash over something (Warm water washed over my feet.); wash against something (Small waves washed against the wall.)

Sinónimos: lap, wet

Expresiones frecuentes: wash over something, wash against something, wash the shore

lavado

La acción de limpiar a alguien o algo con agua y, a menudo, jabón.

En inglés sencillo: An act of cleaning someone or something with water and often soap.

• The car needs a wash.
• I had a quick wash before breakfast.
• She gave the muddy boots a good wash.

Cómo se usa: give someone/something a wash (Give the dog a wash before he comes inside.)

Sinónimos: cleaning

Expresiones frecuentes: a quick wash, give something a wash, have a wash

ropa para lavar, colada

Ropa y otros tejidos que se van a lavar, se están lavando o ya se han lavado.

En inglés sencillo: Clothes or other fabrics waiting to be cleaned, being cleaned, or already cleaned.

• Put these socks in the wash.
• She hung the wash outside to dry.
• Is my blue shirt in the wash?

Cómo se usa: in the wash (My favourite shirt is in the wash.)

Sinónimos: laundry, washing

Expresiones frecuentes: in the wash, the dirty wash, the clean wash

limpiador, solución de lavado

Líquido usado para limpiar o tratar una parte del cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: A liquid used to clean or treat part of the body.

• Use this wash on your face.
• The nurse applied an antiseptic wash to the cut.
• This gentle wash helps keep my skin clean.

Sinónimos: cleanser, cleansing liquid

Expresiones frecuentes: antiseptic wash, face wash, medicated wash

carga de ropa, colada

La cantidad de ropa u otros tejidos que se lava de una sola vez.

En inglés sencillo: The amount of clothes or other fabrics cleaned together at one time.

• This wash contains only towels.
• I did two washes this morning.
• Keep the red clothes for a separate wash.

Sinónimos: load, load of laundry

Expresiones frecuentes: a full wash, a small wash, a separate wash

fracaso, fiasco

Un intento o un evento que sale completamente mal.

En inglés sencillo: An attempt or event that fails completely.

• The event was a complete wash.
• Without customers, the project became a total wash.
• Our first attempt was a wash, so we started again.

Sinónimos: failure, washout, flop

Antónimos: success

Expresiones frecuentes: a complete wash, a total wash