wash

laver

Nettoyer quelqu’un ou quelque chose avec de l’eau, souvent aussi avec du savon.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : wash something with something (Wash the floor with warm water.)

Synonymes : clean, rinse

Contraires : dirty

Expressions courantes : wash hands, wash the dishes, wash someone’s hair

emporter, éroder

En parlant de l’eau en mouvement, emporter quelque chose ou l’user progressivement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : wash something away (Heavy rain washed the soil away.); wash something downstream (The flood washed the branches downstream.)

Synonymes : sweep away, erode

Expressions courantes : wash something away, wash downstream, wash something downstream

baigner, mouiller

En parlant d’un liquide, couler sur une surface et la mouiller.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : wash over something (Warm water washed over my feet.); wash against something (Small waves washed against the wall.)

Synonymes : lap, wet

Expressions courantes : wash over something, wash against something, wash the shore

lavage

Le fait de nettoyer quelqu’un ou quelque chose avec de l’eau et souvent du savon.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : give someone/something a wash (Give the dog a wash before he comes inside.)

Synonymes : cleaning

Expressions courantes : a quick wash, give something a wash, have a wash

linge

Vêtements et autres textiles à laver, en cours de lavage ou déjà lavés.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : in the wash (My favourite shirt is in the wash.)

Synonymes : laundry, washing

Expressions courantes : in the wash, the dirty wash, the clean wash

solution lavante, nettoyant

Liquide utilisé pour nettoyer ou soigner une partie du corps.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : cleanser, cleansing liquid

Expressions courantes : antiseptic wash, face wash, medicated wash

lessive

La quantité de vêtements ou d’autres textiles lavés ensemble en une seule fois.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : load, load of laundry

Expressions courantes : a full wash, a small wash, a separate wash

échec, fiasco

Une tentative ou un événement qui échoue complètement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : failure, washout, flop

Contraires : success

Expressions courantes : a complete wash, a total wash