wash out

enlever au lavage

Enlever une tache ou une substance en lavant ce qui la porte.

En anglais simple : To remove a mark or substance from something by washing it.

• I washed out the stain.
• Can you wash this paint out of my shirt?
• Hot water washed most of the dye out.

Comment l'utiliser : wash something out of something (She washed the mud out of her skirt.)

Synonymes : wash away, remove

Expressions courantes : wash out a stain, wash out something

laver l’intérieur, rincer

Nettoyer l'intérieur d'un récipient avec de l'eau.

En anglais simple : To clean the inside of a container with water.

• Wash out the empty jar.
• I washed the bucket out with hot water.
• Have you washed out your water bottle?

Comment l'utiliser : wash something out (Wash the jug out before you refill it.)

Synonymes : rinse out, clean out

Expressions courantes : wash out a bottle, wash out something

partir au lavage

Se dit d'une tache ou d'une substance qui disparaît quand on lave ce qui la porte.

En anglais simple : If a mark or substance disappears when something is washed, it is removed by the water.

• This ink washes out.
• The stain washed out after two washes.
• Will the red dye wash out of my hair?

Synonymes : come out

Expressions courantes : wash out easily, wash out completely

faire annuler à cause de la pluie

Faire annuler un événement en plein air à cause du mauvais temps, notamment de la pluie.

En anglais simple : If bad weather prevents an outdoor event from happening, the weather causes it to be cancelled.

• Rain washed out the match.
• Our picnic was washed out on Sunday.
• Will tomorrow’s game be washed out too?

Comment l'utiliser : be washed out (The match was washed out by heavy rain.)

Synonymes : rain off, cancel

Expressions courantes : wash out a match, wash out the picnic

emporter, éroder

Emporter de la terre ou abîmer quelque chose sous l'effet de l'eau qui coule.

En anglais simple : To carry away soil or damage something as water flows over it.

• The flood washed out the road.
• Heavy rain has washed out part of the riverbank.
• The bridge was washed out during the storm.

Comment l'utiliser : wash something out (Floodwater washed the road out overnight.)

Synonymes : wash away, erode

Expressions courantes : wash out a road, wash out the bridge

estomper, écraser

Rendre les détails difficiles à voir ou à entendre par une lumière ou un son trop fort.

En anglais simple : To make details hard to see or hear because light or sound is too strong.

• Sunlight washes out the screen.
• The camera flash washed out her face in the photograph.
• Loud music washed out the quieter voices in the recording.

Comment l'utiliser : wash something out (The bright light washed the colours out.)

Synonymes : obscure, overpower

Expressions courantes : wash out colours, wash out the image