wash down

mandare giù con una bevanda

Bere qualcosa per aiutare il cibo o una medicina a scendere in gola.

In inglese semplice: To drink something to help food or medicine go down your throat.

• Drink water to wash it down.
• We washed down our sandwiches with cold lemonade.
• Can I wash this pill down with juice?

Come si usa: wash something down with something (She washed the tablet down with water.)

Espressioni comuni: wash down something, wash down a pill

lavare a fondo

Pulire con acqua un’intera superficie o un oggetto, di solito dall’alto verso il basso.

In inglese semplice: To clean a whole surface or object with water, usually from top to bottom.

• Wash down the kitchen walls.
• They washed the deck down with a hose.
• Have you washed down all the shelves?

Come si usa: wash something down (Wash the walls down before you paint them.)

Sinonimi: clean, rinse

Espressioni comuni: wash down something, wash down the walls

far scorrere via con l’acqua

Far trascinare qualcosa dall’acqua verso il basso, spesso dentro uno scarico.

In inglese semplice: To make water carry something downward, often into a drain.

• Wash those crumbs down the drain.
• The rain washed leaves down the gutter.
• Hot water will wash the remaining dirt down the pipe.

Come si usa: wash something down + place (She washed the crumbs down the drain.)

Sinonimi: flush away

Espressioni comuni: wash down something, wash down the drain