wash out

togliere lavando

Eliminare una macchia o una sostanza da qualcosa lavandolo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: wash something out of something (She washed the mud out of her skirt.)

Sinonimi: wash away, remove

Espressioni comuni: wash out a stain, wash out something

lavare l’interno, sciacquare

Pulire con acqua l'interno di un recipiente.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: wash something out (Wash the jug out before you refill it.)

Sinonimi: rinse out, clean out

Espressioni comuni: wash out a bottle, wash out something

andare via con il lavaggio

Scomparire durante il lavaggio, detto di una macchia o sostanza.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: come out

Espressioni comuni: wash out easily, wash out completely

far annullare per la pioggia

Far annullare un evento all'aperto a causa del maltempo, soprattutto della pioggia.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: be washed out (The match was washed out by heavy rain.)

Sinonimi: rain off, cancel

Espressioni comuni: wash out a match, wash out the picnic

portare via, erodere

Portare via terra o danneggiare qualcosa con la forza dell'acqua che scorre.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: wash something out (Floodwater washed the road out overnight.)

Sinonimi: wash away, erode

Espressioni comuni: wash out a road, wash out the bridge

sbiadire, coprire

Rendere i dettagli difficili da vedere o sentire con luce o suono troppo intensi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: wash something out (The bright light washed the colours out.)

Sinonimi: obscure, overpower

Espressioni comuni: wash out colours, wash out the image