wash

wash
wash
A n
1 ¢ (by person) to give [sth] a wash laver [window, floor] ; nettoyer [object] ; lessiver [paintwork, walls] ; se laver [hands, face] ; to give sb a wash débarbouiller [child] ; you need a good wash tu as besoin d'un bon débarbouillage ; to have a quick wash faire un brin de toilette ○ ; these curtains/your feet need a wash ces rideaux/tes pieds ont besoin d'être lavés ;
2 (laundry process) lavage m ; weekly wash lessive f hebdomadaire ; after only two washes après deux lavages seulement ; in the wash (about to be cleaned) au sale ; (being cleaned) au lavage ;
3 (movement) (from boat, aircraft) remous m ;
4 (coating) gen couche f (de peinture) ; (with whitewash) badigeon m ; Art lavis m ;
5 Pharm lotion f ;
6 (swill) pâtée f.
B modif frequent wash shampoo shampooing m pour lavages fréquents ; pen and wash drawing dessin m à la plume et au lavis.
C, US wO ;S vtr
1 (clean) laver [person, clothes, floor] ; nettoyer [object, wound] ; lessiver [paintwork, surface] ; to get washed se laver ; to wash everything by hand/in the machine laver tout à la main/à la machine ; to wash one's hands/face se laver les mains/le visage ; to wash sth clean laver [hands, clothes, floor] ; lessiver [paintwork] ; nettoyer [cut] ; to wash the dishes faire la vaisselle ;
2 (carry along) [tide, current] entraîner [silt, debris] ; to be washed out to sea être entraîné vers le large ; to be washed along by the tide être entraîné par la marée ; to be washed downstream être entraîné en aval ; to wash sb/sth ashore rejeter qn/qch sur le rivage ; to wash sb/sth overboard emporter qn/qch par-dessus bord ;
3 littér (lap against) lécher [rock, shore] ;
4 (dig out) creuser ; the water had washed a hole in the bank les inondations avaient creusé un trou dans le talus ;
5 (coat) Art laver [drawing] ; gen, Constr passer une légère couche de peinture sur [wall] ; (with whitewash) badigeonner [wall] ; to wash a wall in pink passer une légère couche de rose sur un mur ; to wash sth with gold dorer qch au trempé [metal, coin] ;
6 Chem, Miner, Mining (purify by separation) épurer [qch] par lavage [gas] ; laver [ore].
D vi
1 (clean oneself) [person] se laver, faire sa toilette ; [animal] faire sa toilette ;
2 (clean clothes) faire la lessive ; I wash on Mondays je fais la lessive le lundi ; Whizzo washes whiter Advertg Whizzo lave plus blanc ;
3 (become clean) se laver ; to wash easily/well se laver facilement/bien ;
4 ○ (be believed) his explanation won't wash with the electorate son explication ne satisfera pas l'électorat ; that excuse won't wash with me cette excuse ne me satisfait pas.
E v refl to wash oneself [person] se laver ; [animal] se nettoyer.
Idioms
it will all come out in the wash (be revealed) tout finira bien par se savoir ; (be resolved) tout finira par s'arranger ; to wash one's hands of se laver les mains de [matter] ; se désintéresser de [person].
Phrasal verbs
■ wash away :
▶ wash [sth] away, wash away [sth]
1 (clean) faire partir [dirt] ; Relig laver [sins] ;
2 (carry off) [flood, tide, current] emporter [structure, debris] ; (by erosion) [sea] éroder [cliff, bank] ;
▶ wash [sb] away [wave, tide] emporter [person].
■ wash down :
▶ wash [sth] down, wash down [sth]
1 (clean) laver [qch] à grande eau [surface, vehicle] ; lessiver [paintwork] ;
2 ○ (help to swallow) faire descendre [pill] ; faire passer [unpleasant food] ; arroser [food] ; a good steak washed down with a glass of claret un bon steak arrosé d'un verre de bordeaux.
■ wash off :
▶ wash off [mark] partir au lavage ;
▶ wash [sth] off, wash off [sth]
1 (clean off) faire partir [qch] à l'eau [dirt, mark] ; to wash the mud off the car laver la voiture pour faire partir la boue ; go and wash that dirt off your face débarbouille-toi la figure ;
2 (carry off) drainer [topsoil].
■ wash out :
▶ wash out
1 (disappear by cleaning) [stain] partir au lavage ; [colour] passer ; stains that won't wash out Advertg taches rebelles ;
2 ○ US (fail to reach standard for) she washed out of college elle s'est fait recaler aux examens d'entrée en fac ○ ;
▶ wash [sth] out, wash out [sth]
1 (remove by cleaning) faire partir [qch] au lavage [stain] ; faire passer [colour] ;
2 (rinse inside) rincer [cup, inside] ;
3 (clean quickly) passer [qch] à l'eau [dishcloth, brush] ;
4 (rain off) (gén au passif) the first day's play was washed out la première journée a été annulée à cause de la pluie ;
5 Miner, gen extraire [precious metal] ; (from mud) débourber [precious metal].
■ wash over : [water] balayer [deck] ; everything I say just washes over him tout ce que je dis glisse sur lui ; a great feeling of relief washed over me un immense soulagement m'a envahi.
■ wash through :
▶ wash [sth] through passer [qch] à l'eau.
■ wash up :
▶ wash up
1 GB (do dishes) faire la vaisselle ;
2 US (clean oneself) [person] faire un brin de toilette ○ ;
▶ wash [sth] up, wash up [sth]
1 (clean) laver [plate] ; nettoyer [pan] ;
2 (bring to shore) [tide] rejeter [body, debris].

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