washes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for washes in the English»French Dictionary

I.wash [Brit wɒʃ, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ] N

1. wash U (by person):

to give [sth] a wash window, floor

laver

to give [sth] a wash object

nettoyer

to give [sth] a wash paintwork, walls

lessiver

to give [sth] a wash hands, face

se laver

to give sb a wash child

débarbouiller

you need a good wash

tu as besoin d'un bon débarbouillage

to have a quick wash

faire un brin de toilette inf

these curtains/your feet need a wash

ces rideaux/tes pieds ont besoin d'être lavés

attr frequent wash shampoo

shampooing m pour lavages fréquents

2. wash (laundry process):

wash

lavage m

weekly wash

lessive f hebdomadaire

after only two washes

après deux lavages seulement

in the wash (about to be cleaned)

au sale

in the wash (being cleaned)

au lavage

3. wash (movement):

wash (from boat, aircraft)

remous m

4. wash (coating):

wash (gen)

couche f (de peinture)

wash (with whitewash)

badigeon m

wash ART

lavis m

pen and wash drawing

dessin m à la plume et au lavis

5. wash PHARM:

wash

lotion f

6. wash (swill):

wash

pâtée f

II.wash [Brit wɒʃ, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ] VB trans

1. wash (clean):

wash person, clothes, floor

laver

wash object, wound

nettoyer

wash paintwork, surface

lessiver

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 hands, clothes, floor

laver

to wash sth clean paintwork

lessiver

to wash sth clean cut

nettoyer

to wash the dishes

faire la vaisselle

2. wash (carry along) tide, current:

wash silt, debris

entraîner

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/qc sur le rivage

to wash sb/sth overboard

emporter qn/qc par-dessus bord

3. wash (lap against) liter:

wash rock, shore

lécher

4. wash (dig out):

wash

creuser

the water had washed a hole in the bank

les inondations avaient creusé un trou dans le talus

5. wash:

wash (coat) ART drawing

laver

wash (gen) CONSTR wall

passer une légère couche de peinture sur

wash (with whitewash) wall

badigeonner

to wash a wall in pink

passer une légère couche de rose sur un mur

to wash sth with gold metal, coin

dorer qc au trempé

6. wash (purify by separation):

wash CHEM, MIN gas

épurer [qc] par lavage

wash ore

laver

III.wash [Brit wɒʃ, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ] VB intr

1. wash (clean oneself):

wash person:

se laver, faire sa toilette

wash animal:

faire sa toilette

2. wash (clean clothes):

wash

faire la lessive

I wash on Mondays

je fais la lessive le lundi

Whizzo washes whiter MKTG

Whizzo lave plus blanc

3. wash (become clean):

wash

se laver

to wash easily/well

se laver facilement/bien

4. wash (be believed) inf:

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

IV.to wash oneself VB refl

to wash oneself refl:

to wash oneself person:

se laver

to wash oneself animal:

se nettoyer

V.wash [Brit wɒʃ, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ]

it will all come out in the wash (be revealed)

tout finira bien par se savoir

it will all come out in the wash (be resolved)

tout finira par s'arranger

to wash one's hands of matter

se laver les mains de

to wash one's hands of person

se désintéresser de

wash over VB [Brit wɒʃ -, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ -]

wash over water deck:

wash over

balayer

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

car wash N

car wash

lavage m automatique

pre-wash [Brit, Am priˈwɑʃ] N

pre-wash

prélavage m

wash symbol N

wash symbol

symbole m de lavage

wash sale N Am FIN

wash sale (on Stock Exchange)

vente f fictive

I.wash out VB [Brit wɒʃ -, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ -] (wash out)

1. wash out (disappear by cleaning):

wash out stain:

partir au lavage

wash out colour:

passer

stains that won't wash out MKTG

taches rebelles

2. wash out Am (fail to reach standard for) inf:

she washed out of college

elle s'est fait recaler aux examens d'entrée en fac inf

II.wash out VB [Brit wɒʃ -, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ -] (wash [sth] out, wash out [sth])

1. wash out (remove by cleaning):

wash out stain

faire partir [qc] au lavage

wash out colour

faire passer

2. wash out (rinse inside):

wash out cup, inside

rincer

3. wash out (clean quickly):

wash out dishcloth, brush

passer [qc] à l'eau

4. wash out (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. wash out (extract):

wash out (gen) precious metal

extraire

wash out (from mud) precious metal

débourber

I.wash through VB [Brit wɒʃ -, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ -] (wash [sth] through)

wash through

passer [qc] à l'eau

I.wash up VB [Brit wɒʃ -, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ -] (wash up)

1. wash up Brit (do dishes):

wash up

faire la vaisselle

2. wash up Am (clean oneself):

wash up person:

faire un brin de toilette inf

II.wash up VB [Brit wɒʃ -, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ -] (wash [sth] up, wash up [sth])

1. wash up (clean):

wash up plate

laver

wash up pan

nettoyer

2. wash up (bring to shore) tide:

wash up body, debris

rejeter

wash house N

wash house

buanderie f

washes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for washes in the English»French Dictionary

I.wash [wɒʃ, Am wɑ:ʃ] N

1. wash (cleaning with water):

to have a wash

se laver

to have a quick wash

avoir un brin de toilette

2. wash (laundering):

wash

lessive f

to do a wash

faire une lessive

3. wash:

the wash no pl (clothes for cleaning)

le linge sale

to be in the wash

être au sale

4. wash Am → washing-up

5. wash no pl (thin paint layer):

wash

lavis m

6. wash (boat's wake):

wash

remous m

Phrases:

it'll all come out in the wash inf

ça finira par s'arranger

II.wash [wɒʃ, Am wɑ:ʃ] VB trans

1. wash (clean with water):

wash

laver

to wash a car

nettoyer une voiture

to wash one's hair/hands

se laver les cheveux/les mains

2. wash (clean):

wash

nettoyer

3. wash (dilute):

wash

laver

4. wash (carry away):

to be washed downstream

être emporté par le courant

Phrases:

to wash one's hands of sth

se laver les mains de qc

to wash one's dirty linen in public

laver son linge sale en public

III.wash [wɒʃ, Am wɑ:ʃ] VB intr

1. wash (clean oneself):

wash

se laver

2. wash (bathe):

wash

baigner

to wash along the rocks sea, wave

balayer les falaises

to wash against the boat

se briser contre le bateau

Phrases:

that won't wash with me

ça ne marche pas avec moi

See also washing-up

washing-up [ˌwɒʃɪŋˈʌp, Am ˌwɑ:ʃɪŋ-] N Brit, Aus

washing-up

vaisselle f

to do the washing-up

faire la vaisselle

I.wash off VB intr

wash off

partir au lavage

II.wash off VB trans

wash off

faire partir au lavage

wash house [ˈwɒʃhaʊs, Am ˈwɑ:ʃ-] N

wash house

laverie f

car wash N

car wash

lavage m de voitures

wash down VB trans

1. wash down (swallow with liquid):

wash down

faire descendre

2. wash down (clean with water):

wash down

laver à grande eau

I.wash up VB intr

1. wash up (clean dirty dishes):

wash up

faire la vaisselle

2. wash up Am → wash

3. wash up (be deposited by sea):

wash up

échouer

II.wash up VB trans

1. wash up (deposit on beach):

wash up

rejeter

2. wash up (to clean):

to wash up the dishes

laver la vaisselle

3. wash up fig:

to be all washed up

être fini

See also wash

I.wash [wɒʃ, Am wɑ:ʃ] N

1. wash (cleaning with water):

to have a wash

se laver

to have a quick wash

avoir un brin de toilette

2. wash (laundering):

wash

lessive f

to do a wash

faire une lessive

3. wash:

the wash no pl (clothes for cleaning)

le linge sale

to be in the wash

être au sale

4. wash Am → washing-up

5. wash no pl (thin paint layer):

wash

lavis m

6. wash (boat's wake):

wash

remous m

Phrases:

it'll all come out in the wash inf

ça finira par s'arranger

II.wash [wɒʃ, Am wɑ:ʃ] VB trans

1. wash (clean with water):

wash

laver

to wash a car

nettoyer une voiture

to wash one's hair/hands

se laver les cheveux/les mains

2. wash (clean):

wash

nettoyer

3. wash (dilute):

wash

laver

4. wash (carry away):

to be washed downstream

être emporté par le courant

Phrases:

to wash one's hands of sth

se laver les mains de qc

to wash one's dirty linen in public

laver son linge sale en public

III.wash [wɒʃ, Am wɑ:ʃ] VB intr

1. wash (clean oneself):

wash

se laver

2. wash (bathe):

wash

baigner

to wash along the rocks sea, wave

balayer les falaises

to wash against the boat

se briser contre le bateau

Phrases:

that won't wash with me

ça ne marche pas avec moi

I.wash away VB intr

wash away

partir au lavage

II.wash away VB trans

1. wash away (remove by flow of water):

wash away

faire partir au lavage

2. wash away (carry away):

wash away

emporter

3. wash away (remove):

wash away

laver

to wash one's sins away

se laver de ses péchés

I.wash out VB intr

wash out

partir au lavage

II.wash out VB trans

1. wash out (clean inside):

wash out

rincer

2. wash out (wash quickly):

to wash sth out

passer qc sous l'eau

3. wash out (postpone):

to be washed out

être annulé à cause de la pluie

4. wash out (erode):

wash out

éroder

wash-and-wear ADJ

wash-and-wear

facile d'entretien

wash-hand basin N

wash-hand basin → washbasin

See also washbasin

washbasin [ˈwɒʃˌbeɪsn, Am ˈwɑ:ʃ-] N

washbasin

lavabo m

washes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it will all come out in the wash prov

on le saura tôt ou tard

it'll all come out in the wash inf

ça finira par s'arranger

to wash one's dirty linen in public

laver son linge sale en public

to wash along the rocks sea, wave

balayer les falaises

to wash/have one's hair cut

se laver/se faire couper les cheveux

to wash one's dirty linen in public

laver son linge sale en famille

to wash one's hands before meals

se laver les mains avant de manger

I wash my hands of it!

je m'en lave les mains!

the sweater shrank in the wash

le pull a rétréci au lavage

to go white in the light/the wash

blanchir sous l'effet de la lumière/au lavage

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For similar reasons, dilute hydrofluoric acid is a component of household rust stain remover and in car washes in wheel cleaner compounds.

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This aids in provision of saliva, which washes away oral bacteria, has antibacterial properties and promotes mechanical activity which helps cleanse the mouth.

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Commercial applications include laundromats, car washes, military laundry facilities and eating establishments.

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The coolest way to tackle the trend is with eyeshadow, but wearing purple washes on your lips and tips is another option.

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He also co-sponsored legislation that would have relaxed restrictions on new car washes.

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Black ink, lead pencil, felt tipped markers, color washes, etc., normally are not used for impromptu and spontaneous drawing on paper.

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Some of the money to buy the camping equipment was raised through car washes and popcorn sales, where the children put in hard work themselves.

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Newer self-service car washes offer the ability to pay with credit cards or loyalty cards.

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Animation is especially appealing, featuring attractive watercolors and lovely washes forming the background to an imaginative use of drawings, cutouts and photos.

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Bold brush strokes, layered washes and sprays and unconventional use of acrylic and industrial paints characterize his paintings.

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