lavée in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lavée in the French»English Dictionary

I.laver [lave] VB trans

1. laver (nettoyer):

laver vêtement, enfant, voiture

to wash

laver qc à l'eau froide

to wash sth in cold water

laver son linge

to do one's washing

il lave et je repasse

he does the washing and I do the ironing

laver la vaisselle

to do the dishes

laver la vaisselle

to do the washing-up Brit

laver qc à grande eau

to wash sth down

laver qc au jet

to hose sth down

laver une surface avec une éponge

to wash a surface with a sponge

laver qc à la brosse

to scrub sth

laver ses carreaux

to clean one's windows

2. laver (désinfecter):

laver plaie

to clean

laver son organisme

to clean out one's system

3. laver liter pluie, orage rue, ciel:

laver

to wash

4. laver (innocenter):

laver

to clear

laver qn d'une accusation/d'un soupçon

to clear sb of an accusation/of a suspicion

5. laver (venger) liter:

laver humiliation, péché

to wash away

laver qc dans le sang injure, outrage

to exact retribution in blood for sth

6. laver ART:

laver

to wash

II.se laver VB refl

1. se laver (soi-même):

se laver

to wash

je vais me laver

I'm going to wash ou to have a wash

se laver la tête/les mains

to wash one's hair/one's hands

se laver les dents

to brush one's teeth

se laver d'un affront liter

to exact retribution for an insult liter

2. se laver tissu, vêtement:

se laver

to be washable

se laver à l'eau froide

to be washable in cold water

se laver facilement

to be easy to wash

se laver en machine

to be machine washable

III.laver [lave]

se laver les mains de qc

to wash one's hands of sth

je m'en lave les mains

I'm washing my hands of it

See also linge

linge [lɛ̃ʒ] N m

1. linge (domestique):

linge

linen

linge sale/de couleur

dirty/coloured Brit linen

2. linge (lessive):

linge

washing

avoir du linge à laver

to have some washing to do

corde ou fil à linge

clothes line

3. linge (sous-vêtements):

linge

underwear

changer de linge

to change one's underwear

4. linge (torchon):

linge

cloth

envelopper qc dans un linge

to wrap sth up in a cloth

linge de corps

underwear

linge de cuisine

kitchen towels pl

linge de maison

household linen

linge de table

table linen

linge de toilette

bathroom linen

Phrases:

être blanc comme un linge

to be as white as a sheet

on doit laver son linge sale en famille

people shouldn't wash their dirty linen in public

déballer son linge sale

to reveal one's guilty secret

lave [lav] N f

lave

lava uncountable

coulée de lave

lava flow

lavé (lavée) [lave] ADJ

lavé couleur:

lavé (lavée)

watery

dessin lavé

wash drawing

lave-mains, lave-main <pl lave-mains> [lavmɛ̃] N m

lave-mains

wash-hand basin

lave-glace <pl lave-glaces> [lavɡlas] N m

lave-glace

windscreen washer Brit

lave-glace

windshield washer Am

lave-linge <pl lave-linge, lave-linges> [lavlɛ̃ʒ] N m

lave-linge

washing machine

lave-auto <pl lave-autos> [lavoto] N m Can (station de lavage)

lave-auto

car wash

lave-vaisselle <pl lave-vaisselle, lave-vaisselles> [lavvɛsɛl] N m

lave-vaisselle

dishwasher

Translations for lavée in the English»French Dictionary

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lavée in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lavée in the French»English Dictionary

I.laver [lave] VB trans

1. laver (nettoyer):

laver

to clean

laver vaisselle, sol

to wash

laver mur

to wash (down)

laver qc à la machine

to machine-wash sth

laver qc à la serpillière

to mop sth

laver qc à l'éponge

to sponge sth (down)

laver qc à la main

to hand-wash sth

laver qc au lave-vaisselle

to wash sth in the dishwasher

2. laver (disculper):

laver qn d'un soupçon

to clear sb of a suspicion

II.laver [lave] VB refl

1. laver (se nettoyer):

se laver

to wash (oneself)

se laver les dents

to brush one's teeth

2. laver (être lavable):

se laver

to be washable

se laver à 90°

washes at 90°

lave [lav] N f

lave

lava

lave-glace <lave-glaces> [lavglas] N m

lave-glace

windshield washer

donner un coup de lave-glace

to wash the windshield

lave-linge [lavlɛ͂ʒ] N m inv

lave-linge

washing machine

lave-vaisselle [lavvɛsɛl] N m inv

lave-vaisselle

dishwasher

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coulée de lave

lava flow

Translations for lavée in the English»French Dictionary

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