wash

Pronúncia: wɒʃ
    noun
  1. [act of washing] rentada.
  2. [with soap] ensabonada.
  3. to have a wash rentar-se.
  4. to give something a wash rentar alguna cosa.
  5. to have a wash and brush up rentar-se i arreglar-se.
  6. will you give the car a wash? rentaràs el cotxe?
  7. to send the linen to the wash portar la roba a rentar.
  8. it will all come out in the wash figurative tot sortirà a la superfície, al final se sabrà tot.
  9. [dirty clothes] roba per (a) rentar, roba bruta, bugada.
  10. the Monday wash la bugada del dilluns.

  11. Nautical deixant, solc.
  12. remolí.
  13. [sound made by moving water] clapoteig, xipolleig, xip-xap.
  14. the wash of the waves el clapoteig de les ones.
  15. propeller wash Aeronautics remor de l’hèlice.

  16. [liquid: hair] xampú, loció capil·lar.
  17. mouth wash líquid per a glopejar.
  18. [thin paint, distemper] capa, pintura.
  19. [of insecticide, etc.] bany.
  20. [liquid remains] aigua bruta.
  21. [thin, weak or interior liquid] aigüeroles, aiguota.
    22. transitive verb
  22. [clean with water, etc.] rentar.
  23. [floor] fregar.
  24. [dishes] rentar, fregar.
  25. to get one’s hair washed rentar-se el cap.
  26. to wash someone’s hair rentar el cap a algú.
  27. to wash something clean rentar una cosa fins que quedi ben neta.
  28. to wash the dirt off one’s hands rentar-se les mans per a treure's la brutícia.
  29. to wash the walls with distemper pintar les parets al tremp, donar una capa de pintura (al tremp) a les parets.
  30. to wash a metal with gold donar una capa d’or a un metall, banyar d’or un metall.

  31. [sea waters] banyar.
  32. these islands are washed by the Mediterranean aquestes illes les banya la Mediterrània.
  33. [river, sea: carry] emportar-se.
  34. their house was washed downstream la seva casa se’n va anar aigües avall.
  35. the sea washed it ashore el mar ho va portar a la platja.
  36. he was washed overboard se’l va emportar l’aigua.

    37. [with adverb or preposition]
  37. to wash the dirt away treure la brutícia rentant.
  38. the river washed away part of the railway line el riu es va endur part de la via ferroviària.
  39. the boat was washed away la barca va ser arrossegada pel corrent.
  40. their sins were washed away by Christ’s atoning sacrifice el sacrifici expiador de Crist va esborrar els seus pecats.
  41. to wash a car down rentar un cotxe (with amb).
  42. we ate fish and washed it down with white wine vam menjar peix i el vam fer passar amb vi blanc.
  43. to wash one’s hands of rentar-se’n les mans.
  44. to wash off treure rentant.
  45. I couldn’t wash the stains off no vaig poder treure les taques.
  46. to wash out a saucepan rentar una cassola.
  47. to wash out an insult oblidar un insult.
  48. to feel washed out no estar bé, no trobar-se bé, sentir-se aixafat.
  49. to look washed out tenir mal aspecte, fer ulleres.
  50. the game was washed out by the rain la pluja va impedir la celebració del partit.
  51. let’s wash it all out deixem-ho córrer.
  52. to wash up the dishes (rentar \ fregar) els plats.
  53. it was washed up on the shore el mar ho va portar a la platja, va aparèixer a la platja.
  54. that’s all washed up això és un fracàs, ja està, val més que ho deixem córrer.
    55. intransitive verb
  55. rentar-se.
  56. rentar la roba, fer (la) bugada.

    57. [object as subject]
  57. a shirt that washes well una camisa que es renta bé.

  58. that excuse won’t wash això són excuses de malalt.

    59. [with adverb or preposition]
  59. the river was washing against the top of the bridge el riu arribava fins a dalt del pont.
  60. the sea washed over the promenade el mar va inundar el passeig marítim.
  61. their quarrels wash over him les seves disputes li passen per alt, les seves disputes no l’immuten.
  62. it washes (off \ out) easily se’n va fàcilment quan es renta.
  63. the colour washes out el color perd quan es renta.
  64. to wash up (rentar \ fregar) els plats.