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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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 [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
English
English
French
French
cleanse wound
nettoyer, laver
cleanse person, mind
laver, purifier (of de)
washboard
planche f à laver
washing machine
machine f à laver
launder
laver
launder
se laver
it won't launder
vous ne pouvez pas le laver
hose down
laver [qc] au jet
washer inf
machine f à laver
sluice out
laver [qc] à grande eau
front-loader
machine f à laver à chargement frontal
hose out
laver [qc] à grande eau

in the PONS Dictionary

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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°
faire [ou laver] la vaisselle
to do the dishes
English
English
French
French
irrigate
laver
launder
laver
washing machine
machine f à laver
to give sth a washdown
laver qc (à grande eau)
wash down
laver à grande eau
wash away
laver
to wash one's sins away
se laver de ses péchés
to clean oneself up
se laver
clean up
se laver
to wash one's dirty linen in public
laver son linge sale en famille
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
English

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°
faire [ou laver] la vaisselle
to do the dishes
English
English
French
French
irrigate
laver
launder
laver
washing machine
machine f à laver
wash down
laver à grande eau
wash away
laver
to wash one's sins away
se laver de ses péchés
to clean oneself up
se laver
clean up
se laver
to sluice sth down
laver à grande eau
to wash up the dishes
laver la vaisselle
Présent
jelave
tulaves
il/elle/onlave
nouslavons
vouslavez
ils/elleslavent
Imparfait
jelavais
tulavais
il/elle/onlavait
nouslavions
vouslaviez
ils/elleslavaient
Passé simple
jelavai
tulavas
il/elle/onlava
nouslavâmes
vouslavâtes
ils/elleslavèrent
Futur simple
jelaverai
tulaveras
il/elle/onlavera
nouslaverons
vouslaverez
ils/elleslaveront
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