wash

A. n

• 1 (clean) to have a wash = se laver to give [sth] a wash = laver [window, floor]; = nettoyer [object]; = lessiver [paintwork, walls] to give [sb] a wash = débarbouiller [child]

• 2 (laundry process) lavage (m) weekly wash = lessive (f) hebdomadaire in the wash (about to be cleaned) = au sale (being cleaned); = au lavage

• 3 (from boat) remous (m)

B. /wɒʃ; (US) wɔːʃ/ vtr

• laver [person, clothes, floor]; nettoyer [object, wound]; lessiver [paintwork, surface] to get washed = se laver to wash one's hands/face = se laver les mains/le visage to wash the dishes = faire la vaisselle

C. vi

• 1 [person] se laver, faire sa toilette; [animal] faire sa toilette

• 2 (do laundry) faire la lessive