0 to make something clean using water and soap -- lavar
Dad was washing the dishes.
2 clothes, sheets, etc. that are being washed together -- colada
Your jeans are in the wash.
3 an act of washing something or a part of your body -- un lavado
Have you had a wash?
Could you give the car a wash?
5 (of water) to push somewhere -- arrastrar
The car was washed downstream when the river flooded. El coche fue arrastrado río abajo cuando el río se inundó.
Surely it will not be to wash their hands of the matter, given that they are the institutions with the power and the responsibility for conducting these negotiations.
The rapporteur seeks to wash his hands of the negative consequences of tobacco consumption.
Their formalistic interpretation of the law allows them to avoid getting involved, to avoid prosecuting these cases, and to wash their hands of them.
It didn’t help, but we can wash our hands of it’.
My host, who serves the bread rolls, does not have to keep a record of whether he has wiped the counter and washed the dishes.
