wash

1. (transitive)To clean with water.

   The car is so dirty, we need to wash it.

   Dishwashers wash dishes way more efficiently than most humans.

   waschen, spülen

   мытьmytʹ, помы́тьpomýtʹ, вы́мытьvýmytʹ

   ми́тиmýty, пра́тиpráty

   move by or as if by water

2. (transitive)To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.

   Don't pour that in the drain; it will wash downstream.

   Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.

   wegspülen

   смыва́тьsmyvátʹ, смытьsmytʹ

3. (intransitive)To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.

   размыва́тьсяrazmyvátʹsja, размы́тьсяrazmýtʹsja

4. (intransitive)To clean oneself with water.

   I wash every morning after getting up.

   sich waschen

   мы́тьсяmýtʹsja, помы́тьсяpomýtʹsja, вы́мытьсяvýmytʹsja

   ми́тисяmýtysja

   clean with some chemical process

5. (transitive)To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.

   Waves wash the shore.

   remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

6. (intransitive)To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.

   to hear the water washing

7. (intransitive)To withstand being washed without impairment, as clothing, especially dyed clothing.

8. (figuratively, intransitive)To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.

9. (intransitive)To bear without damage the operation of being washed; to be suitable for washing.

   Some calicoes do not wash.

10. (transitive)To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.

11. (transitive)To overlay with a thin coat of metal.

    steel washed with silver

    apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

12. (transitive)To pass or extract (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.

1. You need to wash this shirt.

   Ти маєш випрати цю сорочку. — deniko

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2. I wash my face every morning.

   Я мию обличчя щоранку. — deniko

   ruЯ умываюсь каждое утро. — marafon

   deIch wasche mir jeden Morgen das Gesicht. — MUIRIEL

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3. I saw him wash the car.

   Я бачив, як він миє машину. — deniko

   ruЯ видел, как он моет машину. — sharptoothed

   deIch habe ihn das Auto waschen sehen. — MUIRIEL

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4. Tom wanted to wash his hands.

   Том хотів помити руки. — deniko

   ruТом хотел помыть руки. — marafon

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5. I'm going to wash my car.

   Я помию свою машину. — deniko

   ruЯ помою свою машину. — TheWyld

   deIch werde mein Auto waschen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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regular · Lesson

• wash upбити, вдаритиTo clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.
• wash offмити, пратиTo remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing.
• wash outмити, пратиTo wash the inside of something.
• wash awayрозмити, розмиватиTo eliminate or destroy by fast-moving water, such as a flood or a high sea.
• wash downTo help to swallow (something, especially food or a pill) by drinking a liquid.
• wash overTo pass (one) unnoticed so that one is unaffected by it.