wash
gb/wˈɔʃ/ us/wˈɔʃ/
A1
Inglese
~ 1900
mos, mosakszik, mosás, sodor, elmos, lavír, lazúrréteg, mosnivaló, szennyes
VERBO
A1
1
mos
A1
Schema d'uso:
to wash [something]
I need to wash my hands before dinner.
Vacsora előtt kezet kell mosnom.
She washed the dishes after the meal.
Az étkezés után elmosogatta az edényeket.
He washed his car every weekend.
The nurse washed the wound with warm water.
Please wash your hair before the party.
Esempi per chi studia
I wash my face every morning.
Minden reggel megmosom az arcomat.
She washes her clothes on Sunday.
Vasárnaponként kimossa a ruháit.
We wash the car together.
He washes his hands before eating.
Wash the cups after tea.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wash' with 'clean' even when no water is used; 'wash' usually involves water.
Significato
Clean with water and soap
Collocazioni
wash clothes
|wash hands
|wash dishes
|wash the car
|wash hair
Sinonimi
clean (A general term for removing dirt; may not specifically imply water use.)
Contrari
dirty (To make something unclean, the opposite of washing.)
Temi
daily life
|hygiene
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
To make something clean by using water and usually soap.
To clean something using water, often with soap or detergent, by rubbing or immersing it.
VERBO
A1
2
mosakszik
A2
Schema d'uso:
to wash [oneself/body part]
I always wash before going to bed.
Lefekvés előtt mindig megmosakszom.
He washed his face in the cold stream.
Megmosta az arcát a hideg patakban.
She washed quickly after coming home from the gym.
Remember to wash after working in the garden.
Esempi per chi studia
I wash every morning.
Minden reggel megmosakszom.
He washes his face before school.
Iskola előtt megmossa az arcát.
She washes her hands after lunch.
Wash before you sleep.
Errore comune:
Some learners confuse 'wash' (general cleaning) with 'shower' (specifically using running water over the whole body).
Significato
Clean oneself with water
Collocazioni
wash up
|wash face
|wash hands
|wash before bed
Sinonimi
bathe ('Bathe' can mean to wash the whole body, sometimes in a tub, and can be more formal.)
Contrari
soil (To make one's body dirty.)
Temi
daily life
|hygiene
|daily_life
|health
|body
Definizione
To make yourself clean by using water and usually soap.
To clean one's own body or part of it using water, often with soap.
SOSTANTIVO
A2
3
mosás
A2
The car needs a good wash.
Az autóra ráférne egy alapos mosás.
I gave my jeans a quick wash.
Gyorsan átmostam a farmeremet.
The dog could use a wash after playing in the mud.
Esempi per chi studia
The car needs a wash.
Az autóra ráfér egy mosás.
I give my shirt a wash.
Kimosom az ingemet.
The dog has a wash.
Significato
Act of cleaning with water
Collocazioni
do the wash
|give it a wash
|car wash
Sinonimi
cleaning (A general term for removing dirt; may not specifically involve water.)
Temi
daily life
|hygiene
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
When something is cleaned using water and usually soap.
An act or process of cleaning something with water and often soap or detergent.
VERBO
B1
4
Schema d'uso:
to wash [something] [somewhere]
The waves washed the boat ashore.
A hullámok partra sodorták a csónakot.
The flood washed away several houses.
Az árvíz több házat is elsodort.
Debris was washed downstream after the storm.
Esempi per chi studia
The waves wash the boat to land.
A hullámok partra sodorják a csónakot.
The rain washes the dirt away.
Az eső elmossa a sarat.
The river washes leaves downstream.
Significato
Be carried by flowing water
Collocazioni
washed ashore
|washed away
|washed downstream
Sinonimi
carry (A more general term for moving something; doesn't imply water.)
Temi
nature
|movement
|weather
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
When water moves something onto or away from a place.
To be carried or driven by flowing water onto, into, or away from something.
SOSTANTIVO
B2
TECHNICAL
5
lavír
C2
lazúrréteg
C1
The artist applied a blue wash to the background.
A művész kék lavírt vitt fel a háttérre.
A light wash of yellow brightened the sky in the painting.
Egy halvány sárga lavírréteg világosabbá tette az eget a festményen.
She used a watercolor wash for the first layer.
Esempi per chi studia
The artist uses a blue wash.
A művész kék lavírt használ.
There is a light wash on the wall.
A falon halvány lazúrréteg látható.
He paints with a red wash.
Significato
Thin layer of color or paint
Collocazioni
watercolor wash
|light wash of paint
Sinonimi
glaze (In painting, a transparent layer of color; may differ in technique from a wash.)
Temi
art
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A light layer of paint or color put on a surface.
A thin layer of diluted paint, ink, or color applied lightly over a surface, often in art or design.
SOSTANTIVO
A2
6
I have a huge pile of wash to do this weekend.
Hatalmas halom mosnivalóm van erre a hétvégére.
She separated the whites from the colors in the wash.
Szétválogatta a mosnivalót fehérekre és színesekre.
The hotel offers a daily wash service.
Esempi per chi studia
I do the wash on Monday.
Hétfőn mosok.
There is much wash today.
Ma sok a mosnivaló.
The hotel has a wash service.
Significato
Clothes to be cleaned with water
Collocazioni
do the wash
|separate the wash
Sinonimi
laundry ('Laundry' is more common in American English for clothes being washed.)
Temi
daily life
|daily_life
|clothing
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
Clothes or other things that need to be washed.
Clothes, linens, or similar items that are being cleaned or need to be cleaned with water and detergent.
Grammatica
Forma base
wash
IPA
GB/wˈɔʃ/
US/wˈɔʃ/
Sillabe e accento
wash (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (wash)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: wash
- Plural: wash, washes
Verb
- Base: wash
- 3rd Person Singular: washes
- Present Participle: washing
- Past: washed
Famiglia di parole
Forms
Core family
washable
adjective
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unwashed
adjective
Advanced or less common
brainwash
verb C1
whitewash
verb
Espressioni
come out in the wash
1/kˈʌm ˈaʊt ˈɪn ðə wˈɔʃ/
idiom
informal
Problems resolve naturally over time
When problems are not serious and will be fixed naturally with time.
Esempi
- Don't worry about that mistake—it'll all come out in the wash.
- Minor disagreements usually come out in the wash.
throw in the wash
1/θɹˈoʊ ˈɪn ðə wˈɔʃ/
fixed phrase
Put clothes in washing machine to clean them with water and detergent
To put clothes in a washing machine to clean them with water and soap or detergent.
Esempi
- I'll throw your shirt in the wash with mine.
- These towels need to be thrown in the wash.
wash away
1/wˈɔʃ əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Remove by flowing water
When moving water carries something away completely.
Esempi
- The heavy rain washed away the bridge.
- Floodwaters washed away the crops.
wash out
1/wˈɔʃ ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Remove from inside with water
To clean inside something by using water to take dirt or other things out.
Esempi
- She washed out the bottle before refilling it.
- Please wash out the cup after use.
wash up
1/wˈɔʃ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Clean hands and face with water
To clean your hands and face with water before or after doing something like eating or cooking.
Esempi
- Go wash up before dinner.
- He washed up after working in the garden.