lavez in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lavez in the French»English Dictionary

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

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

Translations for lavez in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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

lavez in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lavez in the French»English Dictionary

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°

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

faire [ou laver] la vaisselle

to do the dishes

Translations for lavez in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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

lavez Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

programmer une machine à laver sur qc

to set a washing machine to sth

machine à laver

washing machine

machine à laver

washer Am

avoir du linge à laver

to have clothes to wash

il faut laver son linge sale en famille

one should not wash one's dirty linen in public

se laver/se faire couper les cheveux

to wash/have one's hair cut

laver son linge sale en famille

to wash one's dirty linen in public

se laver les mains de qc

to wash one's hands of sth

laver son linge sale en public

to wash one's dirty linen in public

se laver les mains avant de manger

to wash one's hands before meals