La Palabra Del Dia: "lavar"
lavar ( lah-vahr' )
verb ( to wash )
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Examples:
1. Tengo ir al banco para conseguir cuartos. Me toca lavar ropa hoy.
I have to go to the bank to get quarters. I have to do laundry today.
2. Prefiero lavar los platos a mano que usar un lavaplatos. Así se conserva energía.
I prefer to wash dishes by hand than use a dishwasher. You save energy that way.
12 Answers
Now I understand why some people need to launder money.
Ahora entiendo por qué algunas personas necesitan lavar dinero.
He querido lavar mi coche, pero ha pasado un poco de frío recientemente.
I've been wanting to wash my car, but it's been a little cold lately.
Si hubieras lavado tus manos con lava, no podrías tener que lavar tus manos nunca más.
If you would have washed your hands with lava, you wouldn't have to wash your hands ever again.
pero hay excepciones....
but there are exceptions.
Los lavacoches automáticos son muy útiles y se puede lavar todo típo de vehículo.
Automatic carwashers are very useful and one can wash all classes of vehicles.
Ojalá que los platos se laven de alguna manera. Si no será mia la responsabilidad lavarlos. Y ahora estoy por hacer nada.
I hope that the plates get washed, somehow. Or else it'd be my responsibility to wash them. And right now I'm not about to do anything.
De niño, mi madre lavaba mi boca con jabón cuando usé maldiciones.
As a child, my mother used to wash my mouth with soap when I used swear words.
Me gusta lavar mis tangas mientras que bajo la ducha.
I like to wash my thongs whilst under the shower.
Hace mucho tiempo, mujeres lavaban las ropas en el río.
A long time ago, women washed the clothes in the river.
Algunas días, deseo que yo podría lavar mis manos de personas!
Some days, I wish that I could wash my hands of people!
I was suspicious when he offered to wash all the dishes so I could rest.
Era sospechosa cuando oferreció lavar todos los platos por tanto podría descansar.
Me lavo los platos con jabón de baño ordinario. Los informes sobre el jabón antibacteriano no son buenos.
I wash the dishes with ordinary bath soap. The reports about the antibacterial soap are not good.
Ella quería lavar eso hombre de su cabello totalmente.
She wanted to wash that man right out of her hair.
