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wash up(
wash
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. lavarse
Make sure you wash up before we leave for the restaurant.Asegúrate de lavarte antes de que nos vayamos al restaurante.
a. ser traído por la corriente
The natives on the island were shocked to see a castaway wash up ashore.A los nativos de la isla les sorprendió ver a un náufrago ser traído por la corriente hacia la orilla.
b. ser arrastrado
A lot of seaweed has been washing up on the beach, producing a terrible smell.Muchas algas están siendo arrastradas a la playa, produciendo un olor terrible.
a. lavar los platos
Since you cooked dinner tonight, I'll wash up.Como esta noche tú hiciste la cena, yo lavaré los platos.
b. fregar los platos
Can you help me to clear the table and wash up?¿Me puedes ayudar a recoger la mesa y fregar los platos?
c. fregar
We're out of dishwashing liquid, so I can't wash up right now.Se nos acabó el detergente, así que no puedo fregar ahorita.
d. lavar
I don't like drying dishes, but I don't mind washing up.No me gusta secar los platos, pero no me importa lavar.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. arrastrar
The waves washed up the flotsam from the shipwreck onto the beach.Las olas arrastraron los restos del naufragio hasta la playa.
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