fregar la vajilla

fregar la vajilla(
freh
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gahr
 
lah
 
bah
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hee
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yah
)
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.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to do the dishes
Odio tener que fregar la vajilla después de comer.I hate to have to do the dishes after eating.
b. to wash the dishes
Ya no tendremos que fregar la vajilla. Compré un lavaplatos.We won't have to wash the dishes anymore. I bought a dishwasher.
c. to do the washing-up
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
La cocina olía mal porque nadie había fregado la vajilla la noche anterior.The kithchen smelt bad because no one had done the washing-up the night before.
d. to wash up
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Claudio fregaba la vajilla mientras Lucía quitaba la mesa.Claudio washed up while Lucia cleared the table.
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