lava el coche

wash your car

lava el coche(lah-bah ehl koh-cheh)

phrase

1.

(informal)

(imperative; second person singular)

a. wash your car

Eh, Miguel. Lava el coche, hombre. Está asqueroso.

Hey, Miguel. Wash your car, man. It's filthy.

b. wash the car

Lava el coche. - No puedo, papá. - Te doy diez dólares. - ¡Okey!

Wash the car. - I can't, Dad. - I'll give you ten bucks. - OK!

2. (used to express a habitual action; third person singular)

a. he washes his car (masculine)

Cuando lava el coche, está superbrillante.

When he washes his car, it's super shiny.

b. she washes her car (feminine)

Elena dice que lava el coche todas las semanas, pero siempre lo tiene sucio.

Elena says she washes her car every week, but it's always dirty.

c. washes the car

Alicia lave el coche todos los domingos.

Alicia washes the car every Sunday.

3. (used to express a specific action in the present; third person singular)

a. he's washing his car (masculine)

¿Qué hace Pablo en esta imagen? - Lava el coche.

What's Pablo doing in this picture? - He's washing his car.

b. she's washing her car (feminine)

La película empieza con una toma de Lucía fumando mientras lava el coche.

The movie opens with a shot of Lucia smoking while she's washing her car.

c. is washing the car

¿Qué están haciendo Paco y Marta? - Paco lava el coche y Marta corta el pasto.

What are Paco and Marta doing? - Paco is washing the car and Marta is mowing the lawn.