lavar los platos

to wash the dishes

lavar los platos(lah-bahr lohs plah-tohs)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (general)

a. to wash the dishes

Chicos, pueden jugar a los videojuegos cuando hayan lavado los platos.

Kids, you can play your video games after you have washed the dishes.

b. to do the dishes

Si mi novia cocina, entonces yo lavo los platos.

If my girlfriend cooks, then I do the dishes.

c. to do the washing-up (United Kingdom)

¿A quién le toca hoy lavar los platos?

Whose turn is it to do the washing-up today?

d. to wash up (United Kingdom)

Te compras un lavavajillas y te olvidas de tener que lavar los platos.

Buy yourself a dishwasher and you can forget all about having to wash up.