wash one's hands

lavarse las manos

wash one's hands(wash wuhnz hahnz)

phrase

1. (to clean one's hands)

a. lavarse las manos

I need to wash my hands. They're greasy.

Necesito lavarme las manos. Están grasientas.

2. (to absolve oneself of responsibility; used with "of")

a. lavarse las manos

My partner washed his hands and I had to take care of paying the debt.

Mi socio se lavó las manos y yo tuve que hacerme cargo de la deuda.