laver - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Verbs

to wash  | washed, washed |   dated   - oneself	se laver
to rinse sth.  | rinsed, rinsed |	laver qc.
to wash o.s.  | washed, washed |	se laver
to wash sth.  | washed, washed |	laver qc.   - avec de l'eau et du savon
to clean so. (or: sth.) up  | cleaned, cleaned |   - wash, remove dirt	laver qn. (or: qc.)

Nouns

washing machine [TECH.]	la machine à laver
washing up	la vaisselle à laver
mop   - for cleaning	le balai pour laver parterre
mop   - for cleaning	le balai pour laver le sol

Phrases / Collocations

to brush one's teeth	se laver les dents
to wash one's hands	se laver les mains
to wash one's hands of sth. [fig.]	se laver les mains de qc.
to air one's dirty laundry in public (Amer.) [fig.]	laver son linge sale en public [fig.]
to wash one's dirty laundry in public [fig.]	laver son linge sale en public [fig.]
to wash one's dirty linen in public [fig.]	laver son linge sale en public [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

avert, haver, laser, later, layer, leave, Leave, lever, liver, lover, slave, waver

avéré, gaver, lacer, larvé, laser, laveur, lever

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