Слово англійською: wash

Іменник

Переклад wash українською: акварель, прання, прибій, алювій, гравій

noun

/wɑːʃ/

[countable, usually singular] (especially British English) an act of cleaning somebody/something using water and usually soap
- These towels are ready for a wash.
- I'll just have a quick wash before dinner.
- The curtains could do with a good (= thorough) wash.
- I'm doing a dark wash (= washing all the dark clothes together).
- Your shirt's in the wash (= being washed or waiting to be washed).
- My sweater shrank in the wash.
- That blouse shouldn't look like that after only two washes.
see also car wash
the wash
[singular] an area of water that has waves and is moving a lot, especially after a boat has moved through it; the sound made by this
- The dinghy was rocked by the wash of a passing ferry.
- They listened to the wash of waves on the beach.
- Seagulls hovered above the wash of the trawler.
[countable] a thin layer of a liquid, especially paint, that is put on a surface
- The walls were covered with a pale yellow wash.
see also whitewash
[countable, uncountable] a liquid containing soap, used for cleaning your skin
- an antiseptic skin wash
see also mouthwash

Word OriginOld English wæscan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen, German waschen, also to water.

Idioms

it will (all) come out in the wash (informal)

used to say that the truth about a situation will be made known at some time in the future
- This will all come out in the wash.
used to make somebody less anxious by telling them that any problems or difficulties will be solved in the future