Engels Woord van de dag

wash

wassen

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Engels > Nederlands

wash

1. (ik) was

2. (we) wassen

3. was

4. wassen, spoelen

Engels > Engels

wash

1. v. To clean with water.

The car is so dirty, we need to wash it.

Dishwashers wash dishes much more efficiently than most humans.

2. v. To move or erode by the force of water in motion.

Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.

The flood washed away houses.

3. v. (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.

4. v. (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.

I wash every morning after getting up.

5. v. To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.

Waves wash the shore.

6. v. (intransitive) To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.

to hear the water washing

7. v. (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.

8. v. (intransitive, figuratively) To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.

9. v. (intransitive) To bear without injury the operation of being washed.

Some calicoes do not wash.

10. v. (intransitive) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.

11. v. To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.

12. v. To overlay with a thin coat of metal.

steel washed with silver

13. v. To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.

14. v. To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.

15. n. The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.

I'm going to have a quick wash before coming to bed.

My jacket needs a wash.

16. n. A liquid used for washing.

17. n. The quantity of clothes washed at a time.

There's a lot in that wash: maybe you should split it into two piles.

18. n. (arts) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.

19. n. The sound of breaking of the seas, e.g., on the shore.

I could hear the wash of the wave.

20. n. The wake of a moving ship.

The ship left a big wash

Sail away from the wash to avoid rocking the boat.

21. n. The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.

22. n. A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.

mouth wash

hand wash

23. n. Ground washed away to the sea or a river.

24. n. A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.

25. n. A shallow body of water.

26. n. In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.

27. n. A situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent; a situation in which there is no net change.

28. n. Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.

29. n. In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.

30. n. A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.

31. n. A thin coat of metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.

32. n. (nautical) The blade of an oar.

33. n. The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.

34. n. Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.

35. n. (architecture) The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.

a carriage wash in a stable

36. n. (television) A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.

Nederlands > Engels

wassen

1. v. to wash, to clean

Ik ga mijn kleren wassen in de wasmachine. - I am going to wash my clothes in the washing machine.

Vergeet niet je handen te wassen voor het eten. - Don't forget to wash your hands before eating.

Ik moet de auto even wassen voordat we op reis gaan. - I need to clean the car before we go on a trip.

2. v. to grow, to rise, to increase, to become higher and/or bigger, to wax

de wassende maan - the waxing moon

3. adj. made of wax, waxen

De kaarsen zijn gemaakt van wassen en hebben een aangename geur. - The candles are made of wax and have a pleasant scent.

De beeldhouwer gebruikte een model gemaakt van wassen om het kunstwerk te maken. - The sculptor used a model made of wax to create the artwork.

De wassen vloer glansde in het zonlicht. - The waxen floor glistened in the sunlight.

4. v. to rub wax on

Ik ga de houten tafel wassen met een laagje bijenwas. - I am going to rub wax on the wooden table with some beeswax.

De meubelmaker heeft de antieke kast netjes gewassen met een speciale was. - The furniture maker carefully rubbed wax on the antique cabinet with a special wax.

Voordat je de vloer gaat boenen, moet je eerst de was wassen op de tegels. - Before you start scrubbing the floor, you need to rub wax on the tiles.

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

I'll wash the dishes once again.
    Ik zal de borden nog eens afwassen.
I wash my hands before lunch.
    Ik was mijn handen voor de lunch.
The company provides workers uniforms, but it's expected they will wash them regularly.
    Het bedrijf voorziet werknemers uniformen, maar er wordt verwacht dat ze deze regelmatig wassen.
I wash my car in front of the house without any problems.
    Ik was de auto voor het huis zonder problemen.
Please wash your hands before you eat.
    Was alsjeblieft je handen voor het eten.

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