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washing

/ˈwɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈwɔʃɪŋ/

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verb

Lavar

To clean with water.

Examples :

"Dishwashers wash dishes much more efficiently than most humans."

Los lavavajillas lavan los platos de manera mucho más eficiente que la mayoría de los humanos.

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verb

Lavar, erosionar

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

Examples :

"Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment."

Las fuertes lluvias lavan una carretera o un terraplén.

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verb

Lavar, limpiar

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

Examples :

"The gold miners were washing the gravel to separate the gold from the dirt. "

Los mineros de oro estaban lavando la grava para separar el oro de la tierra.

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verb

Lavarse

To clean oneself with water.

Examples :

"I wash every morning after getting up."

Me lavo cada mañana después de levantarme.

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verb

Lavar, enjuagar

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

Examples :

"Waves wash the shore."

Las olas lavan la orilla.

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verb

Chapotear, salpicar

To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.

Examples :

"to hear the water washing"

escuchar el agua chapotear

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verb

Ser arrastrado, erosionarse

To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.

Examples :

"The heavy rain washed away the sandcastle my son had built on the beach. "

La fuerte lluvia arrastró el castillo de arena que mi hijo había construido en la playa.

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verb

Ser convincente, resistir la crítica

To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.

Examples :

"Her arguments for a longer lunch break were washing away all the objections. "

Sus argumentos a favor de una pausa para el almuerzo más larga estaban resistiendo todas las objeciones.

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verb

Soportar el lavado

To bear without injury the operation of being washed.

Examples :

"Some calicoes do not wash."

Algunas indianas no soportan el lavado.

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Erosionar, desgastar

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.

Examples :

"The heavy rains washed away the dirt path leading to the school. "

Las fuertes lluvias erosionaron el camino de tierra que conducía a la escuela.

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verb

Teñir, colorear

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

Examples :

"The artist carefully washed the canvas with a light blue paint, giving it a delicate tint. "

El artista tiñó cuidadosamente el lienzo con una pintura azul claro, dándole un tinte delicado.

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verb

Recubrir con una fina capa de metal

To overlay with a thin coat of metal.

Examples :

"steel washed with silver"

Acero recubierto con plata

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verb

Desfosforar

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

Examples :

"The steel mill workers were washing the molten pig iron to remove phosphorus. "

Los trabajadores de la acería estaban desfosforando el arrabio fundido para eliminar el fósforo.

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verb

Lavar, purificar

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

Examples :

"The scientist was washing the air sample through a special liquid to remove impurities. "

El científico estaba lavando la muestra de aire a través de un líquido especial para eliminar las impurezas.

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noun

Lavado

The action of the verb to wash

Examples :

"The washing of the clothes took several hours. "

El lavado de la ropa tomó varias horas.

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noun

Ropa sucia

Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.

Examples :

"My mother used to do the washing on a Monday"

Mi madre solía lavar la ropa los lunes.

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noun

Residuos de lavado

(often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed

Examples :

"The washings have a higher concentration of metal"

Los residuos de lavado tienen una mayor concentración de metal.

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noun

Líquido de lavado

The liquid used to wash an ore.

Examples :

"The mining company used a special washing to separate the gold from the ore. "

La empresa minera utilizó un líquido de lavado especial para separar el oro del mineral.

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noun

Lavadero

A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.

Examples :

"the gold-washings, or silver-washings"

los lavaderos de oro, o de plata

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noun

Recubrimiento, capa

A thin covering or coat.

Examples :

"a washing of silver"

Un recubrimiento de plata.

appearance material

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noun

Operación fraudulenta

A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.

Examples :

"The stock market analysts uncovered a washing scheme, where the company's stock price was artificially inflated. "

Los analistas del mercado de valores descubrieron una operación fraudulenta, donde el precio de las acciones de la empresa se infló artificialmente.

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noun

La cobertura de una pieza con un polvo infusible, que evita que se pegue a sus soportes, mientras recibe el esmalte

The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.

Examples :

"The washing of the pottery pieces prevented them from sticking to the kiln shelves during firing. "

La cobertura de las piezas de cerámica evitó que se pegaran a los estantes del horno durante la cocción.

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