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washing

/ˈwɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈwɔʃɪŋ/

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verb

Laver

To clean with water.

Examples :

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

Les lave-vaisselles lavent la vaisselle beaucoup plus efficacement que la plupart des humains.

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verb

Laver, éroder

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

Examples :

"Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment."

De fortes pluies lavent une route ou une digue.

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verb

Laver, lessiver

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. "

Les chercheurs d'or lavaient le gravier pour séparer l'or de la saleté.

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verb

Se laver

To clean oneself with water.

Examples :

"I wash every morning after getting up."

Je me lave tous les matins après m'être levé.

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Laver, rincer

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

Examples :

"Waves wash the shore."

Les vagues lavent le rivage.

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verb

Clapotis, éclabousser

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

Examples :

"to hear the water washing"

entendre l'eau clapotis

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verb

Être emporté par l'eau, être lessivé

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 forte pluie a emporté le château de sable que mon fils avait construit sur la plage.

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verb

Être convaincant, résister à la critique

To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.

Examples :

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

Ses arguments en faveur d'une pause déjeuner plus longue emportaient toutes les objections.

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verb

Supporter le lavage

To bear without injury the operation of being washed.

Examples :

"Some calicoes do not wash."

Certains calicots ne supportent pas le lavage.

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Être emporté, érodé

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. "

Les fortes pluies ont emporté le chemin de terre menant à l'école.

environment geology weather nature action

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verb

Teinter, colorer légèrement

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. "

L'artiste a soigneusement teinté la toile avec une peinture bleu clair, lui donnant une teinte délicate.

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verb

Recouvrir d'une fine couche de métal

To overlay with a thin coat of metal.

Examples :

"steel washed with silver"

Acier recouvert d'argent

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verb

Déphosphorer

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. "

Les ouvriers de l'aciérie déphosphoraient la fonte en fusion pour éliminer le phosphore.

technical chemistry industry process

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verb

Laver, purifier

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. "

Le scientifique lavait l'échantillon d'air à travers un liquide spécial pour éliminer les impuretés.

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noun

Lavage

The action of the verb to wash

Examples :

"The washing of the clothes took several hours. "

Le lavage des vêtements a pris plusieurs heures.

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noun

Linge

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"

Ma mère faisait le linge le lundi.

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noun

Résidus de lavage

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

Examples :

"The washings have a higher concentration of metal"

Les résidus de lavage ont une concentration de métal plus élevée.

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noun

Lessive

The liquid used to wash an ore.

Examples :

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

La société minière a utilisé une lessive spéciale pour séparer l'or du minerai.

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noun

Lavoir

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

Examples :

"the gold-washings, or silver-washings"

les lavoirs d'or, ou les lavoirs d'argent

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noun

Revêtement, enduit

A thin covering or coat.

Examples :

"a washing of silver"

Un revêtement d'argent.

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noun

Opération de blanchiment

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. "

Les analystes boursiers ont découvert une opération de blanchiment, où le cours de l'action de la société était artificiellement gonflé.

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noun

L'application d'une poudre infusible sur une pièce pour l'empêcher de coller à ses supports lors de la réception de l'émail

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. "

L'application de la poudre sur les pièces de poterie les a empêchées de coller aux étagères du four pendant la cuisson.

material technical process