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waschen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bathe verb To wash yourself, or someone else, using water.
  • launder verb To wash and often iron clothes or fabric.
  • laundry noun Clothes and linens that need washing, are being washed, or have just been washed.
  • wash verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.
  • washing noun The act of cleaning something with water.

Senses

waschen is used for these senses in English:

  • do the laundry To wash the laundry.
  • laundry A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
  • wash (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
  • wash up (US, intransitive) To wash one's hands or face, often around mealtimes.
  • washing (countable) The action of the verb to wash

bathe — full definition

  1. verb To wash yourself, or someone else, using water.
  2. verb To swim or immerse yourself in open water for pleasure.
  3. verb To cover or wash something in light or liquid.

launder — full definition

  1. verb To wash and often iron clothes or fabric.
  2. verb To disguise the illegal origin of money by passing it through legitimate businesses or transactions.

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