wash off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action d'enlever de la saleté, des taches ou des substances d'une surface en les lavant.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing dirt, stains, or substances from a surface by washing.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Remove by washinginformal

   To clean something by using water and often soap, removing dirt or unwanted substances.

   laver (en frottant)

   • She washed off the mud from her boots.
   • Make sure to wash off all the soap from the dishes.
   • He washed off the paint from his hands.

   Synonymesrinse offwash away

2. Become removed by washinginformal

   To be removed from a surface by the action of water or cleaning.

   partir au lavage

   • The dirt washed off easily with warm water.
   • The marker stains won't wash off the wall.
   • The makeup washed off her face in the rain.

   Synonymescome offcome outrinse offwash away

Verbe de basewash