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A n1 ¢ ( by person) to give [sth] a wash laver [window, floor] ; nettoyer [object] ; lessiver [paintwork, walls] ; se laver [hands, face] ; to give sb a wash débarbouiller [child] ; you need a good wash tu as besoin d'un bon débarbouillage ; to have a quick wash faire un brin de toilette ○ ; these curtains/your feet need a wash ces rideaux/tes pieds ont besoin d'être lavés ;2 ( laundry process) lavage m ; weekly wash lessive f hebdomadaire ; after only two washes après deux lavages seulement ; in the wash ( about to be cleaned) au sale ; ( being cleaned) au lavage ;5 Pharm lotion f ;6 ( swill) pâtée f.B modif frequent wash shampoo shampooing m pour lavages fréquents ; pen and wash drawing dessin m à la plume et au lavis.1 ( clean) laver [person, clothes, floor] ; nettoyer [object, wound] ; lessiver [paintwork, surface] ; to get washed se laver ; to wash everything by hand/in the machine laver tout à la main/à la machine ; to wash one's hands/face se laver les mains/le visage ; to wash sth clean laver [hands, clothes, floor] ; lessiver [paintwork] ; nettoyer [cut] ; to wash the dishes faire la vaisselle ;2 ( carry along) [tide, current] entraîner [silt, debris] ; to be washed out to sea être entraîné vers le large ; to be washed along by the tide être entraîné par la marée ; to be washed downstream être entraîné en aval ; to wash sb/sth ashore rejeter qn/qch sur le rivage ; to wash sb/sth overboard emporter qn/qch par-dessus bord ;4 ( dig out) creuser ; the water had washed a hole in the bank les inondations avaient creusé un trou dans le talus ;5 ( coat) Art laver [drawing] ; gen, Constr passer une légère couche de peinture sur [wall] ; ( with whitewash) badigeonner [wall] ; to wash a wall in pink passer une légère couche de rose sur un mur ; to wash sth with gold dorer qch au trempé [metal, coin] ;D vi2 ( clean clothes) faire la lessive ; I wash on Mondays je fais la lessive le lundi ; Whizzo washes whiter Advertg Whizzo lave plus blanc ;3 ( become clean) se laver ; to wash easily/well se laver facilement/bien ;4 ○ ( be believed) his explanation won't wash with the electorate son explication ne satisfera pas l'électorat ; that excuse won't wash with me cette excuse ne me satisfait pas.it will all come out in the wash ( be revealed) tout finira bien par se savoir ; ( be resolved) tout finira par s'arranger ; to wash one's hands of se laver les mains de [matter] ; se désintéresser de [person].■ wash away:▶ wash [sth] away, wash away [sth]2 ( carry off) [flood, tide, current] emporter [structure, debris] ; ( by erosion) [sea] éroder [cliff, bank] ;▶ wash [sb] away [wave, tide] emporter [person].■ wash down:▶ wash [sth] down, wash down [sth]2 ○ ( help to swallow) faire descendre [pill] ; faire passer [unpleasant food] ; arroser [food] ; a good steak washed down with a glass of claret un bon steak arrosé d'un verre de bordeaux.■ wash off:▶ wash off [mark] partir au lavage ;▶ wash [sth] off, wash off [sth]1 ( clean off) faire partir [qch] à l'eau [dirt, mark] ; to wash the mud off the car laver la voiture pour faire partir la boue ; go and wash that dirt off your face débarbouille-toi la figure ;2 ( carry off) drainer [topsoil].■ wash out:▶ wash out1 ( disappear by cleaning) [stain] partir au lavage ; [colour] passer ; stains that won't wash out Advertg taches rebelles ;2 ○ US ( fail to reach standard for) she washed out of college elle s'est fait recaler aux examens d'entrée en fac ○ ;▶ wash [sth] out, wash out [sth]2 ( rinse inside) rincer [cup, inside] ;3 ( clean quickly) passer [qch] à l'eau [dishcloth, brush] ;4 ( rain off) ( gén au passif) the first day's play was washed out la première journée a été annulée à cause de la pluie ;■ wash over: [water] balayer [deck] ; everything I say just washes over him tout ce que je dis glisse sur lui ; a great feeling of relief washed over me un immense soulagement m'a envahi.■ wash through:▶ wash [sth] through passer [qch] à l'eau.■ wash up:▶ wash up1 GB ( do dishes) faire la vaisselle ;▶ wash [sth] up, wash up [sth] -
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dust [dʌst]1 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (on furniture, of gold, coal) poussière f;∎ a speck of dust une poussière, un grain de poussière;∎ thick dust covered the furniture une poussière épaisse couvrait les meubles;∎ to shake the dust off one's feet secouer la poussière de ses chaussures;∎ figurative his money is just gathering dust in the bank il a de l'argent qui dort à la banque;∎ to lay or to settle the dust mouiller la poussière;∎ figurative to allow the dust to or to let the dust settle attendre que les choses se calment;∎ figurative once the dust has settled quand les choses se seront calmées;∎ figurative to trample sb in the dust fouler qn aux pieds;∎ familiar to raise a dust faire tout un cinéma ou foin;∎ to throw dust in sb's eyes tromper qn;∎ we won't see him for dust (he'll leave) il partira en moins de temps qu'il n'en faut pour le dire∎ to give sth a dust épousseter qch(c) (earthly remains) poussière f(a) (furniture, room) épousseter;∎ figurative everything should be done and dusted by next Friday tout doit être bouclé pour vendredi(b) (with powder, flour) saupoudrer;∎ to dust a field with insecticide répandre de l'insecticide sur un champ►► dust bag (for vacuum cleaner) sac m à poussière;American dust ball mouton m (poussière);Geography dust bowl zone f semi-désertique;the Dust Bowl (in US) le Dust Bowl;American dust bunny mouton m (poussière);dust coat cache-poussière m inv;dust cover (for book) jaquette f; (for machine) housse f de rangement; (for furniture) housse f de protection;dust devil tourbillon m de poussière;dust jacket (for book) jaquette f;American dust kitten mouton m (poussière);Entomology dust mite acarien m de poussière;British dust sheet housse f de protection;dust storm tempête f de poussière;dust trap nid m à poussière;dust wrapper (for book) jaquette fbrosser; (with hand) épousseter➲ dust off (dust, crumbs, dandruff)ⓘ THE DUST BOWL On désigne ainsi une région des Grandes Plaines aux États-Unis où sévissaient, dans les années 30, de redoutables tempêtes de poussière provoquées par la sécheresse et l'érosion. Ce phénomène fut la cause de la migration de milliers de paysans vers la Californie, thème du roman "Les Raisins de la colère" de John Steinbeck.
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