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1 washout
n. totalfiasko; bortspolning; bortspolad del av väg* * *noun ((an idea, project, person etc which is) a complete failure: She was a complete washout as a secretary.) fiasko, odugling -
2 wash
adj. tvättbar--------n. tvättning, tvagning; städning; tvätt; tvättmedel; rengöringsmedel; vattenerosion; svallvåg; beläggning--------v. tvaga, tvätta; städa; byka; skölja bort; översvämma; sköljas; sköljas bort; täcka (med färg)* * *[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) tvätta, diska2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) gå att tvätta, tåla tvätt3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) skölja, svalla, skvalpa, slå4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) spola2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) tvättning, tvagning2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) tvätt3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.)4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) -vatten, -bad5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) lavering, beläggning, överdrag6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) svall, kölvatten•- washable- washer
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