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"lavarse" in English

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"lavarse" in English
lavarse{transitive verb}
lavarse{intransitive verb}
TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
to freshen up {vb} (wash)
to wash up {vb} [Amer.] (wash oneself)
lavarse y arreglarse un poco
to have a wash and brush-up
lavarse[lavándose · lavado] {transitive verb}
Nadie puede lavarse las manos ante semejante tragedia.
No one can wash their hands of a tragedy such as this.
Las instituciones públicas no deben lavarse las manos con respecto a la situación existente en el sector bancario.
Public institutions must not wash their hands of the situation which exists in the banking sector.
No se trata de lavarse evitando mojarse.
It is not about washing ourselves but not getting wet.
lavarse[lavándose · lavado] {reflexive verb}
lavarse y arreglarse un poco
to have a wash and brush-up
to scrub up {v.i.} (doctor, before operation)

CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "lavarse" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
Se prohibe y después se acaba por lavarse las manos.
We declare a ban and then we wash our hands of the matter.
Las instituciones públicas no deben lavarse las manos con respecto a la situación existente en el sector bancario.
Public institutions must not wash their hands of the situation which exists in the banking sector.
Nadie puede lavarse las manos ante semejante tragedia.
No one can wash their hands of a tragedy such as this.
Este lado de la Cámara no está preparado para lavarse las manos frente al problema al estilo de Poncio Pilatos.
We on this side of the House are not prepared to play Pontius Pilate, washing our hands of the problem.
Ha llegado la hora de que algunos miembros del Consejo dejen de jugar a Poncio Pilatos y dejen de lavarse las manos.
The time has come for some members of the Council to stop playing Pontius Pilate and washing their hands.
No se trata de lavarse evitando mojarse.
It is not about washing ourselves but not getting wet.
No veo cómo el Consejo puede lavarse ahora las manos sin ni siquiera discutir la posibilidad de levantar esas sanciones.
I cannot see how the Council can now wash its hands of at least discussing the possibility of lifting those sanctions.
Me defrauda enormemente que el Consejo, de esta forma, quiera lavarse las manos y no ocuparse de lo que es un cuestión gravísima.
I am extremely disappointed that the Council, in this way, would want to wash its hands of what is a very serious matter.
Beber, alimentarse, lavarse, cultivar...: el agua irriga cada uno de los actos de nuestra vida cotidiana.
Drinking, eating, washing, farming - water irrigates each act of our daily life and we treat it, wrongly, as an unfailing and inexhaustible resource.
Las Naciones Unidas también tienen que desempeñar un papel importante; no pueden hacer como Poncio Pilato, lavarse las manos.
The United Nations also has an important role to play. It cannot behave like Pontius Pilate and simply wash its hands of the matter.
prefiere lavarse con agua fría
she prefers to wash in cold water
"Tienes razón, Carlo," me respondió, "tienes razón", pero no fue a lavarse y continuó con la crema en la cara.
'You are right, Carlo,' she replied, 'you are right' , but she did not remove the cream from her face and I could not sleep for the rest of the night.
" Tienes razón, Carlo, " me respondió, " tienes razón ", pero no fue a lavarse y continuó con la crema en la cara.
'You are right, Carlo,'she replied, 'you are right ', but she did not remove the cream from her face and I could not sleep for the rest of the night.
lavarse y arreglarse un poco
to have a wash and brush-up
ha ido a lavarse las manos
she's gone to powder her nose
lavarse las manos
to wash the hands
Su interpretación formalista de la ley les permite mantenerse al margen, abstenerse de perseguir estos delitos y lavarse las manos al respecto.
Their formalistic interpretation of the law allows them to avoid getting involved, to avoid prosecuting these cases, and to wash their hands of them.
Tradicionalmente, la higiene de las manos, como lavarse las manos antes y después de atender los pacientes, se ha considerado la única manera más importante de reducir tales infecciones.
Increasingly, the use of alcohol-based hand rub is used alongside or in replacement of traditional washing with soap and water.
No puede ser, desde luego, la de " lavarse las manos ", dado que son las instituciones que tienen la competencia y la obligación de llevar a cabo esas negociaciones.
Surely it will not be to wash their hands of the matter, given that they are the institutions with the power and the responsibility for conducting these negotiations.
Beber, alimentarse, lavarse, cultivar...: el agua irriga cada uno de los actos de nuestra vida cotidiana.
(FR) Drinking, eating, washing, farming - water irrigates each act of our daily life and we treat it, wrongly, as an unfailing and inexhaustible resource.