phrasal T-W Flashcards
100 meanings (145 cards)
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try a clothe
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to try on
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to test or use something experimentally, something new
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Try out
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scientists are ………a new drug in the fight against the disease (essayer )
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Trying out
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Try out
Try out
a tryout (try-out)
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tester, essayer
passer une audition ,
une épreuve de sélection
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to change something unsuccessful into something successful
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Turn around
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When the puppy was adopted , his life …….
transformer
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Turned around
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Turn around
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se retourner (move to face away) tourner , pivoter (spin , rotate) faire demi tour tourner autour se transformer, (transform) reprendre sa vie en main (change for the better) changer d'avis ( change one's mind)
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my sister has …… her life…..
transform
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Turned her life around
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to reject or refuse, (more avoid)
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Turn away
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she…….. every opportunity to learn English ( refuse)
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Turned away
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to refuse to let someone come into a place
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Turn away
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he …. me …… art the entrance because I didn’t have an invitation
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Turned me away
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Turn away
Turn away from
Turn away
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se retourner , tourner le dos (face opposite way) quitter (move further from) refouler l'accès deny entry) détourner le regard (avert your gaze) éviter de faire (refuse , reject)
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Jane …………..from Peter after she told him to go to hell. ( face the opposite way)
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turned away
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I ………….. from the town and set my eyes on new horizons.
(move further from)
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Turned away
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to stop your journey and return
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Turn back
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bad weather forced him to ……. ( return)
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Turn back
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to force someone or something to stop and go back
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Turn back
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refugees who reach the border may be……….. (go back)
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Turned Back
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to not accept an offer or request ( to decline, refuse)
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Turn down
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she……… his proposal (reject)
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Turned down
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to diminish the speed , volume or intensity
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Turn down
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he even didn’t …… the speed (reduce)
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Turn down
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Turn down
Turn down the sheets
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rejeter , refuser (decline, reject)
diminuer le volume (reduce the volume, the speed)
ouvrir le lit
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to report or take someone to the police
Turn in
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somebody .......in the local police (take sb to the police)
turned him in
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to go to bed
Turn in
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I usually ........ at about midnight (go to bed)
Turn in
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Turn in
dénoncer à la police ( inform on to the police)
se pieuter (go to bed)
remettre , soumettre (un test) submit
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to change into someone or something
Turn into
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the freezing temperatures had .....the water in the lake ......ice (
Turned the water in the lake into ice
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Turn into
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se transformer en (to become)
tourner dans (enter by turning 90 degrees)
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to stop the operation or activity
Turn off
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I fell asleep and forgot to...........the tv
I fell asleep and forgot to turn off the Tv
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to make someone feel bored or no longer interested in something
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Turn off
a Turnoff (noun)
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this job .... me ....
This job turns me off
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Turn off
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éteindre (switch off)
quitter sortir (exit a road)
dégouter , (disgust, cause to dislike)
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to make something start working
Turn on
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It Was getting dark, so I ...... the lights
Turned on the lights
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to use a quality you have
Turn on
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He's have to ..........all his charm to persuade her
Turn on
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to suddenly attack someone violently
Turn on
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the neighbor's dog .........me when I tried to stoke it
Turn on
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to make someone sexually attracted or to be excited by something
Turn on
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His new secretary really ......him.....
turns him on
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Turn on
allumer (switch on the light)
attaquer (become hostile)
exciter (excite sexually)
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to make light stop shining
Turn out
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don't forget to ... the lights before you leave the office (switch off)
Turn out
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to end up , result
Turn out
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Our cake .......... beautifully (conclude well , badly)
Turned out
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I invited many people to my parti and the............ was great.
I invited many people to my parti and the turnout was great.
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to produce something especially in large numbers
Turn out
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The company ......... 1200000 car a year (produce)
The company turns out 1200000 car a year
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Turn out
a turnout
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éteindre (switch off)
produire , (produce),
se révéler (conclude well or badly)
expulser (expel)
vider (type out contents off)
présence ( attendance)
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to rotate , flip over
Turn over
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she .............. to get some sun on her back (flip over)
she turned over to get some sun on her back
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to think about something carefully
Turn over
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He began to......... the scheme..........his mind
He began to turn the scheme over his mind
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turnover
| turn over
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rotation , faire tourner ( rotate)
se retourner (flip over)
ruminer , ressasser , (ponder)
remettre (for exemple give the money)
générer de l'argent, (earn money)
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approach people, family , friends , when you're having a hard time
turn to somebody
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to increase volume , heat , power , etc...
Turn up
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It's my favorite part of the movie , I'll.... the volume....... a bit
It's my favorite part of the movie , I'll turn the volume up a bit
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to come somewhere , especially unexpectedly, to appear
Turn up
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to discover
Turn up
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I made a research , and an interesting piece of information......., something I wasn't expecting (be found)
I made a research , and an interesting piece of information turned up, something I wasn't expecting
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turn up
augmenter le volume (increase volume )
venir , se pointer (to come )
réapparaître , refaire surface (be found)
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I was surprised when my friends............ to celebrate my birthday at my home
I was surprised when my friends turned up to celebrate my birthday at my home
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Turn Back
to be turned back
turn back the clock
revenir en arrière, revenir sur ses pas (revert)
forcer qq à repartir (force someone to go back)
remonter le temps
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to encourage
Urge on
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My trainer always........ on to work harder on a treadmill
My trainer always urges me on to work harder on a treadmill (Tapis de course)
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to use all of a supply of something
Use up
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Making soup is a good way of ...........leftover vegetable ( to use everything)
Making soup is a good way of using up leftover (le restant, les restes) vegetable
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Urge on
encourager ( encourage)
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Use up
tout utiliser , avoir épuisé les reserves ( consume completely )
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to signal the beginning of something
Usher in
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We will............the new year with champagne and dancing (signal , herald)
We will usher in the new year with champagne and dancing
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Usher in
mener , faire entrer , conduire à ( escort inside)
| inaugurer , annoncer (signal , herald)
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Brian's daughter preceded him as he........... in for her wedding (escort inside)
Brian's daughter preceded him as he ushered her in for her wedding.
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to be very close to an extreme state or condition
Verge on
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What a gem ! I'd say it's............. unique
What a gem ! I'd say it's verging on unique
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Verge on
on the verge of something
on the verge of doing something
frôler (be almost equal)
au bord de (about to)
sur le point de faire (about to do)
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to compete for something
Vie for
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they haven't been friends ever since they........ jérôme ( to compete)
they haven't been friends ever since they vied for Jérome
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Vie for
Vie with
concourir pour obtenir (compete)
rivaliser pour obtenir
entrer en concurrence (compete with)
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States ............. each other to attract various industries. (compete)
States vie with each other to attract various industries.
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to choose sb for a position by voting
Vote in
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Vote in
Elire (elect to power)
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In a democracy, you can.............. whoever you like (elect)
In a democracy, you can vote in whoever you like
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to remove someone from a position by voting
Vote off
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the company shareholders ............the board of directors ( remove by vote)
the company shareholders voted him off the board of directors
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Vote Off
éliminer, faire sortir (remove from office by vote )
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to support the truth
Vouch for
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Our accountant will.........the accuracy of the financial report (support the truth)
Our accountant will vouch for the accuracy of the financial report
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to give personal assurances of someone
Vouch for
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I've known him for years and can ............his honesty
I've known him for years and can vouch for his honesty
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Vouch for
se porter garant (give support)
| attester de , garantir (defend , corroborate)
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to wait somewhere doing nothing
Wait around
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I ..............to speak to the doctor (wait for Sb)
I waited around to speak to the doctor
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to serve people in a restaurant
Wait on
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He...................customers all day at the café (to serve people)
He waited on customers all day at the café
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to wait for a particular thing to happen
Wait on
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we are ............ our boss's decision
we are waiting on our boss's decision
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to not go to sleep until someone comes home
Wait up
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Don't...............for me , I 'll be late tonight ( to not go sleeping)
Don't wait up for me , I 'll be late tonight
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Wait up
rester réveillé à attendre (stay awake until sb arrives home)
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Wait on
servir (restaurant) (to serve)
| attendre une chose particulière (await), same as wait for
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to leave a relationship suddenly
Walk out
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Her father ...........when she was ten years old (stop a relationship)
Her father walked out when she was ten years old
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to stop working as a way of protesting
Walk out
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Many workers .......... on Monday
Many workers walked out on Monday
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Walk out
partir (abandon)
| protester (protesting)
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to prevent
Ward off
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many people believe that vitamin C can........the common cold (prevent)
many people believe that vitamin C can ward off the common cold
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to make something warmer
Warm up
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She............ the soup in the microwave (make warmer)
She warmed up the soup in the microwave
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to do exercises before a sport
Warm up
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the team .......... half an hour before the football match
the team warmed up half an hour before the football match
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to become warm
Warm up
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drink this and you'll soon.............
drink this and you'll soon warm up
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to get rid of something abstract
Wash away
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I tried to...................my sins through prayers of repentance
I tried to wash away my sins through prayers of repentance
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When water or rain removes a structure
Wash away
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Heavy rains have....................his house
Heavy rains have washed away his house
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to drink something after putting food or medicine in your mouth
Wash down
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I need a glass of water to.......... this pill (to swallow )
I need a glass of water to wash down this pill
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Warm up
s'échauffer (sport) ( to do exercise before a sport)
se réchauffer (become warmer)
faire réchauffer qqchose ( to make something warmer)
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remove by cleaning with water
Wash away
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Saliva helps .... bacteria ..........from the teeth.
Saliva helps wash bacteria away from the teeth.
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Wash away
laver quelque chose ( remove by cleaning)
se débarasser de qq chose ( to get rid of something abstract)
détruire, ( when water remove a structure)
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to clean thoroughly (exhaustively) , wash the whole surface of something
Wash Down
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........the cutting board with hot water and plenty of soap (to clean )
Wash down the cutting board with hot water and plenty of soap
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to drink something after putting food or medicine in your mouth
Wash Down
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I need a glass of water to................this pill (swallow)
I need a glass of water to wash down this pill
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Combine the cleaner with water in a bucket, and use a mop to........... the floor ( to clean )
Combine the cleaner with water in a bucket, and use a mop to wash down the floor
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Wash Down
Avaler un medicament (swallow a pill)
| laver soigneusement to clean thoroughly (exhaustively)
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to prevent or interrupt due to rain
Wash out
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The rain..............our football match ( to interrupt)
The rain washed out our football match
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to wash the inside of something
Wash out
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the pot was dirty , so she...... it ...........
the pot was dirty , so she washed it out
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Wash out
laver l'intérieur de qq chose (clean inside)
nettoyer , enlever ( to remove from, (stain))
délaver (make faded)
rincer au point d'interrompre ( to prevent or interrupt )
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to wash dishes after meal
Wash up
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My wife made dinner and now I'm washing up
My wife made dinner and now I'm washing up
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The driftwood was .........on the beach. (be brought by the tide)
The driftwood was washed up on the beach.
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Go and........... for dinner. (wash hands )
Go and wash up for dinner.
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Wash up
faire la vaisselle , (clean dishes)
se débarbouiller (wash face and hands)
rejeté , s'échouer (be brought to shore by the tide)
