Usage examples of "lava" in Spanish with translation to English

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Él se lava el pelo. He washes his hair.
Una mano lava la otra. One hand washes the other.
La mujer se lava la cara. The woman washes her face.
El padre se lava la cara. The father washes his face.
¡Una mano lava a la otra! One hand washes the other.
Él lava la bici cada semana. He washes the bike every week.
Mi padre cada tanto lava los platos. My father often washes the dishes.
Mi hermana se lava los zapatos todos los domingos. My sister washes her shoes every Sunday.
Ella rompe un plato cada vez que los lava. She breaks a dish every time she washes dishes.
Él lava su coche al menos una vez a la semana. He washes his car at least once a week.
Ella canta a menudo cuando lava la vajilla en la cocina. She often sings when she does the washing up in the kitchen.
Ellos se lavan las manos. They wash their hands.
Llevé mi ropa a lavar. I took my clothes to be cleaned.
Ellas se lavan las manos. They wash their hands.
Lavar una bicicleta es un trabajo aburrido. It's a dull job to clean a bike.
Quiero que laves el coche. I want you to wash the car.
Después de lavar la vajilla, la aclaro. After cleaning the dishes, I rinse them.
Él está lavando el coche. He is washing the car.
Me lavo los dientes con un cepillo. I clean my teeth with a toothbrush.
Acabo de lavar el coche. I have just washed the car.
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