WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| washed-up adj | (debris: brought to shore) | arrastrado/a adj |
| | | sacado adj |
| | The children decorated their sandcastle with shells and bits of washed-up seaweed. |
| | Los niños decoraron sus castillos de arena con conchas y algas arrastradas por la marea. |
washed up,
washed-up adj | figurative, informal (person: not successful anymore) | acabado/a adj |
| | | rendido/a adj |
| | | desplazado/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | As he grew older he began to feel increasingly washed up. |
| | A medida que fue creciendo se empezó a sentir cada vez más acabado. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
do the dishes,
wash the dishes (US),
do the washing-up,
wash up (UK) v expr | informal (wash plates, etc.) | lavar los platos loc verb |
| | | fregar los platos loc verb |
| | | lavar la loza, lavar la vajilla loc verb |
| | (AmC, CO, EC, MX) | lavar los trastes, fregar los trastes loc verb |
| | I'll cook for both of us if you promise to do the dishes afterwards. Our dinner guests offered to do the washing-up. |
| | Yo cocino para los dos si tú prometes lavar los platos después. // Nuestros invitados se ofrecieron a lavar los platos. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| wash up vi phrasal | (be brought to shore by the tide) | arrastrar⇒ vtr |
| | The driftwood was washed up on the beach. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A veces aparecen en la orilla cuerpos de cetáceos arrastrados por la marea. |
wash [sth] up,
wash up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (clean: dishes) | lavar⇒ vtr |
| | | fregar⇒ vtr |
| | | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | Scrambled eggs make the pan hard to wash up. |
| | Los huevos revueltos hacen que la sartén sea difícil de lavar. |
| wash up vi phrasal | UK (clean dishes) | lavar los platos loc verb |
| | | fregar los platos loc verb |
| | | lavar la loza, lavar la vajilla loc verb |
| | (AmC, CO, EC, MX) | lavar los trastes, fregar los trastes loc verb |
| | After I cooked dinner, I had to wash up. |
| | Después de cocinar, tuve que lavar los platos. |
| wash up vi phrasal | US (wash face and hands) | lavarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Go and wash up for dinner. |
| | Lávate las manos antes de comer. |
| wash up vi phrasal | figurative (to wear out, become ineffective) (persona) | venir a menos loc verb |
| | (sustancia) | perder eficacia vtr |
| | He was a top sportsman but now he's totally washed up. |
| | Era un atleta exitoso, pero ha venido a menos. |
'washed up' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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