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lava meaning in English

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lavativo noun
{m}

enema [enemata](injection of fluid into the rectum)
noun
[UK: ˈe.nɪ.mə] [US: ˈe.nə.mə]

sluggard [sluggards](lazy or idle person)
noun
[UK: ˈslʌ.ɡəd] [US: ˈslʌ.ɡəd]

lavatoio noun
{m}

washhouse(a building used as a laundry)
noun
[UK: ˈwɒʃhaʊs] [US: ˈwɒʃhaʊs]

lavatrice noun
{f}

washer [washers](something that washes)
noun
[UK: ˈwɒ.ʃə(r)] [US: ˈwɑː.ʃər]
The washer doesn't fit through the door. = La lavatrice non passa attraverso la porta.

washing machine [washing machines](machine that washes clothes)
noun
[UK: ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ mə.ˈʃiːn] [US: ˈwɑːʃ.ɪŋ mɪ.ˈʃiːn]

lavavetri noun
{m}

squeegee [squeegees](tool used for cleaning glass)
noun
[UK: ˌskwiː.ˈdʒiː] [US: ˈskwiː.dʒi]

window cleaner [window cleaners](person)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪn.dəʊ ˈkliː.nə(r)] [US: ˈwɪndo.ʊ ˈkliː.nər]

La Valletta proper noun
{f}

Valletta(capital of Malta)
proper noun
[UK: vəˈlɛtə] [US: vəˈlɛtə]

asse per lavare noun
{m}

washboard(board to do laundry)
noun
[UK: ˈwɒʃ.bɔːd] [US: ˈwɑːʃ.ˌbɔːrd]

autolavaggio noun
{m}

car wash(place at which a car is washed, often mechanically)
noun
[UK: kɑː(r) wɒʃ] [US: ˈkɑːr ˈwɑːʃ]

baklava noun

baklava(sweet pastry)
noun
[UK: ˈbɑː.klə.və] [US: ˈbɑː.klə.və]

Balaclava proper noun
{f}

Balaklava(a former city in Crimea)
proper noun

Bratislava proper noun
{f}

Bratislava(the capital of Slovakia)
proper noun
[UK: ˌbræ.tɪ.ˈslɑː.və] [US: ˌbræ.tɪ.ˈslɑː.və]
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. = Bratislava è la capitale della Slovacchia.

clava noun

club [clubs](heavy stick for use as weapon or plaything)
noun
[UK: klʌb] [US: ˈkləb]

dare una lavata di capo verb

read someone the riot act(scold or berate)
verb

tell off(to rebuke)
verb
[UK: tel ɒf] [US: ˈtel ˈɒf]

fare il lavaggio del cervello verb

brainwash [brainwashed, brainwashing, brainwashes](to affect one's mind)
verb
[UK: ˈbreɪn.wɒʃ] [US: ˈbreɪˌn.wɑːʃ]

lingua protoslava proper noun
{f}

Proto-Slavicproper noun

orsetto lavatore noun
{m}

raccoon [raccoons](nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor)
noun
[UK: rəˈk.uːn] [US: ræˈk.uːn]

Repubblica Ex Jugoslava di Macedonia proper noun

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(provisional designation of the Republic of North Macedonia, see also: Republic of North Macedonia; North Macedonia)
proper noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.mə(r) ˈjuː.ɡəʊ.slɑːv rɪ.ˈpʌ.blɪk əv ˌmæ.sə.ˈdəʊ.niə] [US: ˈfɔːr.mər ˈjuːɡo.ʊ.slɑːv ri.ˈpʌ.blək əv ˌmæ.səˈdo.ʊ.niə]

rilavare verb

rewashverb

sturalavandini noun
{m}

plunger [plungers](device for removing blockages by suction)
noun
[UK: ˈplʌn.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈplʌn.dʒər]

una mano lava l'altra phrase

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours(if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor)
phrase

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