a lavarmi le mani

to wash my hands

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to wash my hands The reflexive form lavarmi means “wash myself,” but in English this is naturally expressed as “wash my hands.” With a, it often indicates an action someone is going to do or is doing, such as “go wash my hands” or “to wash my hands.”

IT: Dopo cena, vado a lavarmi le mani.

EN: After dinner, I’m going to wash my hands.

A lavarmi le mani.

To wash my hands.

— Non dirlo a nessuno (2006)

Posso scusarmi e andare a lavarmi le mani se volete stare soli.

I can excuse myself and go wash my hands if you want to be alone.

— TÁR (2022)

Vado un attimo a lavarmi le mani.

I'm going to wash my hands for a moment.

— Laurence Anyways e il desiderio di una donna... (2012)

Penso che andrò a lavarmi le mani.

I think I’ll go wash my hands.