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si lavano

wash themselves; are washed

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phrase Rare #27,473
wash themselves; are washed The meaning depends on the subject: it can be reflexive (people wash themselves) or passive (items are washed).
IT: I bambini si lavano prima di cena.
EN: The children wash themselves before dinner.

Si lavano.

They wash themselves.

Alcune persone si lavano, alcune persone no.

Some people wash themselves, some people don't.

E non si lavano mai.

And they never wash themselves.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Si lavano le mani.

They wash their hands.

Alcune persone si lavano, alcune persone non lo fanno.

Some people wash themselves, and some people don't.

Si lavano continuamente le mani.

They wash their hands continuously.

Come si lavano gli indumenti di lana?

How do you wash woolen clothes?

Loro si lavano le mani.

They wash their hands.

Hai mai sentito le ragazze che si lavano le mani?

Have you ever heard girls washing their hands?

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

Non si lavano oppure non sanno come fare un bagno.

They don't wash themselves, or they don't know how to take a bath.

— Control (2007)