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él lava

washes, lava

ˈl a b a → lavar
lav to wash + a 2nd-person singular command or 3rd-person singular present
verb · third singular · present indicative Uncommon #9,608
washes From the verb "lavar". Not related to English "lava" (molten rock).
SP: Mi hermano lava los platos después de cenar.
EN: My brother washes the dishes after dinner.
Conjugation of lavar
SingularPlural
First — lavarnos
lavarlavartelavarmelavarselavarlo
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First lavo lavamos
Second lavas —
Third lava lavan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First lavo lavamos
Second laves —
Third lava lavan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second lava —
Third lave —

Lava el auto.

Wash the car.

Lava sus sábanas.

He/She washes his/her sheets.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Lava y pela la fruta.

Wash and peel the fruit.

Ella lava el jersey.

She washes the sweater.

Tom lava su cabello sin usar champú.

Tom washes his hair without using shampoo.

Allí lava el dinero.

He launders money there.

— Hermano 2 (2000)

Ella rompe un plato cada vez que los lava.

She breaks a plate every time she washes them.

Él lava los pantalones.

He washes the pants.

Lava esto rápido.

Wash this quickly.

— Suzume (2022)

Lava tu boca con jabón.

Wash your mouth out with soap.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Ella lava una manzana.

She washes an apple.

Hermano Baines estafador menor, pero una mano lava la otra.

Brother Baines is a minor con artist, but one hand washes the other.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Quien cocina, no lava, ¿sí?

Whoever cooks doesn't do the dishes, right?

— Doña Clara (2016)

Ella canta a menudo mientras lava la vajilla en la cocina.

She often sings while washing dishes in the kitchen.

Él lava el coche todas las semanas.

He washes the car every week.

Él lava su carro cada mañana.

He washes his car every morning.

Lava el auto todas las semanas.

Wash your car every week.

Mi madre lava ropa todos los días.

My mother does laundry every day.

Lava platos o saca la basura.

Wash the dishes or take out the trash.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Lava tus pecados.

Wash away your sins.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Si, ahora lava tus manos.

Yes, now wash your hands.

— A primera vista (2014)

Anny Ondra lava solamente con Sarinol.

Anny Ondra washes only with Sarinol.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

Él lava la bici cada semana.

He washes the bike every week.

Ahora lava estos platos.

Now wash these dishes.

— La strada (1954)

Anita lava la tina.

Anita washes the tub.

Lava ese primero.

Wash that one first.

— Masaan (2015)

Hace siglos que Mary no lava su coche.

Mary hasn't washed her car in ages.

Lava todo.

Wash everything.

Ella lava su falda.

She washes her skirt.

Aquí es donde lava su dinero.

This is where he launders his money.

Él lava su camiseta.

He washes his shirt.

Y lava la ropa que me acabo de quitar mientras tanto.

And wash the clothes I just took off in the meantime.

— La linterna roja (1991)

Lava tus manos con una barra de jabón.

Wash your hands with a bar of soap.

No sabías que esta mano también lava la otra.

You didn’t know that this hand washes the other one too.

— Chicago (2002)

Una mano lava la otra.

One hand washes the other.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Él lava el coche.

He washes the car.

Él lava su coche al menos una vez a la semana.

He washes his car at least once a week.

noun · feminine Rare #47,489
lava
SP: La lava del volcán cubrió la carretera.
EN: The volcano's lava covered the road.

La lava de mis palabras derretirá mis cadenas.

The lava of my words will melt my chains.

— Gully Boy (2019)

La lava es peligrosa.

Lava is dangerous.

La lava de mis palabras.

The lava of my words.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Directo a un foso lleno de pirañas, lava y tocino.

Straight into a pit full of piranhas, lava, and bacon.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Sounds similar to

daba ˈd a b a lata ˈl a t a lana ˈl a n a baba ˈb a b a cava ˈk a b a