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ellos lavaron

washed, brainwashed

→ lavar
lav to wash + aron 3rd-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #51,723
washed In expressions like “lavarse el cerebro,” it means “brainwashed.”
SP: Lavaron los platos después de cenar.
EN: They washed the dishes after dinner.
brainwashed Used in the expression “lavar el cerebro” (literally, “wash the brain”).
SP: Le lavaron el cerebro con mentiras.
EN: They brainwashed him with lies.
Conjugation of lavar
SingularPlural
First — lavarnos
lavarlavartelavarmelavarselavarlo
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First lavé lavamos
Second lavaste —
Third lavó lavaron

Los niños se lavaron los pies.

The children washed their feet.

Lo"lavaron".

They “washed” him.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Te lavaron el cerebro.

You were brainwashed.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

Se lavaron en el río.

They washed themselves in the river.