wash down
US /wɑːʃ daʊn/
UK /wɑːʃ daʊn/
1.
tomar con, acompañar con bebida
to drink something, especially water, after eating food or taking medicine, to help swallow it or to remove the taste
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He washed down the pills with a glass of water.
Él se tomó las pastillas con un vaso de agua.
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The spicy food needed something to wash it down.
La comida picante necesitaba algo para acompañarla.
2.
lavar, limpiar con agua
to clean a surface or object by directing a flow of water over it
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The heavy rain washed down all the dirt from the streets.
La fuerte lluvia arrastró toda la suciedad de las calles.
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They used a hose to wash down the patio.
Usaron una manguera para lavar el patio.