смыть
- 1.
to wash off, to rinse off, to wash away
Я смыл пе́ну с таре́лки, и тепе́рь она́ чи́стая.
I rinsed the foam off the plate and now it's clean.
- 2.
to wash away, to sweep away, to carry off
Волна́ смы́ла ло́дку в море.
A wave washed the boat out to sea.
Of water, waves or rain carrying something off.
- 3.
(rare) to wipe out (shame), to expunge, to cleanse oneself of
Он хоте́л смыть с себя́ позо́р.
He wanted to wipe out his disgrace.
Figurative, with words like позор 'disgrace' or вина 'guilt'.
Examples
Мно́гие дома смы́ло наводне́нием.
Many homes were washed away by the flood.
Некоторые лю́ди не́сколько часо́в цепля́лись за ве́тки дере́вьев, чтобы их не смы́ло наводне́нием.
Some people clung to tree branches for several hours to avoid being washed away by the floodwaters.
Много домо́в смы́ло наводне́нием.
Many homes were washed away by the flood.
Река смыла камни, преграждавшие течение.
The river washed away the stones that were obstructing its flow.
Мост смы́ло наводне́нием.
The bridge was washed away by the flood.
Он смыл пену с намылившегося лица.
He rinsed the lather off his soapy face.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | смо́ю |
| ты | - | смо́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | смо́ет |
| мы | - | смо́ем |
| вы | - | смо́ете |
| они́ | - | смо́ют |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | смо́й |
| вы | смо́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | смы́л |
| feminine | смы́ла |
| neuter | смы́ло |
| plural | смы́ли |
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