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lavarse los dientes

verbBeginner

What does “lavarse los dientes” mean in English?

  1. to brush one's teeth

Example sentences

  • Me lavo los dientes después de comer.

    I brush my teeth after eating.

  • Se lava los dientes tres veces al día.

    He brushes his teeth three times a day.

  • Lávate los dientes antes de dormir.

    Brush your teeth before sleeping.

How to use it

Lavarse los dientes means 'to brush one's teeth'. Reflexive lavarse + los dientes. The article (los) stays — Spanish uses the definite article for body parts.

Common mistake

Use 'los dientes' (with article), NOT 'mis dientes'. Spanish uses the definite article + reflexive for body parts.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 16.