Washing up

English translation: washing, up

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English term or phrase:	Washing up
Selected answer:	washing, up
Entered by:	Andrea Re

14:04 Aug 30, 2007

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel

English term or phrase: Washing up

"The excellent and friendly all-female staff glide round keeping everything clean, taking the washing up to the flat terrace roof with its view over the Medina, and answering the door of this beautifully restored riad."

We are in Morocco, some would say an exotic and foreign land, but what is this story about taking the "washing up to the terrace with a view"? What am I missing?? Do you really need a view to do the dishes????

Andrea Re KudoZ activity Questions: 497 (none open) (38 closed without grading) Answers: 749 United Kingdom
Local time: 05:45

washing, up

Explanation:
Ooops, I sometimes remove my answer when I want to support another answer; in this case Marian, but it appears my answer is the chosen ONE !!! Sorry for any confusion :/

5 mins confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
washing up washing, up

To make things clear there should be a comma between washing and up :)

They take the washing UP to the flat terrace roof.

It's not a phrasal verb as in WASHING UP !!

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-08-30 14:10:47 GMT)
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taking the washing, up to the flat terrace roof...

Does that make more sense ?

Selected response from:

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 01:45

Grading comment

Thanks to all
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +3

"washing" would usually refer to laundry, not dishes..

Marian Greenfield

4 +3

washing, up

R. Alex Jenkins

washing line

Mark Nathan

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

washing up "washing" would usually refer to laundry, not dishes..

Explanation:
my guess is they do the laundry on the roof and let it dry in the sun...

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 00:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

3 mins confidence:

washing up washing line

Explanation:
probably a washing line up there for clothes to dry

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-08-30 14:09:02 GMT)
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they probably have a washing machine and then hang the clothes on a line on the roof to dry

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-08-30 14:09:27 GMT)
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or laundry

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 06:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

31 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

washing up

washing, up

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 01:45
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

Grading comment

Thanks to all

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