Usage Note
Lavare is to wash something else; for washing yourself use the reflexive lavarsi, as in mi lavo le mani (I wash my hands). Note Italian uses the definite article, not a possessive, with body parts here.
Examples
"Devo lavare i piatti adesso."
Natural Translation
I have to wash the dishes now.
Literal Translation
I-must to-wash the dishes now.
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