How to Say "Unload the Dishwasher" in Spanish

vaciar el lavavajillas

/baθjaɾ el lababaxiʝas/from spelling rules

To say unload the dishwasher in Spanish, use vaciar el lavavajillas. It means taking the clean dishes out after the cycle ends.

vaciar el lavavajillas is the everyday way to talk about this household chore.

What does it mean word for word?

vaciar literally means to empty, and lavavajillas is the dishwasher.

In Mexico lavatrastes is also understood for the dishwasher, as in Vaciar el lavavajillas / lavatrastes.

To tell one person informally to do it, use the command vacía el lavavajillas.

Do not use descargar el lavavajillas. descargar is for downloading or unloading cargo. For household appliances, use vaciar.

The word el in this phrase comes from the Latin ille, and is completely unrelated to the Arabic word al- despite their similar sound.
In Mexico, the term lavatrastes is common, as trastes refers specifically to pots and pans rather than the formal dinnerware implied by vajilla.

Tengo que vaciar el lavavajillas ahora.
I have to unload the dishwasher now.
¿Puedes vaciar el lavavajillas, por favor?
Can you unload the dishwasher, please?
Él terminó de vaciar el lavavajillas.
He finished unloading the dishwasher.

Sofía and Javier are cleaning up the kitchen together.

Sofía

Javier, ya terminó el ciclo de lavado.
Javier, the wash cycle is finished.
Javier

Vale, yo puedo vaciar el lavavajillas ahora.
Okay, I can unload the dishwasher now.
Sofía

Gracias, yo limpiaré la mesa.
Thanks, I will clean the table.
Javier

Perfecto, terminaremos muy rápido.
Perfect, we will finish very quickly.

Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, lavavajillas, vaciar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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