umywać ręce

== Polish == === Etymology === Biblical, from the account of Pontius Pilate washing his hands and refusing to condemn Jesus. Matthew 27:24. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uˈmɘ.vat͡ɕ ˈrɛn.t͡sɛ/ Syllabification: u‧my‧wać rę‧ce === Verb === umywać ręce impf (intransitive, idiomatic) to wash one's hands [with od (+ genitive) ‘of something’] ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “umywać ręce”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “umywać ręce”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)