La lessive – French laundry terms
French laundry terms - How do you talk about doing the wash in French? What are the words for washing?
| bluing | m | bleu de lessive |
| clean | m/f | propre |
| clothes line | m | fil à linge |
| clothes pin | f | épingle à linge |
| damp | m/f | humide |
| detergent | f | lessive |
| dirty | m/f | sale |
| dry | m, f | sec, sèche |
| dryer (electric) | m | sèche-linge |
| dryer (room) | m | séchoir |
| drying rack | m | étendoir |
| drying rack (self-standing) | m | Tancarville |
| iron | m | fer à repasser |
| ironing board | f | planche à repasser |
| laundry | m | linge |
| laundry room | f | buanderie |
| load | f | machine |
| softener | m | assouplissant |
| stain | f | tache |
| stained | m/f | taché/e |
| to do the laundry | ø | faire la lessive |
| to dry | ø | sécher |
| to hang | ø | étendre |
| to hang to dry | ø | faire sécher |
| to iron | ø | repasser |
| to spin | ø | essorer |
| to wash | ø | laver, faire une machine |
| washing machine, washer | f | machine à laver, lave-linge |
| wet | m/f | mouillé/e |
| wrinkled | m/f | froissé/e |
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