What is 'lessive' called in English?

'lessive' in English is called "Laundry". Laundry refers to: Le linge désigne les vêtements ou le linge de maison qui doivent être lavés ou qui viennent d'être lavés.

How do you pronounce 'Laundry' and 'lessive'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Laundry' and native French audio speech for 'lessive' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

What is an example sentence for Laundry in French?

English: "I need to do the laundry this weekend." | French: "Je dois faire la lessive ce week-end."

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English to French Dictionary

laundry Meaning in French (laundry signification en français)

lessive, linge, blanchisserie

lessive in English:laundry

Phonetic:lɛsiv

Plural: laundries

Gender:Féminin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de laundry en français est lessive, linge, blanchisserie. (Le linge désigne les vêtements ou le linge de maison qui doivent être lavés ou qui viennent d'être lavés.)

Definitions of Laundry

1
noun
linge
Laundry refers to clothes or linens that need to be washed or have just been washed.
Le linge désigne les vêtements ou le linge de maison qui doivent être lavés ou qui viennent d'être lavés.
2
noun
lessive
Laundry also refers to the act or process of washing clothes and linens.
La lessive désigne également l'acte ou le processus de lavage des vêtements et du linge de maison.
3
noun
blanchisserie
A laundry can also be a commercial establishment where clothes are washed and ironed.
Une blanchisserie peut également être un établissement commercial où les vêtements sont lavés et repassés.

Example Sentences

“I need to do the laundry this weekend.”

Je dois faire la lessive ce week-end.

“The basket is full of dirty laundry.”

Le panier est plein de linge sale.

“She dropped off her laundry at the dry cleaner.”

Elle a déposé son linge à la laverie automatique.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

lingeblanchisserie

In English:

washingdirty clotheswashables

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In English:

clean clothes

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivelaunder

past tenselaundered

present participlelaundering

nounlaundromat

agent nounlaunderer

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

do the laundrycollocation

To wash clothes.

laundry listidiom

A long and detailed list of items, often complaints or tasks.

laundry roomcollocation

A room in a house or building specifically for washing and drying clothes.