House keeping activities Flashcards

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1
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ménage

A

housecleaning

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2
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la saleté

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dirt / filth

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3
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la crasse

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grime

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4
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les ordures ménagères

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kitchen waste / household refuse

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5
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les détritus

A

litter

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6
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les ordures

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trash / rubbish

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7
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une poubelle

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a trash can

a garbarge can

a dustbin

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8
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un vide-ordures

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a rubbish chute

a garbarge chute

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9
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la poussière

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dust

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un chiffon

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a duster

a rag

a dust cloth

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l’objt + l’action

  1. un balai
  2. balayer
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  1. a broom
  2. to sweep
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12
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une pelle à poussière

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a dustpan

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13
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l’objet + l’action

  1. un aspirateur
  2. passer l’aspirateur
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  1. a vacuum-cleaner
  2. to vacuum / to hoover
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14
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une serpillère

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a floor cloth

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l’objet + l’action

  1. une éponge
  2. éponger
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  1. a sponge
  2. to mop up
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16
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un produit d’entretien

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a cleaner

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17
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l’essuie-tout

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kitchen paper

paper towels

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18
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la cire

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wax

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19
Q

une tache

A

a spot

a stain

20
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un lave-linge

A

a washing-machine

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l’eau de javel

A

bleach

22
Q

la lessive en tant que linge

A

the laundry

the washing

23
Q

la lessive en tant que produit

A

washing powder

24
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l’encaustique (peinture)

A

polish

25
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l’assouplissant

A

a softener

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une corde à linge

A

a washing line

a clothes line

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une pince à linge

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a clothes pin / peg

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un sèche linge

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a tumble dryer

29
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un étendoir

A

a drying rack

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l’objet + l’action

  1. un fer à repasser
  2. repasser
A
  1. an iron
  2. to iron
31
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la vaiselle

A

the washing-up

32
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un lave vaisselle

A

a dishwasher

33
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un torchon

A

a tea towel

a dishcloth

34
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la propreté

A

cleanness

cleanliness

35
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propre

sale

A

clean

dirty / filthy

36
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impeccable

immaculé

A

spotless

immaculate

37
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crasseux

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grimy

38
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un désodorisant

A

an air freshener

39
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l’état + l’action

  1. (bien) rangé / en ordre
  2. faire du rangement
A
  1. tidy
  2. to tidy up
40
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nettoyer

salir

A

to clean

to dirty

41
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épousseter

A

to dust

42
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essuyer qqch

A

to wipe sth

43
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nettoyer à la brosse / récurer

To rub hard in order to clean

A

to scrub

44
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laver

A

to wash

45
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récurer / décaper

To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously

A

to scour