Housekeeping activities Flashcards

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housework = housecleaning

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le ménage

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2
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dirt = filth

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la saleté

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3
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grim

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la crasse

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4
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kitchen waste = household refuse

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les ordures ménagères

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5
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litter

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les détritus

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6
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rubbish = trash US

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les ordures

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7
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a dustbin = a trash can / a garbage can US

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une poubelle

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8
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a rubbish chute = a garbage chute US

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un vide-ordures

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9
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dust

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la poussière

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10
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a rag = a duster = a dust cloth US

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un chiffon

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11
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a dustpan

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une pelle à poussière

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12
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a broom

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un balai

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13
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a vacuum-cleaner

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un aspirateur

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14
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a floor cloth

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une serpillière

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15
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a sponge

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une éponge

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16
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kitchen paper = paper towels US

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l’essuie-tout

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17
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a cleaner

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un produit d’entretien

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18
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polish

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l’encaustique

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19
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wax

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la cire

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20
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a spot = a stain

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une tache

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21
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a washing-machine

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un lave-linge

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22
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the washing = the laundry

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la lessive (linge)

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23
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washing powder

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la lessive (produit)

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24
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softener

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l’assouplissant

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bleach
l'eau de Javel
26
a clothes line = a washing line GB
une corde à linge
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a clothes peg GB = a clothes pin US
une pince à linge
28
a drying rack
un étendoir
29
a tumble dryer
un sèche-linge
30
an iron
un fer à repasser
31
the washing-up
la vaisselle
32
a dishwascher
un lave-vaisselle
33
a dishcloth = a tea towel
un torchon
34
an air freshener
un désodorisant
35
cleanness / cleanliness
la propreté
36
clean vs dirty = filthy
propre vs sale
37
grimy
crasseux
38
spotless / immaculate
impeccable / immaculé
39
tidy
bien rangé, en ordre
40
to clean vs to dirty
nettoyer vs salir
41
to dust
épousseter
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to scrub
nettoyer à la brosse, récurer
43
to sweep
balayer
44
to wipe something
essuyer quelque chose
45
to wash
laver
46
to mop up
éponger
47
to scour
récurer, décaper
48
to vacuum = to hoover GB
passer l'aspirateur
49
to iron
repasser
50
to tidy up
faire du rangement
51
a handyman
un bricoleur
52
a workbench
un établi
53
a tool
un outil
54
a tool-bag
une trousse à outils
55
a toolbox
une boite à outils
56
a hammer
un marteau
57
a nail
un clou
58
a screw
une vis
59
a screwdriver
un tournevis
60
pincers
des tenailles
61
pliers
une pince
62
a file
une lime
63
an electric drill
une perceuse électrique
64
a vice GB = a vise US
un étau
65
a nut
un écrou
66
a bolt
un boulon
67
a saw
une scie
68
sandpaper
du papier de verre
69
a ladder
une échelle
70
a stepladder
un escabeau
71
to file
limer
72
to drill
forer, percer
73
to saw
scier
74
to repair = to fix
réparer
75
to replace
remplacer
76
a garden
un jardin
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a greenhouse = a hothouse
une serre
78
the lawn
la pelouse, le gazon
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a lawnmower
une tondeuse à gazon
80
a fork
une fourche
81
a spade
une pelle, une bêche
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a rake
un rateau
83
a weed
une mauvaise herbe
84
a weedkiller
un désherbant
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a watering can
un arrosoir
86
a hose
un tuyau d'arrosage
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to weed (out)
désherber
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to hoe
sarcler, biner
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to sow
semer
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to water
arroser
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to prune
élaguer
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to rake up
ratisser
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to dig
bêcher
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To call a spade a spade.
Appeler un chat un chat.
95
They are dirt poor.
Ils sont extrêmement pauvres.
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It's dirt cheap.
C'est très bon marché.
97
Why do I always get to do the dirty job?
Pourquoi c'est toujours moi qui fais le sale boulot ?
98
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Lavez votre linge sale en famille.
99
You need to come clean now.
Maintenant, il faut que tu dises la vérité.
100
You hit the nail in the coffin.
C'est le coup de grâce.
101
To lead somebody up the garden path
Faire marcher quelqu'un
102
To let the dust settle
Laisser passer l'orage
103
I'll wipe that smile off your face!
Je vais te faire passer l'envie de sourir !