Housekeeping activities Flashcards

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1
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laver

A

to wash

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2
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le ménage

A

housework - housecleaning

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3
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la saleté

A

dirt - filth

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4
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la crasse

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grime

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5
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les ordures ménagères

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kitchen waste - household refuse

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les détritus

A

litter

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7
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les ordures

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rubbish - trash

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8
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une poubelle

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a dustbin - a trash can - a garbage can

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un vide-ordures

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a rubbish chute - a garbage chute

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10
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la poussiere

A

dust

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11
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un chiffon

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a rag - a duster a dust cloth

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une pelle a poussiere

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a dustpan

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13
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un balai

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a broom

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14
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un aspirateur

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a vacuum - cleaner

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15
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une serpillere

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a floor cloth

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16
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une eponge

A

a sponge

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17
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l’essuie-tout

A

kitchen paper - paper towels

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18
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éponger

A

to mop up

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19
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récurer - décaper

A

to scour

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20
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un produit d’entretien

A

a cleaner

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21
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l’encaustique

A

polish

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22
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la cire

A

wax

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23
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une tache

A

a spot - a stain

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24
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un lave-linge

A

a washing-machine

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25
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la lessive (=le linge)

A

the waching - the laundry

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26
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la lessive (=le produit)

A

wahing powder

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27
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l’assouplissant

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softener

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28
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l’eau de javel

A

bleach

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29
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une corde à linge

A

a clothes line GB - a waching line

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30
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une pince à linge

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a clothes peg - a clothes pin

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31
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un étendoir

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a drying rack

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32
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un sèche linge

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a tumble dryer

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33
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un fer à repasser

A

an iron

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34
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la vaiselle

A

the washing-up

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35
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un lave-vaiselle

A

a dishwasher

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36
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un torchon

A

a dishcloth - a tea towel

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37
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un désodorisant

A

an air freshener

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38
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la propreté

A

cleanness - cleanliness

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39
Q

propre / sale

A

clean / dirty - filthy

40
Q

crasseux

A

grimy

41
Q

impeccable - immaculé

A

spotless - immaculate

42
Q

(bien) rangé, en ordre

A

tidy

43
Q

nettoyer / salir

A

to clean / to dirty

44
Q

épousseter

A

to dust

45
Q

nettoyer à la brosse, récurer

A

to scrub

46
Q

balayer

A

to sweep

47
Q

essuyer qqch

A

to wipe sth (clean)

48
Q

passer l’aspirateur

A

to vacuum - to hoover (GB)

49
Q

repasser

A

to iron

50
Q

faire du rangement

A

to tidy up

51
Q

le bricolage

A

DIY ( = do it yourself )

52
Q

un bricoleur

A

a handyman

53
Q

un établi

A

a workbench

54
Q

un outil

A

a tool

55
Q

une trousse à outils

A

a tool-bag

56
Q

une boîte a outils

A

a toolbox

57
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un marteau

A

a hammer

58
Q

un clou

A

a nail

59
Q

une vis

A

a screw

60
Q

un tournevis

A

a screwdriver

61
Q

des tenailles

A

pincers

62
Q

une pince

A

pliers

63
Q

une lime

A

a file

64
Q

une perceuse éléctrique

A

an electric drill

65
Q

un étau

A

a vice GB = a vise US

66
Q

un écrou

A

a nut

67
Q

un boulon

A

a bolt

68
Q

une scie

A

a saw

69
Q

du papier de verre

A

sandpaper

70
Q

une echelle

A

a ladder

71
Q

un escabeau

A

a stepladder

72
Q

limer

A

to file

73
Q

forer - percer

A

to drill

74
Q

scier

A

to saw

75
Q

réparer

A

to repare - to fix

76
Q

remplacer

A

to replace

77
Q

le jardinage

A

gardening

78
Q

un jardin

A

a garden

79
Q

une serre

A

a greenhouse - a hothouse

80
Q

une pelouse - le gazon

A

the lawn

81
Q

une tondeuse à gazon

A

a lawnmower

82
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une fourche

A

a fork

83
Q

une pelle - une bêche

A

a spade

84
Q

un râteau

A

a rake

85
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une mauvaise herbes

A

a weed

86
Q

un désherbant

A

a weedkiller

87
Q

un arrosoir

A

a watering can

88
Q

un tuyau d’arrosage

A

a hose

89
Q

désherber

A

to weed ( out )

90
Q

sarler - biner

A

to hoe

91
Q

semer

A

to sow

92
Q

arroser

A

to water

93
Q

élaguer

A

to prune

94
Q

ratisser

A

to rake up

95
Q

bêcher

A

to dig