Man's Basic Concerns - the Household Flashcards by David S

Q

une plaque chauffante

A

a hotplate / a hob

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une hotte aspirante

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a hood

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les draps et les couvertures

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bedclothes

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un dessus-de-lit

A

a bedcover

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un drap

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a sheet

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une couverture

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a blanket

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une couette

une housse de couette

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a duvet

a duvet-cover

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un oreiller

une housse d’oreiller

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a pillow

a pillowcase

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une nappe

A

a tablecloth

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une serviette de table

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a napkin

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une serviette de toilette

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a towel

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Q

un torchon à vaisselle

A

a tea towel

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Q

le ménage

A

housework / housecleaning

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une femme au foyer

A

a housewife

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Q

faire le ménage à fond

A

to clean out / up

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Q

une femme de ménage

A

a cleaner

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Q

la poussière

A

dust

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un chiffon

A

a duster

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une pelle à poussière

A

a dustpan

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Q

récurer

A

to scrub / to scour (‘skawe)

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un balais

A

a broom

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balayer

A

to sweep

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essuyer qch

A

to wipe (aï) sth (clean)

Q

éponger

A

to mop out

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une serpillère

A

a mop / a floorcloth

Q

passer l’aspirateur

A

to vacuum / to hoover

Q

un aspirateur

A

a vacuum cleaner / a hoover

Q

la lessive

A

the washing

Q

repasser
la planche à repasser
un fer à repasser

A

to iron
the ironing board
a steam iron

Q

la vaisselle (tâche)

A

the washing up

Q

du liquide vaisselle

A

a washing up liquid

Q

faire des saletés

A

to make a mess

Q

salir

A

to dirty

Q

la crasse / crasseux

A

grime / filth ; grimy {aï}, filthy

Q

la graisse / graisseux

A

grease / greasy

Q

la boue / boueux

A

mud / muddy

Q

souiller

A

to soil

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collant

A

sticky

Q

une salissure

A

a mark

Q

des traces de doigts

A

fingermarks

Q

une tache

A

a stain / a spot

Q

les ordures ménagères

A

kitchen waste / household refuse

Q

les détritus

A

litter / rubbish / trash (US)

Q

une poubelle

A

a rubbish bin / a trash

Q

jeter qch

A

to dispose of sth

Q

impeccable / immaculé

A

spotless / immaculate

Q

une cuisinière à gaz

A

a gas cooker

Q

faire la vaisselle

A

to do the washing up / to wash up / to do the dishes

Q

remplir / charger le lave-vaisselle

A

to load / to stack the dishwasher

Q

suspendre le linge

A

to hang out the laundry

Q

faire le ménage

A

to do the housework

Q

faire sa chambre

A

to do one’s room

Q

un sac poubelle

A

a garbage bag

Q

impeccable

A

spick and span / spotlessly clean

Q

UP : particule adverbiale ajoutée pour traduire la notion de totalité

A

to clean : nettoyer

to clean up : nettoyer à fond