Bedeutung
To wash clothes and other textiles.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Laundry is a private, domestic task. Asking someone 'Tu fais la lessive ?' is a normal, everyday question. The phrase is used identically, though 'laver le linge' is also very common in casual speech.
Use 'faire'
Always use 'faire' for household chores like laundry, dishes, and cleaning.
Bedeutung
To wash clothes and other textiles.
Use 'faire'
Always use 'faire' for household chores like laundry, dishes, and cleaning.
Teste dich selbst
Complete the sentence.
Je dois ____ la lessive ce soir.
The correct collocation is 'faire la lessive'.
Which is correct?
Which phrase means 'to do the laundry'?
'Faire la lessive' is the standard idiomatic expression.
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Aufgabensammlung
2 AufgabenJe dois ____ la lessive ce soir.
The correct collocation is 'faire la lessive'.
Which phrase means 'to do the laundry'?
'Faire la lessive' is the standard idiomatic expression.
🎉 Ergebnis: /2
Häufig gestellte Fragen
2 FragenNo, that is incorrect. Use 'faire la lessive'.
It is feminine (la lessive).
Verwandte Redewendungen
Lancer une lessive
synonymTo start a load of laundry
Faire la vaisselle
similarTo do the dishes
Faire le ménage
similarTo do the housework