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32 - Housekeeping activities Flashcards

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le ménage, 2

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housework
housecleaning

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la saleté, 2

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dirt
filfth

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la crasse

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grime

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les ordures ménagères, 2

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kichen waste
household refuse

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les détritus

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litter

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les ordures
Normal vs. US

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rubbish
trash (US)

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une poubelle, 3

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a dustbin
a trash can
a garbage can (US)

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un vide-ordures
(Normal vs. US)

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a rubbish chute
a garbage chute (US)

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la poussière

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dust

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un chiffon, 3 (2 normaux, 1 US)

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a rag
a duster
a dust cloth (US)

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une pelle à poussière

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a dustpan

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un balai

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a broom

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un aspirateur

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a vacuum-cleaner

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une serpillère

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a floor cloth

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une éponge

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a sponge

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l’essuie-tout, 1 normal, 1 US

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kitchen paper
paper towels (US)

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un produit d’entretien

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a cleaner

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l’encaustique

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Préparation à base de cire et d’essence qu’on utilise pour entretenir et faire briller les meubles, les parquets.

polish

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la cire

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wax

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une tache, 2

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a spot
a stain

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un lave linge

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a washing-machine

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la lessive (le linge), 2

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the washing
the laundry

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la lessive, le produit

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washing powder

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l’assouplissant

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softener

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l'eau de javel
bleach
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une corde à linge normal vs. GB
a clothes line a washing line (GB)
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une pince à linge, GB/US
a clothes peg GB a clothes pin US
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un étendoir
a drying rack
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un sèche-linge
a tumble dryer
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un fer à repasser
an iron
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la veisselle
the washing-up
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la vaiselle
the washing-up
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un lave-vaisselle
a dishwasher
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un torchon, 2
a dishcloth a tea towel
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un désodorisant
an air freshener
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la propreté, 2
cleanness cleanliness
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sale, 2
dirty filthy
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crasseux
grimy [ai]
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impeccable
spotless
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immaculé
immaculate
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bien rangé, en ordre
tidy
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épousseter
to dust
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récurer
to scrub
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balayer
to sweep
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essuyer qqchose
to wipe sth
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éponger
to mop up
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récurer, décaper
to scour
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faire du rangement
to tidy up
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passer l'aspirateur normal vs GB
to vacuum to hoover GB
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un bricoleur
a handyman
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un établi
a workbench
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une trousse à outils
a tool-bag
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une boîte à outils
a toolbox
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un marteau
a hammer
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un clou
a nail
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une vis
a screw
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des tenailles
pincers
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un tournevis
a screwdriver
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une lime
pliers
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une lime
a file
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une perceuse éléctrique
an electric drill
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un étau GB/US
a vice GB a vise US
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un écrou
nut
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un boulon
a bolt
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une scie
a saw
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du papier de verre
sandpaper
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une échelle
a ladder
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un escabeau
a stepladder
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forer, percer
to file
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scier
to drill
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scier
to saw
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réparer, 2
to repair to fix
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remplacer
to replace
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bêcher
to dig
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ratisser
to rake up
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élaguer
to prune
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arroser
to water
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semer
to sow
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sarcler, biner
to hoe
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désherber
to weed (out)
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un tuyau d'arrosage
a hose
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un arrosoir
a watering can
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un désherbant,
a weedkiller
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une mauvaise herbe
a weed
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un rateau
a rake
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une pelle une bêche
a lawnmower
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une serre, 2
a greenhouse a hothouse
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un jardin
a garden
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le jardinage
gardening
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une fourche
a fork
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to do the washing to do the washing up
to do the washing = faire la lessive to do the washing up = faire la vaisselle
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to clean to clean up/out
to clean = nettoyer to clean up/out = nettoyer à fond
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faire sa chambre
to do one's room
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faire son lit
to make one's bed
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une table à repasser
an ironing board
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un laveur de vitres
a window cleaner
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une femme de ménage
a cleaning lady
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être étincelant de propreté
to be sparkling clean
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être sale et en désordre
to be in a mess
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étendre le linge
to hang it out
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a besoin d'être reparé
needs mending
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faire du bricolage
to do odd jobs
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un grain de poussière
a speck of dust
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bricoler, 2
to tinker about to potter about
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appeler un chat un chat
to call a spade a spade
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être extrêmement pauvre
to be dirt poor
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très bon marché
dirt cheap
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Pourquoi c'est tjrs moi qui fais le sale boulot?
Why do I always get to do the dirty job?
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Laver son linge salle
wash one's dirty linen
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Il faut que tu dises la vérité
You need to come clean
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Mettre le doigt sur le problème
to hit the nail on the head
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c'est le coup de grâce
it's the final nail in the coffin
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faire marcher qqun
to lead somebody up the garden path
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laisser passer l'orage
to let the dust settle
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Je vais te faire passer l'envie de sourire
I'll wipe that smile off your face !

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