Housekeeping activities Flashcards

1
Q

laver

A

to wash

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2
Q

le ménage

A

housework - housecleaning

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3
Q

la saleté

A

dirt - filth

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4
Q

la crasse

A

grime

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5
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les ordures ménagères

A

kitchen waste - household refuse

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6
Q

les détritus

A

litter

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7
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les ordures

A

rubbish - trash

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8
Q

une poubelle

A

a dustbin - a trash can - a garbage can

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9
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un vide-ordures

A

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

A

a rag - a duster a dust cloth

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12
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une pelle a poussiere

A

a dustpan

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13
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un balai

A

a broom

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14
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un aspirateur

A

a vacuum - cleaner

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15
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une serpillere

A

a floor cloth

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16
Q

une eponge

A

a sponge

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17
Q

l’essuie-tout

A

kitchen paper - paper towels

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18
Q

éponger

A

to mop up

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19
Q

récurer - décaper

A

to scour

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20
Q

un produit d’entretien

A

a cleaner

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21
Q

l’encaustique

A

polish

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22
Q

la cire

A

wax

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23
Q

une tache

A

a spot - a stain

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24
Q

un lave-linge

A

a washing-machine

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25
Q

la lessive (=le linge)

A

the waching - the laundry

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26
Q

la lessive (=le produit)

A

wahing powder

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27
Q

l’assouplissant

A

softener

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28
Q

l’eau de javel

A

bleach

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29
Q

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

A

a clothes peg - a clothes pin

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31
Q

un étendoir

A

a drying rack

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32
Q

un sèche linge

A

a tumble dryer

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33
Q

un fer à repasser

A

an iron

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34
Q

la vaiselle

A

the washing-up

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35
Q

un lave-vaiselle

A

a dishwasher

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36
Q

un torchon

A

a dishcloth - a tea towel

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37
Q

un désodorisant

A

an air freshener

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38
Q

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
Q

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
Q

une fourche

A

a fork

83
Q

une pelle - une bêche

A

a spade

84
Q

un râteau

A

a rake

85
Q

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