lave-linge

/lav.lɛ̃ʒ/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les lave-linge

Meaning

  1. washing machine

    • Elle met une lessive dans le lave-linge.

      She puts a load of laundry in the washing machine.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Waschmaschine

Waschmaschine is the German word for the same thing — both mean "washing machine."

Spanish

lavadora

lavadora is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "washing machine."

Portuguese

lava-roupa

lava-roupa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "washing machine."

Practice

1 What does lave-linge mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle met une lessive dans le lave-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lave-linge?

noun

Last updated