Polyglot Dictionary

lave-vaisselle

/lav.vɛ.sɛl/

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

Meaning

  1. dishwasher

    • Elle remplit le lave-vaisselle.

      She fills the dishwasher.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Geschirrspüler

Geschirrspüler is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dishwasher."

German

Spülmaschine

Spülmaschine is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dishwasher."

Spanish

lavaplatos

lavaplatos is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dishwasher."

Spanish

lavavajillas

lavavajillas is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dishwasher."

Practice

1 What does lave-vaisselle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle remplit le lave-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lave-vaisselle?

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