linge

/lɛ̃ʒ/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

laundry, linen
- Elle étend le linge sur la corde.
  
  She hangs the laundry on the line.

linge also more broadly means "laundry"; lin means "linen," the fabric — a different, wider sense.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

Close, figuratively — laundry, linen relates to washing.

1 What does linge mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle étend le ___ sur la corde.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches linge?

noun

Last updated 2026-09-27