French word

évier

Pronunciation

IPA/evje/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsink

Example

Je lave les assiettes dans l'évier.

I wash the plates in the sink.

Illustration for évier (sink)

More examples

Avant de partir, je nettoie l'évier.

Before leaving, I clean the sink.

Core concept

A deep kitchen basin set into the worktop, where dirty dishes meet running water and a drain.

Common phrases

  • dans l'évier

    in the sink

  • nettoyer l'évier

    clean the sink

  • l'évier de la cuisine

    kitchen sink

Similar words

lavabo: A basin in a bathroom or washroom for washing the hands and face.
lave-vaisselle: A household machine that automatically washes dishes.

Definition in French

Évier — nom masculin. Cuve fixée au plan de travail de la cuisine, munie d'un robinet et d'un siphon, servant à laver la vaisselle et à évacuer les eaux usées.

Word origin

French évier comes from Old French esvier, a word for a place or vessel used for washing; its deeper origin is uncertain.

Usage tips

  • Évier is masculine, so standard forms are un évier and l'évier; lavabo usually means a bathroom washbasin, not a kitchen sink.

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