French Conversation · Level 106
60 words
French word
linge
Pronunciation
IPA/lɛ̃ʒ/
Meaning
- masculine nounlaundry
Example
Je dois étendre le linge.
I have to hang out the laundry.
More examples
Il faut repasser le linge avant de le ranger.
The laundry must be ironed before it is put away.
Core concept
A household load of fabric items moving between the wash, the drying line, and the cupboard.
Common phrases
mettre le linge en machine
put the laundry in the washing machine
repasser le linge
iron the laundry
sécher le linge
dry the laundry
Similar words
vêtement: Clothes worn on the body.
lessive: Washing clothes as an activity.
drap: A large piece of cloth laid on a bed.
serviette: A cloth for drying the body or hands.
Definition in French
Désigne les pièces textiles qu'on lave, sèche ou range à la maison, par exemple vêtements, draps et serviettes.
Word origin
French linge comes through Old French from Latin linum, meaning flax, and its meaning broadened from linen cloth to household textiles and laundry.
Usage tips
- Linge is usually a mass noun, so ordinary laundry is le linge rather than les linges; the plural refers to separate types or pieces of fabric.
Other meanings
- linennoun
- beddingnoun
Related words
- lingettewet wipenoun
- lingèrelaundressnoun