Housework vocabulary in French
A useful French vocabulary list about everyday chores
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| une tâche ménagère | | a chore |
| une corvée | | a chore |
| faire le ménage | | to do housework |
| le nettoyage de printemps | | spring cleaning |
| faire la vaisselle | | to do the dishes |
| le lave-vaisselle | | the dishwasher |
| faire les poussières | | to dust |
| passer l'aspirateur | | to hoover / to vacuum |
| balayer | | to sweep |
| dépoussiérer | | to dust |
| faire le lit | | to make the bed |
| faire une machine | | to do a wash of clothes |
| faire la lessive | | to do the laundry |
| le sèche-linge | | the tumble-dryer |
| repasser | | to iron |
| laver | | to wash |
| laver les vitres | | to wash the windows |
| une éponge | | a sponge |
| passer la serpillière | | to mop |
| nettoyer | | to clean |
| frotter | | to scrub |
| l'eau de javel | | bleach |
| désinfecter | | to disinfect |
| aérer | | to air / to ventilate |
| détartrer | | to descale |
| ranger | | to tidy |
| récurer | | to scour |
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