évier
kitchen sink
noun eh-VYEH Rare
Origin: Old French evier, from Latin aquarius 'of water'
Usage Note
Évier refers specifically to the kitchen sink, as opposed to lavabo (bathroom sink) or baignoire (bathtub). The distinction matters: using évier for a bathroom sink sounds odd to native speakers. A common collocation is faire la vaisselle dans l'évier ('to do the dishes in the sink').
Examples
"Il y a de la vaisselle dans l'évier."
Natural Translation
There are dishes in the sink.
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