Usage Note
Linge refers collectively to household linen (bedsheets, towels) or laundry in general. Faire le linge or faire la lessive both mean 'to do the laundry'. Une corde à linge is a clothesline. In the singular it can also mean a cloth or piece of fabric.
Examples
"Elle étendait le linge sur le balcon."
Natural Translation
She was hanging the laundry on the balcony.
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