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linge

laundry, linen

noun LANZH Less Common

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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