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repassage

ironing

noun ruh-pah-SAHZH Rare
Home & Lifestyle Cleaning

Usage Note

Repassage comes from the verb repasser, which means both 'to iron clothes' and 'to pass again'. The tool used is the fer à repasser (iron), and a planche à repasser is an ironing board. In colloquial speech, someone who hates household chores might say the repassage is their least favourite task.

Examples

"Le repassage prend beaucoup de temps."

Natural Translation

Ironing takes a lot of time.

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