Grammatical class

Noun

ménage

housework, housekeeping

Details

Syllables

mé-na-ge

Phonetics

me.naʒ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

14718

Freq. (movies)

17230

Freq. (news)

3998

Sentences

Les ménages les moins aisés

The least well-off households

A1

J'ai une femme de ménage.

I have a housekeeper.

A1

Elle s'occupait du ménage.

She was doing the housekeeping.

A1

Aide-moi à faire le ménage.

Help me clean up.

A1

Elle était occupée au ménage.

She was busy with household work.

A1

Je fais le ménage.

I'm cleaning the house.

A2

Faisons le ménage du grenier.

Let's clear out the attic.

A2

Il a une femme de ménage.

He has a maid.

B1

On va se mettre en ménage.

We are going to settle down.

B1

Les médicaments et l'alcool font rarement bon ménage.

Medication and alcohol often don't mix.

B1

Nous formons un couple heureux en ménage depuis plus de vingt ans.

We are a happy couple who've been together for more than twenty years.

B1

Ma femme tient les comptes du ménage.

My wife keeps the household accounts.

C1