Grammatical class

Noun

lessive

lye, alkaline solution; detergent

Details

Syllables

les-si-ve

Phonetics

le.siv

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

93007

Freq. (movies)

49877

Freq. (news)

20733

Sentences

Rentre la lessive.

Get the washing in.

A1

Vous faites ma lessive.

You're doing my laundry.

A1

La lessive peut attendre.

The laundry can wait.

A1

Avez-vous fait la lessive ?

Have you done the laundry?

A1

Elle était alors en train de faire la lessive.

She was doing the washing then.

A2

Les elfes de maison ont-ils déjà fait la lessive ?

Have the pixies done the washing up yet?

A2

C'est possible que Tom ait pu convaincre Mary de faire sa lessive pour lui.

It's possible that Tom was able to convince Mary to do his laundry for him.

B1

Je dois faire la lessive tant qu'il y a encore du soleil.

I have to do laundry while it's still sunny.

B2

Veuillez me dire comment utiliser l'amidon de lessive pour amidonner des affaires.

Please tell me how to use laundry starch to starch things.

B2