laundry (redirected from Clothes washing)

laun·dry  (lôndr, län-)

n. pl. laun·dries

1. Soiled or laundered clothes and linens; wash.

2.

a. A commercial establishment for laundering clothes or linens.

b. A room or an area, as in a house, for doing the wash.

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[Middle English lavendrye, laundry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier; see launder.]

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laundry [ˈlɔːndrɪ]

n pl -dries

1. a place where clothes and linen are washed and ironed

2. the clothes or linen washed and ironed

3. the act of laundering

[changed from C14 lavendry; see launder]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	laundry - garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering washables, washing, wash garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" household linen, white goods - drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth
	2.	laundry - workplace where clothes are washed and ironed launderette, Laundromat - a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers washhouse - a building or outbuilding where laundry is done workplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"

Translations

laundry [ˈlɔːndrɪ]

A. N

1. (= clothes, dirty) → ropa f sucia, ropa f para lavar; (= clean) → ropa f lavada, colada f
to do the laundry → hacer la colada, lavar la ropa

2. (= establishment) → lavandería f; (domestic) → lavadero m

B. CPD laundry basket N → cesto m de la ropa sucia
laundry list N → lista f de ropa para lavar
laundry mark N → marca f de lavandería

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laundry [ˈlɔːndri] n

(= clothes) → linge m
to do the laundry → faire la lessive
see also dirty

(= place, shop) → blanchisserie f; (in hospital, house) → blanchisserie f
laundry basket n → panier m à linge

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laundry

n (= establishment) → Wäscherei f; (= clothes) (dirty) → schmutzige Wäsche; (washed) → Wäsche f; to do the laundry → (Wäsche) waschen

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laundry:

laundry bag

n → Wäschesack m

laundry basket

n → Wäschekorb m

laundry list

n (fig) → lange Liste f; (of wants) → Wunschzettel m

laundryman

n → Wäschemann m (inf)

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laundry [ˈlɔːndrɪ] n (establishment) → lavanderia; (clothes) → bucato, biancheria
to do the laundry → fare il bucato, lavare la biancheria

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