What does lessive in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word lessive in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lessive in French.

The word lessive in French means washing powder, washing liquid, washing, wash, laundry, washing, laundry, clean laundry, whacked, washed out, all in, washed, wash, wear out, do the laundry, clean out, knock out, clean out, blow away, cleanse of, waste water, do the washing, hand-washing, washing powder. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lessive

washing powder, washing liquid

nom féminin (produit de lavage) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Contrairement à la lessive en poudre, la lessive liquide ne laisse pas de trace.
Unlike powder detergent, liquid detergent doesn't leave any marks.

washing, wash, laundry

nom féminin (fait de laver)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ne la dérange pas : elle est en pleine lessive.
Don't bother her; she's in the middle of doing the washing.

washing, laundry, clean laundry

nom féminin (vieilli (linge venant d'être lavé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre, as-tu étendu la lessive ?
Pete, did you hang the laundry out?

whacked, washed out, all in

adjectif (familier (très fatigué, harassé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ils sont revenus lessivés de leur vacances au ski.
They were completely whacked when they returned from their skiing holiday.

washed

adjectif (solubilisé, lixivié)

(verb, past participle: Verb form used descriptively or to form verbs--for example, "the locked door," "The door has been locked.")
Les sols lessivés par les grosses pluies ne donneront rien pendant quelques mois.

wash

verbe transitif (nettoyer avec du savon)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les femmes allaient au lavoir pour lessiver le linge.
The women would go to the wash house to wash the linen.

wear out

verbe transitif (figuré (fatiguer)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Cette journée de travail m'a lessivée !
What a day I've had at work! It's done me in!

do the laundry

verbe transitif (Belgique (laver le linge)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La famille est nombreuse, je lessive du linge tous les jours.
It's a big family; I do the laundry every day.

clean out

verbe transitif (familier (faire perdre son argent) (informal, figurative)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Hier soir, au poker, Jacques a été lessivé.
Jack got cleaned out at poker last night.

knock out, clean out, blow away

verbe transitif (familier (battre son adversaire)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Sur cette épreuve, il a lessivé son concurrent.
He just blew his opponent away in that trial.

cleanse of

(extraire [qch], filtrer)

L'eau de Javel lessive le sol de ses impuretés.

waste water

nom féminin (eau sale résultant d'une lessive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

do the washing

locution verbale (nettoyer le linge)

hand-washing

nom féminin (lessive manuelle) (activity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

washing powder

nom féminin (lessive déshydratée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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