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lave nom {f} | lava [lavas]◼◼◼(molten rock) |
lave-auto [Canada] nom {m} | car wash◼◼◼(place at which a car is washed, often mechanically) |
lave-dos nom {m} | back scrubber(utensil for scrubbing the back while bathing) |
lave-glace nom {m} | windscreen washer◼◼◼(device to clean windscreens) |
lave-vaisselle nom {m} | dishwasher [dishwashers]◼◼◼(machine) |
lavement nom {m} | enema [enemata]◼◼◼(injection of fluid into the rectum) |
lavement des pieds nom {m} | washing of feet◼◼◼(ritual washing of feet by clergy) |
laver verbe | wash [washed, washing, washes]◼◼◼(to clean with water) do the laundry◼◻◻(to wash the laundry) |
laver le cerveau verbe | brainwash [brainwashed, brainwashing, brainwashes]◼◼◼(to affect one's mind) |
laver son linge sale en public verbe | |
laver à grande eau verbe | flush [flushed, flushing, flushes]◼◼◼(to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid) |
laverie nom {f} | laundry [laundries]◼◼◼(place or room where laundering is done) |
laverie automatique nom {f} | launderette [launderettes]◼◼◼(place with facilities for washing that public may use) |
lavette nom {f} | dishcloth [dishcloths]◼◼◼(for washing) |
laveur nom {m} | washer [washers]◼◼◼(person who washes for a living) |
laveuse nom {f} | washer [washers]◼◼◼(person who washes for a living) washing machine [washing machines]◼◼◻(machine that washes clothes) washerwoman [washerwomen]◼◻◻(woman whose employment is laundering) |
laveuse-sécheuse nom | washer-dryer◼◼◼noun |
la veille adverbe | the day before◼◼◼(on the preceding day) |
la vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid phrase | revenge is a dish best served cold◼◼◼(revenge is best or most satisfying when delayed) |
[less exactly] raton laveur nom {m} | raccoon [raccoons](nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) |
[more exactly] raton laveur commun nom {m} | raccoon [raccoons](nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) |
ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine nom {f} | former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia◼◼◼(provisional designation of the Republic of North Macedonia, see also: Republic of North Macedonia; North Macedonia) |
autoclave nom {m} | autoclave [autoclaves]◼◼◼(sterilized heating vessel) |
autoclaver verbe | autoclave◼◼◼(sterilize in an autoclave) |
balto-slave adjectif | Balto-Slavic◼◼◼(of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) |
chien pour la chasse au raton laveur nom | coonhound(dog breed) |
claveau nom {m} | keystone [keystones]◼◼◼(the top stone of an arch) |
clavecin nom {m} | harpsichord◼◼◼(musical instrument) |
clavecin verticale nom {m} | clavicytherium(harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player) |
claveciniste nom {m} nom {f} | harpsichordist◼◼◼(one who plays the harpsichord) |
clavelée nom {f} | sheeppox◼◼◼(contagious disease of sheep) |
clavette nom {f} | spline [splines]◼◼◼(rectangular piece) |
commerce des esclaves nom {f} | slave trade [slave trades]◼◼◼(traffic in slaves) |
conclave nom | conclave◼◼◼(group of cardinals) conclave◼◼◼(set of apartments within which the cardinals are secluded) |
désenclaver verbe | disenclaveverb |
enclave nom {f} | enclave [enclaves]◼◼◼(entity completely surrounded by another) |