Matching game
Household appliances in French: match the machine to the chore
Le lave-linge, le lave-vaisselle, le four, l'aspirateur, le fer à repasser: match ten appliances to the chore they do, and learn the verbs.
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In short
Appliances are les appareils électroménagers: le lave-linge (washing machine), le sèche-linge (tumble dryer), le lave-vaisselle (dishwasher), le four (oven), le micro-ondes (microwave), le frigo (fridge), l'aspirateur (vacuum), le fer à repasser (iron).
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
Tap one on the left, then its partner on the right.
Go further
| French | English |
|---|---|
| lancer une machine | to put a wash on |
| vider le lave-vaisselle | to empty the dishwasher |
| faire chauffer | to heat up |
| mettre au four | to put in the oven |
| brancher / débrancher | to plug in / unplug |
In French homes, the washing machine is often in the kitchen or bathroom rather than a separate utility room. Une machine alone usually means a load of washing: J'ai lancé une machine (I've put a wash on). Compound names like lave-linge (wash-linen) explain themselves.
Tu peux vider le lave-vaisselle, s'il te plaît ?
Can you empty the dishwasher, please?
Le micro-ondes est en panne.
The microwave is broken.
- Coloc
Tu as lancé une machine ?
Have you put a wash on?
- Toi
Oui, à quarante degrés. Je l'étends ce soir.
Yes, at forty degrees. I'll hang it out tonight.
- Coloc
Et le sèche-linge ?
And the tumble dryer?
- Toi
Il est en panne, je vais appeler le réparateur.
It's broken, I'm going to call the repairman.
- la machine à laver la vaissellele lave-vaisselle
The compound noun is shorter.
- le frigidaire (generic)le frigo / le réfrigérateur
Frigidaire is a brand used informally.