linger

lɛ̃ʒe

Definition

Definition of linger - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

lavage

Dated

personne qui lave et entretient le linge

Dated

Le linger de l'hôtel s'occupe de tout le linge des chambres.

blanchisseur

lavandière

artisan

Dated

personne qui fabrique ou vend du linge

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Le linger du quartier propose des draps de qualité.

blanchisseur

lingère

établissement

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personne chargée du linge dans une institution

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Le linger du collège distribue les draps aux pensionnaires.

lingère

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Origin of linger

anglais, linger (rester)

Examples of linger in a sentence

Dans cet établissement, le linger travaille en étroite collaboration avec la gouvernante.
Le vieux linger tenait boutique près de la cathédrale.
La linger itinérante passait chaque semaine au village.
Le linger de l'hôpital gère tout le stock de draps.
On a appelé le linger pour récupérer les uniformes propres.

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English:laundry worker, linen seller, ...
German:Wäscher, Wäschehändler, ...
Italian:lavandaio, venditore di biancheria, ...
Spanish:lavandero, lencero, ...
Portuguese:lavadeira, vendedor de roupa de casa, ...
Chinese:洗衣工, 布商, ...
Japanese:リネン係, リネン職人, ...
Arabic:غسال, خَيَّاط, ...
Hebrew:כּוֹבֵס, לִינְזֶ'ר, ...
Russian:прачка, бельевщик, ...
Ukrainian:прач, білизняр, ...
Catalan:bugader, llenataire, ...
Danish:en vaskerimedarbejder, linnedhandler, ...
Dutch:wasser, linnenmaker, ...
Greek:πλύντης, λινουργός, ...
Hungarian:mosodai dolgozó, fehérneműkészítő, ...
Khmer:បុគ្គលិកបោកគក់, អ្នកលក់ក្រណាត់, ...
Korean:세탁원, 침구류 장인, ...
Polish:pracz, bieliźniarz, ...
Portuguese (BR):lavadeiro, vendedor de enxoval, ...
Romanian:spălător, vânzător de lenjerie, ...
Swedish:tvättare, linnesäljare, ...
Thai:พนักงานซักรีด, ช่างทำผ้า, ...
Turkish:çamaşırcı, kumaşçı, ...
Vietnamese:người giặt là, người bán vải, ...

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Definition of linger - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of linger

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