laundry
A laundering; a washingA laundering; a washing.
» Mary is hanging up the laundry.
Maria hängt die Wäsche auf.
Мері розмішує білизну.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A laundering; a washing.
In our family of five, we have to do the laundry every other day.
Wäsche, Waschen
сти́ркаstírka
прання́prannjá
(countable, uncountable)A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
Waschküche, Waschraum, Wäscherei
пра́чечнаяpráčečnaja
пра́льняprálʹnja
(countable, uncountable)That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.
You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.
Wäsche, Waschgut
бельёbelʹjó
біли́знаbilýzna
(countable, slang, uncountable)A penalty flag.
(countable, uncountable)A business whose primary purpose is to conceal the origins of money received illegally.
- workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
Examples
372 sentencesMary is hanging up the laundry.
Мері розмішує білизну.
deMaria hängt die Wäsche auf.
How do you find time to do the laundry?
Де ти знаходиш час на прання?
Where is the laundry?
Де пральня?
ruГде находится прачечная?
deWo ist die Wäsche?
Is my laundry ready?
Моє прання готове?
ruМоя стирка готова?
deIst meine Wäsche fertig?
Tom is doing the laundry.
Том займається пранням.
ruТом занимается стиркой.
deTom wäscht gerade Wäsche.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launFrom Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder.
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Forms
plural: laundriesSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
10 patterns- up the laundry
- do the laundry
- hung the laundry
- doing the laundry
- my laundry for
- do my laundry
- in the laundry
- do your laundry
- the laundry is
- laundry today