What does vaisselle in French mean?

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

The word vaisselle in French means crockery, dishes, do the dishes, dishwasher, tea towel, washing-up liquid. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vaisselle

crockery

nom féminin (pièces pour le service de table)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Toute la vaisselle de ce service est en porcelaine.
All the crockery in this service is porcelain.

dishes

nom féminin (nettoyage d'ustensiles de cuisine)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Pour la vaisselle, je trouve plus pratique d'avoir deux bacs.
Having a double bowl sink is more practical for the dishes.

do the dishes

locution verbale (laver la vaisselle)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je fais la vaisselle à la main car la machine est en panne.
I'm doing the dishes by hand because my dishwasher is broken.

dishwasher

nom masculin invariable (machine lavant la vaisselle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il va encore falloir changer la pompe de notre lave-vaisselle.
We have to change the pump on our dishwasher again.

tea towel

nom masculin (Can (torchon) (UK)

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

washing-up liquid

nom masculin (produit pour faire la vaisselle) (UK)

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

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