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laun·dry
(lôn′drē, län′-)n. pl. laun·dries
1. Soiled or laundered clothes and linens; wash.
2.
a. A commercial establishment for laundering clothes or linens.
b. A room or area, as in a house, for doing the wash.
[Middle English lavendrye, laundry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier; see launder.]
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laundry
(ˈlɔːndrɪ)n, pl -dries
1. a place where clothes and linen are washed and ironed
2. the clothes or linen washed and ironed
3. the act of laundering
[C16: changed from C14 lavendry; see launder]
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laun•dry
(ˈlɔn dri, ˈlɑn-)n., pl. -dries.
1. articles of clothing, linens, etc., that have been or are to be washed.
2. a business establishment where clothes, linens, etc., are laundered.
3. a room or area, as in a home or apartment building, reserved for doing the family wash.
[1350–1400; < Middle French lavanderie]
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| Noun | 1. |  laundry - garments or white goods that can be cleaned by launderinggarment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" household linen, white goods - drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth |
| 2. | laundry - workplace where clothes are washed and ironed launderette, Laundromat - a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers washhouse - a building or outbuilding where laundry is done |
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Translations
مَغْسَلَهمَلابِس مُعَدَّة للغَسيل
prádloprádelnapraní
vasketøjvaskeri
pyykkipesulapesutupa
pranjepraonicarublje
mosoda
òvottahúsòvottur, tau
洗濯物
세탁소
perilopralnica
tvätt
เสื้อผ้าที่กำลังจะซัก
hiệu giặt
laundry
[ˈlɔːndrɪ]A. N
1. (= clothes, dirty) → ropa f sucia, ropa f para lavar; (= clean) → ropa f lavada, colada f
to do the laundry → hacer la colada, lavar la ropa
to do the laundry → hacer la colada, lavar la ropa
2. (= establishment) → lavandería f; (domestic) → lavadero m
B. CPD laundry basket N → cesto m de la ropa sucia
laundry list N → lista f de ropa para lavar
laundry mark N → marca f de lavandería
laundry list N → lista f de ropa para lavar
laundry mark N → marca f de lavandería
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
laundry
[ˈlɔːndri] n (= place, shop) → blanchisserie f; (in hospital, house) → blanchisserie flaundry basket n → panier m à linge
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
laundry
n (= establishment) → Wäscherei f; (= clothes) (dirty) → schmutzige Wäsche; (washed) → Wäsche f; to do the laundry → (Wäsche) waschen
laundry
:laundry bag
n → Wäschesack m
laundry basket
n → Wäschekorb m
laundry list
n (fig) → lange Liste f; (of wants) → Wunschzettel m
laundryman
n → Wäschemann m (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
laundry
[ˈlɔːndrɪ] n (establishment) → lavanderia; (clothes) → bucato, biancheriato do the laundry → fare il bucato, lavare la biancheria
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
launder
(ˈloːndə) verb to wash and iron. to launder clothes.
laund(e)rette (loːnˈdret) noun a shop where customers may wash clothes in washing-machines.
ˈlaundress noun a woman employed to launder.
ˈlaundry – plural laundries – noun1. a place where clothes etc are washed, especially in return for payment. She took the sheets to the laundry; a hospital laundry.
2. clothes etc which have been, or are to be, washed. a bundle of laundry.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
laundry
→ مَلابِسَ مَغْسُولَةٌ أَوْ مُعَدَّةٌ لِلْغَسْلِ prádlo vasketøj Wäsche μπουγάδα colada, lavandería pyykki lessive rublje bucato 洗濯物 세탁소 wasgoed klesvask pralnia roupa para lavar прачечная tvätt เสื้อผ้าที่กำลังจะซัก çamaşır hiệu giặt 要洗的衣服Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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