| A | B |
| à la teinturerie | at the dry cleaner's |
| le nettoyage à sec | dry cleaning |
| le repassage | ironing |
| repasser | to iron |
| le pressing | dry cleaning |
| chiffonné(e) | wrinkled |
| de l'amidon | starch |
| faire nettoyer à sec | to (have something) dry cleaned |
| Julie porte son pull à la teinturerie. | Julie takes her sweater to the dry cleaner's. |
| Elle revient le lendemain. | She comes back the next day. |
| à la laverie automatique | at the laundromat |
| faire la lessive | to do the laundry |
| de la lessive | the laundry |
| la machine à laver | the washing machine |
| le linge sale | the dirty clothes |
| sécher | to dry |
| un sèche-linge | the dryer |
| rétrécir | to shrink |
| plier | to fold |
| laver | to wash |
| Georges lave sa chemise. | Georges washes his shirt. |
| Daniel ne lave pas sa chemise. | Daniel doesn't wash his shirt. |
| Il fait laver sa chemise. | He has his shirt washed. |
| Il la fait laver. | He has it washed. |