What does nettoyage in French mean?

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

The word nettoyage in French means cleaning, cleaning up, tidying, clean-up, cleaner, dry-cleaning, clear everything out, wipe out, vacuum, suspended access equipment, façade cleaning platform, dry cleaning, skin cleansing, spring cleaning, ethnic cleansing, cleaning service, cleaning service, cleaning department, cleaning company, cleaning firm. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nettoyage

cleaning, cleaning up, tidying

nom masculin (lavage)

Les enfants rechignent souvent au nettoyage de leur chambre.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The house could do with a good clean.

clean-up

nom masculin (familier, figuré (retrait des éléments non souhaités)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La police a prévu le nettoyage du quartier de ses trafiquants.
The police have planned a clean-up of drug dealers in the neighbourhood.

cleaner

nom masculin (employé chargé du ménage)

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

dry-cleaning

nom masculin (lavage par solvant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le dégraissage et nettoyage à sec emploient souvent des produits dangereux à la santé.

clear everything out

locution verbale (figuré (se débarrasser de tout)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Avant de déménager, nous avons fait du nettoyage par le vide.

wipe out

locution verbale (figuré (tuer) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Quand ils sont tombés sur les rebelles, les soldats ont fait du nettoyage par le vide.
When they came across the rebels, the soldiers wiped them out.

vacuum

locution verbale (vieux (aspirer [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Vous avez fait du nettoyage par le vide dans cette cuve ?

suspended access equipment, façade cleaning platform

nom féminin (ustensile pour laver les façades)

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

dry cleaning

nom masculin (nettoyage par solvant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le nettoyage à sec est recommandé pour ce manteau.

skin cleansing

nom masculin (soin de la peau)

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

spring cleaning

nom masculin (grand nettoyage annuel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La voisine commence son nettoyage de printemps.

ethnic cleansing

nom masculin (déportation voire génocide) (genocide)

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

cleaning service

nom masculin (intervention de lavage) (service)

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

cleaning service, cleaning department

nom masculin (équipe de lavage) (staff)

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

cleaning company, cleaning firm

nom féminin (société de service de ménage)

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

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