cleaner

agent de nettoyage, employé de ménage

Personne dont le métier est de nettoyer des pièces, des bâtiments ou d’autres choses.

En anglais simple : A person whose job is to remove dirt from rooms, buildings, or other things.

• The cleaner comes on Fridays.
• We hired a cleaner for the office.
• The cleaners washed all the windows.

Expressions courantes : office cleaner, hire a cleaner, window cleaner

nettoyant, produit de nettoyage

Liquide, poudre ou autre produit utilisé pour enlever la saleté.

En anglais simple : A liquid, powder, or other product used to remove dirt from things.

• Use this cleaner on the sink.
• The cleaner removed the grease from the oven.
• Keep household cleaners away from children.

Synonymes : cleaning product, cleaning agent

Expressions courantes : glass cleaner, household cleaner, oven cleaner

appareil de nettoyage

Machine qui enlève la saleté des sols ou d’autres choses.

En anglais simple : A machine that removes dirt from floors or other things.

• The vacuum cleaner is broken.
• She rented a steam cleaner for the carpets.
• This cleaner removes dust from wooden floors.

Synonymes : cleaning machine

Expressions courantes : vacuum cleaner, steam cleaner, carpet cleaner

pressing

Commerce qui lave les vêtements ou les nettoie avec des produits chimiques spéciaux.

En anglais simple : A business that washes clothes or cleans them using special chemicals.

• My suit is at the cleaner's.
• The cleaner got the stain out of my coat.
• I collected my shirts from the cleaners.

Synonymes : dry cleaner

Expressions courantes : dry cleaner, at the cleaner's, local cleaner

plus propre

Qui a moins de saleté qu’avant ou qu’une autre chose.

En anglais simple : Having less dirt than before or than something else.

• Your hands look cleaner now.
• This river is cleaner than it was last year.
• Can you get the floor any cleaner?

Comment l'utiliser : cleaner than someone/something (The kitchen is cleaner than the bathroom.)

Contraires : dirtier

Expressions courantes : much cleaner, cleaner clothes, cleaner than something