to do the laundry
Il a l'air d'aimer faire la lessive.
He seems to like doing the laundry.
— Le Château ambulant (2004)
Pour faire la lessive, exceptionnellement, Kyoko sortira discrètement.
To do the laundry, exceptionally, Kyoko will go out discreetly.
— Nobody Knows (2004)
Elle est comme un bossu, à faire la lessive.
She looks like a hunchback doing the laundry.
— Bad Genius (2017)
Faire la lessive est mon travail.
Doing laundry is my job.
Faire la lessive et les impôts, et la lessive et les impôts.
Doing the laundry and the taxes, and the laundry and the taxes.
— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Je déteste faire la lessive, encore plus que de nettoyer les toilettes.
I hate doing laundry, even more than cleaning the toilet.
Je dois faire la lessive tant qu'il y a encore du soleil.
I have to do the laundry while there's still sunlight.