femme de ménage — meaning in English

English meaning

• char verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
• charwoman noun A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
• housemaid noun A woman employed to clean and maintain a household.

Senses

femme de ménage is used for these senses in English:

• char A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.
• charwoman (chiefly, British) A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
• housemaid A female domestic worker attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house, as opposed to a scullery maid.

char — full definition

1. verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
2. noun A cold-water fish related to salmon and trout, found in northern rivers and lakes.

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