Usage Note
Trockenwäsche refers to laundry that has finished drying and needs to be folded and put away. The word also describes the act of line-drying as opposed to tumble-drying (maschinelles Trocknen).
Examples
"Die Trockenwäsche muss heute noch abgenommen und zusammengelegt werden."
Natural Translation
The dried laundry still needs to be taken down and folded today.
Literal Translation
The dry-laundry must today still taken-down and folded be.
Related Words
- Abfluss drain, plug hole
- Abflussreiniger drain cleaner
- Abzieher squeegee, floor wiper
- Allzweckreiniger all-purpose cleaner, multipurpose cleaner
- Besen broom
- Einzugsreinigung move-in cleaning, pre-tenancy clean
- Entkalkungsmittel descaler, decalcifying agent
- Essigwasser vinegar water (cleaning solution of vinegar and water)
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