Le service ménager
Example: Le service ménager nettoie les chambres tous les matins à l'hôtel.
Definition
"Le service ménager" refers to the housekeeping service responsible for cleaning and maintaining rooms, especially in hotels. It includes tasks like cleaning, tidying, and replenishing supplies to ensure guest comfort and hygiene during their stay.
Etymology
The term "le service ménager" combines "service," meaning an act of helping or performing work for others, and "ménager," which relates to household or domestic tasks. Derived from French, "ménager" originally meant managing a household, indicating the service's role in managing and maintaining domestic cleanliness.
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"Le service ménager" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Hospitality - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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