Domestiques (en. Domestics)

/dɔ.mɛs.tik/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

People who take care of household chores, often employed in homes.

Domestic workers help with the family's daily tasks.

Les domestiques aident aux tâches quotidiennes de la famille.

A set of tasks related to the maintenance of a household.

Domestic workers are responsible for household activities.

Les domestiques sont responsables des activités ménagères.

adjective

Relating to the home or the interior of the household.

Household chores are essential for keeping a clean home.

Les tâches domestiques sont essentielles pour maintenir un foyer propre.

Pertaining to animals that are tamed and live with humans.

Domestic animals like dogs and cats bring joy to the home.

Les animaux domestiques comme les chiens et les chats apportent de la joie à la maison.

From Latin 'domesticus', meaning 'belonging to the home'.

household chores

The tasks to be carried out in the home.

travaux domestiques

domestic animals

Tame animals living with humans.

animaux domestiques

domestic service

Work done on behalf of a household.

service domestique

domestication

The process of taming animals.

domestication

domestic

An adjective indicating something that pertains to the home.

domestique

household

The activities of cleaning and organizing a home.

ménage

Implied reference to boring tasks at home.

I'm tired, I spent the day doing some housework.

Je suis fatigué, j'ai passé la journée à faire des doma.

Often humorously refers to family life.

This is the real domestic life, we all work together.

C'est la vraie vie domestique, on travaille tous ensemble.