linge
(intransitive, UK, dialectal, obsolete) To work hard.
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Faites sécher votre linge à l'air libre pour éviter l'utilisation du sèche-linge. #SechageNaturel #Astuce #Energie
Le gouvernement travailliste envisage d'arrêter progressivement la vente de certains sèche-linge jugés trop gourmands en énergie. Une mesure écologique qui pourrait aussi alourdir la facture des ménages britanniques s…
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(intransitive, UK, dialectal, obsolete) To work hard.
“Faites sécher votre linge à l'air libre pour éviter l'utilisation du sèche-linge. #SechageNaturel #Astuce #Energie”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Le gouvernement travailliste envisage d'arrêter progressivement la vente de certains sèche-linge jugés trop gourmands en énergie. Une mesure écologique qui pourrait aussi alourdir la facture des ménages britanniques selon l'opposition.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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