What does vidange in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word vidange in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vidange in French.

The word vidange in French means emptying, oil change, bin, dustbin, returnable empty, drain the oil, drain, empty, make an oil-change, change the oil, take a leak, waste oil, used oil. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vidange

emptying

nom féminin (action de vider)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les techniciens ont procédé à la vidange des eaux du barrage.
The technicians proceeded with the emptying of the water from the dam.

oil change

nom féminin (Automobile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut que j'aille faire la vidange de ma voiture.
I need to do an oil change on my car.

bin, dustbin

nom féminin (Can (poubelle) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ménagère jette les ordures à la vidange.
The housekeeper throws the rubbish in the dustbin.

returnable empty

nom féminin (Belgique (verre consigné)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
N'oublie pas de rapporter la vidange !
Don't forget to bring back the returnable empties!

drain the oil

verbe transitif (vider un réservoir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le garagiste vidange et remplace l'huile du moteur.
The mechanic drains and refills the oil in the engine.

drain, empty

verbe transitif (vider)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nous vidangeons la citerne pour la nettoyer.
We drain the cistern to clean it.

make an oil-change, change the oil

locution verbale (changer l'huile de [qch]) (auto)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

take a leak

locution verbale (populaire (uriner) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

waste oil, used oil

nom féminin (huile moteur usagée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'huile de vidange doit être éliminée dans une filière dédiée.

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