vidange

See also: vidangé

French

Etymology

From vider (“to void, to empty”) +‎ -ange.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.dɑ̃ʒ/

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Noun

vidange f (plural vidanges)

1. an act of emptying
2. oil change (the emptying and replacing of engine oil in a vehicle)
3. (Quebec) garbage, trash

   On est mercredi, il faut sortir les vidanges.

   It's Wednesday; we have to take the garbage out.

Derived terms

• vidanger

Further reading

• “vidange”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.