housekeeper

employé de maison, femme de chambre

Personne payée pour nettoyer et entretenir une maison ou un hôtel.

En anglais simple : Someone paid to clean and care for a house or hotel.

• The housekeeper cleaned our room.
• They hired a housekeeper to help with the house.
• Hotel housekeepers change the sheets every morning.

Expressions courantes : hotel housekeeper, hire a housekeeper, live-in housekeeper

gouvernante

Personne employée pour organiser les tâches, les provisions et le personnel d’une maison.

En anglais simple : Someone employed to organize the work, supplies, and staff in a home.

• The housekeeper organized the servants’ work.
• Their housekeeper ordered food and checked the household accounts.
• A new housekeeper took charge of the estate’s domestic staff.

Synonymes : household manager

Expressions courantes : head housekeeper, employ a housekeeper, estate housekeeper

personne qui tient la maison

Personne qui s’occupe des tâches et des besoins quotidiens du logement où elle vit.

En anglais simple : A person who lives in a home and takes care of its daily needs.

• My father is an excellent housekeeper.
• As the main housekeeper, she plans our meals.
• Both partners are careful housekeepers who share the chores.

Synonymes : homemaker

Expressions courantes : good housekeeper, careful housekeeper, efficient housekeeper