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langer

to change a nappy

verb lahn-ZHEH Rare
People & Society Family

Also means

to diaper

Usage Note

Langer specifically means to put a clean nappy (diaper) on a baby — not just to change one. The related noun is un lange, an old word for a swaddling cloth, though today the everyday word for a nappy is une couche. A table à langer is a changing table. The verb is conjugated like manger (soft 'g' before 'a/o': il langea).

Examples

"Il faut langer le bébé avant de le coucher."

Natural Translation

The baby needs to be changed before putting him down to sleep.

Literal Translation

It-is-necessary to-diaper the baby before to-put-him to-sleep.

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