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clean [kliːn]
sustantivo
también:
- to give something a clean -> limpiar algo
adjetivo
1. limpio(a) (not dirty)
- he keeps his flat very clean -> tiene su piso muy limpio
- a clean piece of paper -> una hoja (de papel) en blanco
- a clean game -> un juego limpio
- clean living -> vida (f) sana
- to have a clean ->
- driving license ->
- driver's license -> no tener puntos de penalización en (británicoor Estados Unidos) el carné de conducir or (español de España) la licencia para conducir (Am)
2. sano(a) (not obscene) (humor, joke); correcto(a), sin tacos (language)
- good clean fun -> diversión (f) sana
3. nítido(a) (clear) (shape, outline)
- to make a clean break with -> romper radicalmente con (separate completely)
adverbio
4. (completely)
- to cut clean through something -> hacer un corte a través de algo
- I clean forgot (familiar) -> me olvidé completamente
5. (familiar)
- to come clean (about something) -> decir la verdad or sincerarse (acerca de algo)
verbo transitivo
6. limpiar
- to clean one's teeth/hands -> limpiarse los dientes/las manos
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clean [klin]
adjetivo
1. Limpio, claro, exento de suciedad (not soiled).
- Are your hands clean? -> ¿tienes las manos limpias
- She wiped the table clean -> limpió la mesa
2. Limpio, casto, inocente (morally/joke).
- Keep it clean -> no te pases
3. Curioso, aseado; desembarazado, despejado, claro, distinto.
4. Entero.
- Use a clean sheet of paper -> usa una hoja de papel nueva
5. Diestro; donde no constan infracciones (unblemished/driver’s license).
- To come clean about something -> confesar algo
6. Bien proporcionado, que tiene simetría. (Coloquial)
- A clean break -> una fractura limpia
- She made a clean break with the past -> cortó radicalmente con el pasado
adverbio
7. Enteramente, perfectamente, completamente.
- I clean forgot about it -> se me olvidó por completo
- They got clean away -> se escaparon sin dejar ni rastro
- To make clean -> limpiar
- To make a clean breast -> hacer una confesión plena y sin reservas; aliviar el ánimo
- Clean up -> (a) aseo general; (b) la acción de recoger el oro después de lavado y triturado; y el oro así recogido
- To show a clean pair of heels -> escapar huyendo, dejar atrás en fuga
Limpio (fair/game, player). Limpio (not used/clothes, towel). Limpio, puro (pure, non-polluting/air, water). A limpio (smell); refrescante (taste).(Coloq.) Bien definido, nítido (well defined/stroke, features). Limpio, limpiamente (fairly/fight, play).
- She cleaned the splashes off the windows -> limpió las salpicaduras que había en las ventanas
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1. Limpiar (remove dirt/substance, device). (n)
va. Limpiar (remove dirt from); asear, desembarazar de toda suciedad o materia extraña; To clean one’s teeth, lavarse los dientes. Desenlodar; lavar (la vajilla, etc.); borrar, limpiar (blackboard); desengrasar las telas; depurar (el oro). Limpiar en seco, llevar a la tintorería (dry-clean). Limpiar (fish, chicken).
sustantivo
1. Limpiez (Coloquial)
adjetivo
- Just give it a quick dale una repasadita ->
"clean" en el foro de Respuestas
| P: | Clean or clean up |
| R: | The main difference would be whether you used it transitively or intransitively. I have to clean my room before I go. (transitive) I have to clean up… |
| P: | Cleaning terms: laundry, clean the house, run the dishwasher |
| R: | > > So 'necesito' sounds too strong or overly dramatic compared to 'tengo que' in Spanish? Does that apply to other situations also? To me it seems like… |
| P: | to clean and bring all staff we are still have are there |
| R: | What part of that is a question? |
| P: | How do you say, "Please clean the refrigerator." |
| R: | Informally: Limpia la nevera, por favor. Formally: Limpie la nevera, por favor. Actually, I don't believe the comma is necessary, but it may be, alguien… |
| P: | touch up (meaning clean up a little more, improve something that's already pretty… |
| R: | (This idiosyncratic website will not let me "reply" this morning, again.) So let me try: Voy a frotarme la cara para limpiarla. I'm going to wash my face… |
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