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clear

[klɪə(r)]

adjetivo

1claro(a) (liquid, image, explanation); despejado(a) (sky, road)

all clear! -> ¡no hay peligro!
to be clear -> ser claro(a) (image, explanation) estar despejado(a) (sky, road)
to have a clear conscience -> tener la conciencia tranquila
as clear as a bell -> perfectamente audible (voice, sound)
a clear profit -> un beneficio neto
a clear winner -> un claro vencedor

2claro(a) (obvious)

to make it clear to somebody that… -> dejar bien claro a alguien que…
it is clear that… -> es evidente or está claro que…
to make oneself clear -> expresarse con claridad or claramente
I wasn't clear what she meant -> no me quedó claro lo que quería decir

3(free)

clear of -> despegado(a) de (not touching) alejado(a) de (at safe distance)
when the plane is clear of the ground -> cuando el avión haya despegado
they are six points clear of their nearest rivals -> les sacan seis puntos a sus inmediatos perseguidores

adverbio

también:

to steer clear of something/somebody -> evitar algo/a alguien
stand clear of the doors! -> ¡apártense de las puertas!

verbo transitivo

4despejar (road, area)

to clear one's throat -> carraspear
to clear the table -> recoger la mesa
to clear a debt -> saldar una deuda
the police cleared the square of demonstrators -> la policía despejó la plaza de manifestantes
to clear the decks (sentido figurado) -> ponerse al día y finalizar los asuntos pendientes
to clear the way (for something) (also sentido figurado) -> abrir el camino (a algo)
to clear the air (sentido figurado) -> disipar los malentendidos

5eximir (exonerate); absolver (Law)

to clear somebody of blame -> eximir de culpa a alguien
they campaigned to clear his name -> hicieron una campaña para limpiar su nombre

6(jump over)

to clear a fence -> sortear una valla

7autorizar (authorize); aprobar (plan, proposals)

we've been cleared for take-off -> nos han dado permiso para el despegue or decolaje (Am)
I'll need to clear it with the boss -> necesito el visto bueno del jefe

verbo intransitivo

8despejarse (weather, sky)

9(check)

the check hasn't cleared yet -> el cheque no ha sido compensado todavía

sustantivo

también:

to be in the clear -> estar fuera de sospecha; (not under suspicion) estar fuera de peligro (out of danger)

clear [klia

adjetivo

1Claro, transparente, diáfano.

Clear soup -> consomé
To have a clear conscience -> tener la conciencia tranquila o limpia
She has very clean skin -> tiene muy buen cutis
To keep a clean head -> mantener la mente despejada

2Alegre, sereno.

3Evidente, indisputable, palpable (plain, evident).

It’s a clear case of suicide -> es un caso evidente o claro de suicidio
The Bears are clear favorites -> los Osos son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito
It became clear that ->

4Patente, manifiesto, claro, fácil de comprender (explanations, instructions).

Is that clear? -> ¿está claro
Let’s get this clear -> entendámonos bien
Do I make myself clear? -> ¿me explico

5Libre de culpa, puro, inocente, fuera de riesgo.

6Neto, líquido.

We’ve got two clear days -> tenemos dos días enteros
He makes a clear $650 a week -> saca 650 dólares netos o limpios a la semana

sustantivo

7Desenredado.

Keep clear -> no obstruya el paso
All clear! -> ¡el campo está libre

8Claro, sonoro; nítido, claro (distinct/outline, picture); claro (voice).

Clear reputation -> reputación sin mancha, buen nombre
To be in the clear -> estar fuera de peligro (free from danger); estar libre de deudas (free from debt); estar libre de toda sospecha (free from suspicion)
A clear sky -> un cielo despejado
A clear style -> un estilo claro, inteligible
Clear weather -> tiempo sereno, apacible

Despejado, claro (sky); despejado (day); transparente (liquid, glass).., se hizo evidente que..., ¿está claro? 7. Desempeñado, sin deuda Despejado (free, unobstructed/space, road). Sin faltas (in showjumping/round).

adverbio

1Claramente, enteramente, absolutamente.

Once you’re clear of the town -> una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad (beyond, outside)
Stand clear of the doors -> manténganse alejados de las puertas
He leapt clear of the oncoming car -> se apartó de un salto del coche que venía
The curtains should hang clear of the radiators -> las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

2(As intensifier) The cargo sank clear to the bottom, la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo.

He fell clear through the ceiling -> se cayó y atravesó el techo

3To keep/stay/steer clear of something, mantenerse alejado de algo.

Keep clear! -> ¡no se acerquen
I advised her to steer clear of him -> le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

4(Distinctly) V.

LOUD.

sustantivo

1Claro, el espacio no interrumpido entre dos cosa

sustantivo

1Clarificar, dar lustre y esplendor a alguna cosa.

2Aclarar, disipar alguna obscuridad.

To clear the table -> levantar o quitar la mesa
To clear one’s throat -> carraspear, aclararse la voz
To clear a space for something -> hacer sitio o lugar para algo
An agreement that clears away for increasing trade -> un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial
Let’s clear all this paper off the desk -> quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio

3Justificar, purificar, absolver de una acusación (free from suspicion). (Informática)

He was cleared of all charges -> lo absolvieron de todos los cargos
She’s determined to clear her name -> está decidida a limpiar su nombre

4Desembarazar o librar de lo que ofende.

5Clarificar, poner claro algún licor.

6Limpiar, blanquear.

7Sacar los géneros de la aduana.

8Desembrollar (un negocio); satisfacer (una hipoteca).

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

9Saltar por encima; pasar por encima de algo, sin tocarlo (fence, ditch). (Finanzas) (n)

The plane just cleared the trees -> el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles
To clear customs -> pasar por la aduana

10Cortar o arrancar los árboles y malezas de un terreno; preparar para la labranza; despoblar de árboles, desmontar (land). (n)

11(Sport) Despejar (ball, puck). (n)

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

12Aclararse, volver a ponerse claro lo que estaba obscuro. (n)

Her head began to se le empezó a despejar la cabeza -> Levantarse, disiparse (disperse/fog, smoke); despejarse (traffic, congestion)

13Desembarazarse, desenredarse. (n)

14Ser compensado (check). (Finanzas) (n)

It clears up -> va aclarando
To clear the room -> desocupar un cuarto, hacer salir de él a los que están dentro
To clear the way -> abrir camino
To clear accounts -> liquidar cuentas
To clear off -> desbastar, pulir
To clear a vessel or merchandise in the custom-house -> despachar un barco o géneros en la aduana
To clear a wood -> desmontar un bosque

va. Vaciar (make free, unobstructed/room); despejar (surface); desatascar, destapar (drain, pipe); desalojar (building).(Inform.) Despejar (screen); borrar (data). Liquidar, saldar (settle/debt, account); sacar (earn); liquidar (sell off/stock). (GB) Reduced to rebajas por liquidació Despejarse (sky, weather); aclararse (water).

clear [klɪəʳ]

adjective

clearer (comparative)clearest (superlative)

1 (unambiguous) [+meaning, explanation] claro

a clear case of murdercase un caso claro de homicidio

now let's get this clear ...get vamos a dejar esto claro ...

Now let's get this clear: I am not, nor have I ever been, a supporter of the Tories

to make it clear that ...make dejar claro bien sentado que ...;or

to make o.s. clear explicarse claramente; do I make myself clear? ¿me explico bien?

he's a clear thinkerthinker tiene la mente lúcida despejada;or

2 (obvious) [+motive, consequence] claro; evidente

it is (absolutely) clear to me that ... no me cabe (la menor) duda de que ...

it became clear that ...became empezó a verse claro que ...

it's not clear whether ...whether no está claro sí ...

as clear as crystal más claro que el agua

as clear as day más claro que el sol

as clear as mud (informal) nada claro

3 (certain) [+understanding, proof] seguro; cierto

he was perfectly clear that he did not intend to go dijo claramente tajantemente que no pensaba ir;or are we clear that we want this? ¿estamos seguros de que queremos esto?

I'm not very clear about thisabout no tengo una idea muy clara de esto

I'm not clear whether ...whether no tengo claro sí ...

4 (transparent) [+water, glass] claro; transparente

a clear soup una sopa clara

5 [+sky, weather] despejado; [+air] puro

on a clear day en un día despejado

6 (bright) [+light, colour] claro

...as the car twisted through the clear light of the early morning streets

clear blue eyes ojos azul claro

light

7 [+photograph, outline] claro; preciso; [+complexion] terso

to have a clear head tener la cabeza despejada

She would need a clear head to answer his searching questions "Fancy a drink?" "No thanks, I want to keep a clear head"

8 (distinct) [+sound, impression, voice] claro

... I announced in a loud, clear voice He held the watch up for me to look at, exclaiming at the clear tone of the bell

as clear as a bell

I could hear his voice as clear as a bell oía su voz como si estuviera a mi lado; oía su voz con toda claridad

a sound as clear as a bell Schwartz's words came back to him now, clear as a bell

9 (unobstructed) [+road, space] libre; despejado

all clear!all ¡vía libre!; ¡adelante!

to get a clear look at sb/sthlook poder ver algn/algo bien

to be clear of sthof (free of) estar libre de algo

Unless the sky is clear of English planes I can't see them attempting an invasion

(away from) estar lejos de algo

Not a word passed between them till they were clear of the station

we had a clear viewview teníamos una buena vista; se veía bien

10 (untroubled) [+conscience] limpio; tranquilo

My conscience is clear He wanted to be able to leave with a clear conscience

11 (after deductions)

a clear profit una ganancia neta; £3 clear profit una ganancia neta de 3 libras

a clear majoritymajority una mayoría absoluta

to win by a clear marginmargin ganar por un amplio margen

He won the second round of voting by a clear margin over the novelist, Mr Mario Vargas Llosa

a clear winnerwinner un ganador absoluto

13 (complete)

three clear days tres días enteros

14 (without commitments) [+day, afternoon] libre; [+diary] despejado

My diary is pretty clear after the 20th

adverb

loud

2 (completely)

he jumped clear across the river atravesó el río limpiamente de un salto; you could hear it clear across the valley se oía claramente desde el otro lado del valle

3 (free)

to get clear awayget escaparse sin dejar rastro alguno

to get clear of (get rid of) deshacerse de; when we get clear of London (away from) cuando estemos fuera de Londres

to keep clear of sb/sthkeep

keep clear of the wall no te acerques a la pared; I decided to keep clear of him decidí evitarle; keep clear of my daughter! ¡no te acerques a mi hija!; ¡mantente alejado de mi hija!

to stand clear of sthstand mantenerse apartado de algo

stand clear of the doors! ¡apártense de las puertas!

4 (Britain) (Dep) (ahead)

to be seven metres/seconds/points clear of sb estar siete metros/segundos/puntos por delante de algn

steer

5 (net)

he'll get £250 clear sacará 250 libras netas

6 especially (US)

clear to sth (as far as) hasta algo; they went clear to Mexico llegaron hasta Méjico

noun

to be in the clear (out of debt) estar libre de deudas; (free of suspicion) quedar fuera de toda sospecha; (free of danger) estar fuera de peligro

message in clear mensaje no cifrado; (m)

verb:transitive

1 (remove obstacles etc from) [+place, surface] despejar; [+road, railway track] dejar libre; despejar; [+site] desmontar; [+woodland] despejar; desbrozar; [+court, hall] desocupar; desalojar (de público etc);etc [+pipe] desatascar; [+postbox] recoger las cartas de

to clear one's conscienceconscience descargar la conciencia

to clear one's headhead despejar la cabeza

I need a breath of fresh air to clear my head

to clear sth of sthof despejar algo de algo

to clear a space for sth/sbspace hacer sitio para algo/algn

to clear the tabletable recoger quitar la mesa;or

to clear one's throatthroat carraspear; aclararse la voz

to clear the way for sthway dejar el camino libre para algo

The PM resigned today, clearing the way for the formation of a new government

to clear the air (clarify things) aclarar las cosas; (ease tensions) relajar el ambiente

his speech has done little to clear the air we need to clear the air and sort things between us

2 [+liquid] aclarar; clarificar; (Med) [+blood] purificar

3 (Dep) [+ball] despejar

4 (get over) [+fence etc] salvar; saltar por encima de; (get past) [+rocks etc] pasar sin tocar

the plane just cleared the roof el avión no tocó el tejado por poco; el avión pasó casi rozando el tejado; to clear two metres [+jumper] saltar dos metros; this part has to clear that by at least one centimetre entre esta pieza y aquella tiene que haber un espacio de un centímetro al menos

5 (declare innocent etc) [+person] absolver; probar la inocencia de

he was cleared of murder fue absuelto de asesinato; to clear o.s. of a charge probar su inocencia de una acusación

6 (authorize)

you will have to be cleared by Security será preciso que le acredite la Seguridad; the plan will have to be cleared with the director el plan tendrá que ser aprobado por el director

to clear a cheque (accept) aceptar dar el visto bueno a un cheque;or (double check) compensar un cheque

Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque

8 (Comm) etc [+debt] liquidar; saldar; [+profit] sacar (una ganancia de); [+goods etc] liquidar

he cleared £50 on the deal sacó 50 libras del negocio; he clears £250 a week se saca 250 libras a la semana; we have just about cleared our costs nos ha llegado justo para cubrir los gastos

half-price to clear liquidación a mitad de precio

9 (Comput) despejar

verb:intransitive

1 (improve) [+weather] (also clear up) despejarse; [+sky] despejarse

The photo was taken just before sunset when the sky cleared after a cloudy, rainy day

[+fog] disiparse

No planes were taking off until the fog had cleared

2 [+liquid] aclararse; clarificarse

3 [+cheque] ser compensado

Allow time for the cheque to clear

4 (Dep) despejar

modifier

clear round (n) (Showjumping) ronda sin penalizaciones; (f)

Verb Conjugation for "clear"

Imperative

clear
you clear
he/she clears
we clear
you clear
they clear

Preterite

I cleared
you cleared
he/she cleared
we cleared
you cleared
they cleared

Present Continuous

I am clearing
you are clearing
he/she is clearing
we are clearing
you are clearing
they are clearing

Present Perfect

I have cleared
you have cleared
he/she has cleared
we have cleared
you have cleared
they have cleared

Past Continuous

I was clearing
you were clearing
he/she was clearing
we were clearing
you were clearing
they were clearing

Past Perfect

I had cleared
you had cleared
he/she had cleared
we had cleared
you had cleared
they had cleared

Future

I will clear
you will clear
he/she will clear
we will clear
you will clear
they will clear

Future Perfect

I will have cleared
you will have cleared
he/she will have cleared
we will have cleared
you will have cleared
they will have cleared

Future Continuous

I will be clearing
you will be clearing
he/she will be clearing
we will be clearing
you will be clearing
they will be clearing

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been clearing
you have been clearing
he/she has been clearing
we have been clearing
you have been clearing
they have been clearing

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been clearing
you will have been clearing
he/she will have been clearing
we will have been clearing
you will have been clearing
they will have been clearing

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been clearing
you had been clearing
he/she had been clearing
we had been clearing
you had been clearing
they had been clearing

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