limpia
limpia
masculine or feminine noun
1shoeshine (informal) (limpiabotas), bootblack (British)
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limpia [leem’-pe-ah]
noun
1Cleansing, freeing from dirt. (f)
2Dredging of harbors. (f)
3A certain tax paid by ships in harbors where dredging is required. (f)
4Weeding, cleaning. (Agriculture & Ante Meridian & Central America & gram & Mexico) (m)
noun
5Boot-black. (m)
adjective
1Clean, free from stain; cleanly, limpid.
2Neat (ordenado), elegant.
3Pure: applied to families unconnected with Moors or Jews.
4Pure, unmingled (maíz).
5Pure (agua), free, clear (despejado).
6Clear of all charges, net.
7Pure (moralmente); honest (honrado); fair (juego).
8Alone (solo).
9Estar limpio, Not to know a single thing.
- Jugar limpio -> to deal fair, to act uprightly
- Poner en limpio -> to make a fair copy
- Tierra limpia -> even, flat country
- Costa limpia -> (Naut.) clear coast, without shoals, sand-banks, or shallows
- En limpio -> in substance; net price; clearly
- Más limpio que el oro -> as clean as can be
- 50 dólares de ganancia limpia -> 50 dollars of clear profit
- Luchar a puñetazo limpio -> to fight with bare fists
adverb
10Fair, clean.
noun
11En limpio, clearly. (m)
- No pude sacar nada en limpio -> I couldn't make anything of it
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