limpio

=

clean

adjective

limpio, -a
adjective
1. clean (sin suciedad); clear (cielo, imagen)
2. net (neto) (sueldo)
3. honest (honrado); honorable (intenciones); clean (juego)
4. (sin culpa)
  • estar limpio, -a -> to be in the clear
  • limpio, -a de culpa/sospecha -> free of blame/suspicion
5. broke (informal) (sin dinero), skint (British)
6. (expresiones)
  • a puñetazo limpio, -a -> with bare fists
  • abrió la puerta a patada limpia -> he kicked down the door
adverb
7. cleanly, fair
  • pasar ->
  • a o ->
  • en limpio, -a, poner en limpio, -a -> to make a fair copy of, to write out neatly (peninsular SpanishAm)
  • sacar algo en limpio, -a de -> to make something out from

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limpio [leem’-pe-o, ah]
adjective
1. Clean, free from stain; cleanly, limpid.
2. Neat (ordenado), elegant.
3. Pure: applied to families unconnected with Moors or Jews.
4. Pure, unmingled (maíz).
5. Pure (agua), free, clear (despejado).
6. Clear of all charges, net.
7. Pure (moralmente); honest (honrado); fair (juego).
8. Alone (solo).
9. Estar 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
10. Fair, clean.
noun
11. En limpio, clearly. (m)
  • No pude sacar nada en limpio -> I couldn't make anything of it
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