limpio como una patena
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may also be written "limpio como la patena" and may be literally translated as "clean as a paten."
limpio como una patena
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (idiom) (really clean)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. clean as a whistle (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
La habitación del hotel estaba limpia como una patena.The hotel room was clean as a whistle.
b. clean as a new pin (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Llevé el auto al lavacoches y lo tengo limpio como una patena.I took my car to the carwash, and it's clean as a new pin.
c. spotlessly clean
La comida de este restaurante es deliciosa, el servicio es excelente y el baño está limpio como una patena.The food in this restaurant is delicious, the service is excellent, and the restroom is spotlessly clean.
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