limpiar

to clean

limpiar(leem-pyahr)

transitive verb

1. (to make clean)

a. to clean

Hay que limpiar el baño, está asqueroso.

We need to clean the bathroom. It is disgusting.

b. to clean up

¿Puedes limpiar tu cuarto?

Can you clean up your room?

c. to wipe down

Después de cenar siempre limpio la mesa y las encimeras.

After dinner, I always wipe down the table and the countertops.

d. to wipe off

Hay que limpiar la mesa antes de que vengan los invitados.

The table needs to be wiped off before the guests arrive.

e. to polish (shoes)

Necesito limpiar mis zapatos antes de la boda.

I need to polish my shoes before the wedding.

f. to cleanse (skin)

Esta loción limpia la piel sin secarla.

This lotion cleanses the skin without drying it out.

2. (to remove)

a. to clear

Limpiaron el patio de nieve.

They cleared the patio of snow.

intransitive verb

3. (to do housework)

a. to clean

Me pasé el sábado limpiando.

I spent Saturday cleaning.

limpiarse

pronominal verb

4. (to make clean)

a. to clean

Límpiate las manos con agua y jabón.

Clean your hands with soap and water.

b. to wipe

Límpiate la boca con una servilleta.

Wipe your mouth with a napkin.

c. to wipe away

A ver, cariño, límpiate las lágrimas.

Come on, sweetheart, wipe away your tears.

d. to clean oneself up

¿No vas a limpiarte un poco antes de salir?

Aren't you going to clean yourself up a little before going out?

e. to clean off

Límpiate la sangre de la manga.

Clean the blood off your sleeve.

limpiar

transitive verb

1. (quitar la suciedad)

a. to clean

2. (con trapo)

a. to wipe

3. (mancha)

a. to wipe away

4. (zapatos)

a. to polish

limpia la mesa de migasclean o wipe the crumbs off the table

5. (desembarazar)

a.

limpiar algo de algoto clear something of something

6. (colloquial)

a. to clean out

7. (colloquial)

a. to swipe, to pinch

intransitive verb

8. (general)

a. to clean

pronominal verb

9. (general)

a. to clean o wipe oneself

límpiate esa manchawipe that stain off yourself

se limpió con una servilletashe wiped herself with a napkin

límpiate la narizwipe your nose

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limpiar

transitive verb

1 [+casa] to tidy; tidy up; clean; [+cara, piel] to cleanse; [+marca] to wipe off; clean off; [+maquillaje] to remove; [+zapatos] to polish; shine

limpiar en seco to dry-clean

2 (Culin) [+conejo] to clean; [+pescado] to gut

3 (enjugar) to wipe; wipe off

limpiar las narices a un niño to wipe a child's nose

4 (Mil) to mop up; (Policía) to clean up

5 (Botánica) to prune; cut back

6 (en el juego) to clean out (familiar)

7 (robar) to swipe (familiar); nick (familiar)

8 (México) (pegar) to hit; bash (familiar); beat up

9 (matar) to do in (muy_familiar)

pronominal verb

limpiarse to clean o.s.; wipe o.s.

limpiarse las narices to blow one's nose