(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The stationery cupboard is not very tidyI only ever knew one journalist with a truly tidy deskPlease leave your books in a tidy pile...tidy stacks of bricks
[+appearance]aseado;pulcro
It was only Grace's tidy appearance which caused surpriseAll the solicitors in Berebury advised their clients that a neat and tidy look went down well with the magistrates
[+hair]arreglado
Her hair was tidyHer fair hair was twisted into a tidy bun beneath the hospital cap
[+schoolwork]limpio
Children are encouraged to hand in homework that is neat and tidyhis room was always tidyhe wears tidy, stylish clothes
he likes to keep the house tidyle gusta tener la casa ordenada or arreglada
Encourage your children to keep their rooms tidyIt is very difficult to keep a house tidyPeople who keep their homes tidy do not necessarily have tidy officeshe keeps his magazines tidy in a pile
to look tidy[+person]tener un aspecto aseado or pulcro;[+room]tener un aspecto ordenado
In a red shirt and dark slacks, he looked informal and tidyShe had long thick hair which always looked wonderfully tidy and well groomedMaking the bed makes bedrooms look tidier instantly
(in character)[+person, child]ordenado
she's not very tidyno es muy ordenada;I'm an obsessively tidy personsoy un obseso del orden
He was by nature a tidy child for whom everything had its placeI wish you were a little bit tidier!He was compulsively tidy
He managed to make quite a tidy income every yearThe opportunities are there to make a tidy profit selling everything from vacuum cleaners to sexy underwear from homeHe bought the ships at bargain prices and sold them for tidy profits
he'll make a tidy sum out of itsacará de ello un buen dinero or una bonita cantidad (informal)
Without a will, the Government gets a tidy sum of your money
transitive verb
(also tidy up) [+room, house]ordenar;arreglar
I told her to tidy her roomYou can't tidy a bedroom until you've made the bedsShe tidied the house to make it ready for the new tenantsHe had time to clean himself up and tidy the flat
[+drawer, cupboard, desk]ordenar
Please will you tidy this drawer?After cleaning and tidying the cupboards, I washed the floorHe tidied the desk and emptied the wastebasketsShe loved to tidy thingsThere's no point asking her to help you tidy anything
noun
1(container for desk, kitchen etc)recipiente para poner utensilios de escritorio, cubiertos etc
2(act)
I gave the lounge a quick tidy (up)arreglé un poco el salón
