The water from the stream may seem clean enough to the eye, but it is not drinkable.El agua del arroyo puede parecer limpia a simple vista, pero no es potable.
The clean taste of the lemon juice brings out all the other flavors of the salad.El sabor refrescante del jugo de limón hace resaltar todos los demás sabores de la ensalada.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
he washed the floor cleanfregó el suelo;the rain washed the streets cleanla lluvia limpió las calles
the nurse put on a clean dressingto lick a bone clean
to come cleanquedar limpio;confesarlo todo
to come clean about sthconfesar algo
to have clean handstener las manos limpias
to wipe sth cleanlimpiar algo
to make a clean breast of itconfesarlo todo
to make a clean sweep(complete change)hacer tabla rasa;(win everything)arrasar
to make a clean sweep of sth(of prizes, awards)arrasar con algo;to make a clean sweep of the votesacaparar todos los votos;barrer
to make a clean sweep of sthto complete a clean sweep¿añadir "of sth/con algo"? En español suena raro sin eso. VRRoche described the event as `just as hard' as his own island's Manx International race, and his victory completed a clean sweep of the cycling medals for the Isle of Man
as clean as a whistle or new pinlimpio como los chorros del oro;limpio como la patena
make sure your hands are cleanI've washed it twice but it won't come cleanit finally came clean after three washes...the club made a clean sweep of all three trophies
2(fresh)[+smell]a limpio;[+taste]refrescante
...the fresh, clean smell of the seaSoft tones of blue and grey create a clean, bright look
3(new, unused)[+sheet of paper, page]en blanco;en limpio
to make a clean copyhacer una copia en limpio
Take a clean sheet of paper and down the left-hand side make a list
They were more concerned about the dogs' welfare than a clean getawayPaul had arrested countless men like this one before and was expecting a clean, quick job
12(innocent)
they can't touch me, I'm cleanno me pueden hacer nada, tengo las manos limpias (informal)
13(not in possession of drugs, weapon, stolen property)
to be clean
he's cleanno lleva nada encima;his room was cleanno encontraron nada en su habitación
adverb
1(completely)
he clean forgotlo olvidó por completo;he got clean awayse escapó sin dejar rastro;it went clean through the windowpasó limpiamente por la ventana;I'm clean out of themno me queda ni uno;he jumped clean over the fencesaltó la valla limpiamente
the shot went clean through his forehead
2(fairly)
to fight/play cleanluchar/jugar limpio
noun
limpieza (f);aseo (m); (LAm)(wash)lavado (m)
the windows could do with a cleanno estaría de más limpiar las ventanas;to give sth a cleanlimpiar algo;to give sth a quick cleandar una pasada (rápida) a algo;to give sth a good cleanlimpiar algo bien
