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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.

b. puro

I love the clean air of the mountains.Me encanta el aire puro de las montañas.

c. refrescante

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.

d. no contaminante

We should use clean energy to protect the environment.Deberíamos utilizar energía no contaminante para proteger el medioambiente.

4. (not indecent)

a. decente

No swearwords, only clean language is allowed during our meetings.Ningún taco, solo se permite lenguaje decente en nuestras reuniones.

b. inocente

We should only crack clean jokes when children are around.Solo deberíamos contar chistes inocentes cuando anden los niños por aquí.

5. (even)

a. nítido

The clean strokes are constant in the artist's work.Los trazos nítidos son una constante en la obra del artista.

b. bien definido

The boundaries must be clean to avoid any confusion.Los límites deben estar bien definidos para evitar toda confusión.

6. (untarnished)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

He avoided the prison sentence because his criminal record was clean.Evitó la pena de cárcel porque no tenía antecedentes penales.

My son is a great student and has a clean reputation.Mi hijo es gran estudiante y tiene una reputación impecable.

7. (religious)

a. puro

According to some religions, the pig is not a clean animal.Según algunas religiones, el cerdo no es un animal puro.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(not possessing or doing anything illegal)

a. limpio

After a month in rehab, he was clean.Tras un mes desintoxicándose, estaba limpio.

9. (without interferences)

a. sin problemas

It was a clean operation and everything went as expected.Fue una operación sin problemas y todo ocurrió como estaba previsto.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

10.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(completely)

a. por completo

She clean forgot her appointment with the doctor.Se le olvidó por completo su cita con el médico.

11. (fairly)

a. limpio

This team always plays clean.Este equipo siempre juega limpio.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

12. (act of cleaning)

a. la limpieza

(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).

(F)

Give the bathroom a good clean with bleach.Dale una buena limpieza al baño con lejía.

clean

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

to give something a cleanlimpiar algo

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

2. (not dirty)

a. limpio(a)

he keeps his flat very cleantiene su piso muy limpio

a clean piece of paperuna hoja (de papel) en blanco

a clean gameun juego limpio

clean livingvida sana

driver's licenseno tener puntos de penalización en el carné de conducir, la licencia para conducir

3. (not obscene; humor, joke)

a. sano(a)

4. (language)

a. correcto(a), sin tacos

good clean fundiversión sana

5. (clear; shape, outline)

a. nítido(a)

to make a clean break withromper radicalmente con

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

6. (completely)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

to cut clean through somethinghacer un corte a través de algo

7. (colloquial)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

I clean forgotme olvidé completamente

8. (colloquial)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

to come clean (about something)decir la verdad or sincerarse (acerca de algo)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

9. (general)

a. limpiar

to clean one's teeth/handslimpiarse los dientes/las manos

clean [kliːn]

adjective

cleaner (comparative)cleanest (superlative)

1 (not dirty) [+clothes, sheets, floor, face] limpio; [+air, water] limpio; puro

he washed the floor clean fregó el suelo; the rain washed the streets clean la lluvia limpió las calles

the nurse put on a clean dressing to lick a bone clean

to come clean quedar limpio; confesarlo todo

to come clean about sth confesar algo

to have clean hands tener las manos limpias

to wipe sth clean limpiar algo

to make a clean breast of it confesarlo 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 votes acaparar todos los votos; barrer

to make a clean sweep of sth to complete a clean sweep ¿añadir "of sth/con algo"? En español suena raro sin eso. VR Roche 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 pin limpio como los chorros del oro; limpio como la patena

make sure your hands are clean I've washed it twice but it won't come clean it 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 sea Soft 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 copy hacer una copia en limpio

Take a clean sheet of paper and down the left-hand side make a list

4 (not indecent) [+joke] inocente; [+film, life] decente

keep it clean! ¡no seas indecente!

it's all good clean [fun] >

clean living vida (f) sana

5 (smooth, even) [+movement] fluido; [+shot] certero; [+cut] limpio; [+sound] nítido; claro; [+features, outline] nítido; bien definido

a clean break (Med) una fractura limpia; a clean break with the totalitarian past una ruptura radical con el pasado totalitario

their new leader promised a clean break with the totalitarian past

to make a clean break cortar por lo sano; I need (to make) a clean break with the past necesito romper con el pasado totalmente

to make a clean break with the past

6 (fair) [+fight, game, match] limpio; [+player] que juega limpio

7 (untarnished) [+image, reputation] bueno; impecable

they gave him a clean bill of health le declararon en perfecto estado de salud

a clean driving licence un carnet de conducir sin infracciones

to have a clean record (gen) tener un historial limpio; (no criminal record) no tener antecedentes penales

we have a clean safety record nuestro historial de seguridad está limpio or no registra incidentes

The first thing you need is a client with a clean record Applicants must have a clean driving licence

8 (environmentally friendly) [+machine, substance, energy] no contaminante

9 (Nuclear Physics) (uncontaminated) [+area, person, object] no contaminado;

10 (ritually pure) [+animal] puro

11 (trouble-free) [+operation, job, getaway] sin problemas

They were more concerned about the dogs' welfare than a clean getaway Paul had arrested countless men like this one before and was expecting a clean, quick job

12 (innocent)

they can't touch me, I'm clean no me pueden hacer nada, tengo las manos limpias (informal)

13 (not in possession of drugs, weapon, stolen property)

to be clean

he's clean no lleva nada encima; his room was clean no encontraron nada en su habitación

adverb

1 (completely)

he clean forgot lo olvidó por completo; he got clean away se escapó sin dejar rastro; it went clean through the window pasó limpiamente por la ventana; I'm clean out of them no me queda ni uno; he jumped clean over the fence saltó la valla limpiamente

the shot went clean through his forehead

2 (fairly)

to fight/play clean luchar/jugar limpio

noun

limpieza (f); aseo (m); (LAm) (wash) lavado (m)

the windows could do with a clean no estaría de más limpiar las ventanas; to give sth a clean limpiar algo; to give sth a quick clean dar una pasada (rápida) a algo; to give sth a good clean limpiar algo bien

to give the car a clean

transitive verb

[+room, carpet, windows, shoes] limpiar; [+vegetables, clothes] lavar; [+car] lavar; limpiar; [+blackboard] borrar; [+wound, cut] desinfectar

to clean one's teeth lavarse los dientes

to clean the windows

intransitive verb

1 (around the house) limpiar

her mother cooked and cleaned all day su madre se pasaba el día cocinando y limpiando

2 (be cleaned)

that floor cleans easily este suelo es muy fácil de limpiar

furniture that cleans well

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Verb Conjugations for limpiar

Present Participle: limpiando

Past Participle: limpiado

Indicative

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	limpio	limpié	limpiaba	limpiaría	limpiaré
tú	limpias	limpiaste	limpiabas	limpiarías	limpiarás
él/ella/Ud.	limpia	limpió	limpiaba	limpiaría	limpiará
nosotros	limpiamos	limpiamos	limpiábamos	limpiaríamos	limpiaremos
vosotros	limpiáis	limpiasteis	limpiabais	limpiaríais	limpiaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	limpian	limpiaron	limpiaban	limpiarían	limpiarán

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