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clean
(klēn)adj. clean·er, clean·est
1. Free from dirt, stain, or impurities; unsoiled: a clean kitchen floor; clean clothes.
2.
a. Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated: clean air; clean drinking water.
b. Not infected: a clean wound.
3.
a. Producing relatively little pollution: a clean fuel; a cleaner, more efficient engine.
b. Producing relatively little radioactive fallout or contamination: a clean nuclear bomb.
4. Having no imperfections or blemishes; regular or even: a clean edge; a smooth, clean joint.
5.
a. Not ornate or intricate; spare: "the clean lines and exquisite proportions of early modernism" (Judith Thurman).
b. Sharply defined; clear-cut: a clean outline against the sky.
6. Free from clumsiness; deft; adroit: a clean throw.
7. Devoid of restrictions or encumbrances: a clean bill of health.
8. Thorough; complete: a clean getaway.
9. Having few alterations or corrections; legible: clean manuscript.
10. Blank: a clean page.
11.
a. Morally pure; virtuous: led a clean life.
b. Having no marks of discredit or offense: a clean voting record.
12. Fit for all readers, listeners, or audiences; not ribald or obscene: a clean joke.
13. Honest or fair: a clean fighter; a clean competition.
14. Slang
a. Not carrying concealed weapons or drugs.
b. Innocent of a suspected crime.
15. Informal
a. Free from narcotics addiction.
b. Showing no evidence of using banned or performance-enhancing substances: proven to be clean before the race.
adv. cleaner, cleanest
1. So as to be unsoiled: wash the dishes clean.
2. In a fair manner: played the game clean.
3. In a clean or nonpolluting manner: a fuel that burns clean.
4. Informal Entirely; wholly: clean forgot the appointment.
v. cleaned, clean·ing, cleans
v.tr.
1. To rid of dirt, rubbish, or impurities: clean a room; clean a suit.
2. To get rid of (impurities or dirt, for example); remove: cleaned up the trash; cleaned off the stains.
3. To prepare (fowl or other food) for cooking, as by removing the entrails or fat.
4. To remove the contents from; empty: cleaned my plate.
5. Sports To lift (a barbell) from the floor to the shoulders in one motion.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verbs: To undergo or perform an act of cleaning.
clean out
1. To rid of dirt, rubbish, or impurities.
2. To empty of contents or occupants.
3. Informal To drive or force out: cleaned out the incompetent workers.
4. Slang To deprive completely of money or material wealth: The robbery cleaned us out.
clean up
Idiom: 1. To make clean or orderly.
2. To make oneself clean, neat, or presentable.
3. To dispose of; settle: cleaned up the unpaid bills.
4. Slang To make a large profit, often in a short period of time: cleaned up during the bull market.
clean house Slang
To eliminate or discard what is undesirable: The scandal forced the company to clean house.
[Middle English clene, from Old English clǣne.]
clean′a·ble adj.
clean′ness n.
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clean up
vb (adverb)
1. to rid (something) of dirt, filth, or other impurities
2. to make (someone or something) orderly or presentable
3. (tr) to rid (a place) of undesirable people or conditions: the campaign against vice had cleaned up the city.
4. (intr) informal to make a great profit
n
5.
a. the process of cleaning up or eliminating something
b. (as modifier): a cleanup campaign.
6. informal chiefly US a great profit
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Verb 1. clean up - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
order - bring order to or into; "Order these files"
2. clean up - make a big profit; often in a short period of time; "The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up"
turn a profit, profit - make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"
3. clean up - dispose of; "settle the bills"
settle - dispose of; make a financial settlement
4. clean up - make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party"
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clean
adjective1. Free from dirt, stain, or impurities:
4. Free from evil and corruption:
angelic, angelical, innocent, lily-white, pure, sinless, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unstained, unsullied, untainted, virginal.
Idiom: pure as the driven snow.
6. According to the rules:
7. Slang. Free from guilt or blame:
Idiom: in the clear.
Informal. To the fullest extent:
absolutely, all, altogether, completely, dead, entirely, flat, fully, just, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, utterly, well, wholly.
Informal: clear.
Idioms: in toto, through and through.
1. To make or keep (an area) clean and orderly.Also used with up:
2. To make neat and trim; make presentable.Also used with up:
clean out
phrasal verb
clean up
Slang. To make a large profit:
Idiom: make a killing.
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Translations
يُنَظِّفُ تَماما
ukliditvyčistit
gøre rent
takarít
hreinsun
iyice temizlemek
w>clean up
vt sep
(lit) → sauber machen ; old building, old painting → reinigen ; mess → aufräumen ; to clean oneself up → sich sauber machen
(fig) the new mayor cleaned up the city → der neue Bürgermeister hat für Sauberkeit in der Stadt gesorgt ; to clean up television → den Bildschirm (von Gewalt, Sex etc) säubern ? act N d
vi
(lit) → aufräumen
(inf) → abkassieren (inf), → absahnen (inf); to clean up at the record stores/box office (CD/movie) → voll abräumen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
clean
(kliːn) adjective1. free from dirt, smoke etc. a clean window; a clean dress. skoon نَقي، خالٍ مِنَ الغُبار، نَظيف чист limpo čistý sauber ren καθαρός limpio puhas تمیز puhdas propre נקי स्वच्छ čist tiszta bersih hreinn pulito 清潔な 깨끗한 švarus tīrs; spodrs bersih schoon rein czysty سپېڅلۍ، پاك limpo curat чистый čistý čist čist ren สะอาด temiz 乾淨的 чистий صاف sạch 干净的
2. neat and tidy in one's habits. Cats are very clean animals. skoon خالٍ من العادات القَذِرَه чистоплътен limpo čistotný reinlich renlig παστρικός, τακτικός limpio puhtustarmastav پاکیزه siisti propre נקי साफ čist tiszta bersih þrifalegur pulito きれい好きな 청결한 švarus tīrīgs bersih zindelijk reinslig czysty پاکی limpo curat чистоплотный čistotný snažen uredan renlig เรียบร้อย temiz, tertipli 愛整潔的 охайний ستھرا ، شفاف gọn gàng 整洁的
3. unused. a clean sheet of paper. skoon غَيْر مُسْتَعْمَل، نَظيف празен branco čistý frisch ren; blank άγραφος, αχρησιμοποίητος nuevo, en blanco tühi پاک؛ استفاده نشده käyttämätön vierge דָף נָקִי खाली čist, neispisan új kosong nÿr, ónotaður bianco 真新しい 사용하지 않은 švarus balts; neaprakstīts kertas kosong nieuw blank czysty پاک بی استعماله branco imaculat чистый čistý nepopisan prazan ren, tom, blank ยังไม่ได้ใช้ kullanılmamış, temiz 未用過的 чистий غیر استعمال شدہ chưa dùng đến 未用过的
4. free from evil or indecency. a clean life; keep your language clean! suiwer نَقي، طاهِر благоприличен puro bezúhonný; čistý anständig fejlfri άμεμπτος puro rikkumatu پاک؛ عاری از گناه puhdas pur טהור शालीन čist, nevin, nedužan tiszta bersih óspilltur puro きれいな 정숙한 doras, padorus neaptraipīts; tīrs bersih fatsoenlijk plettfri przyzwoity سپیڅلۍ puro decent пристойный poctivý; čistý nedolžen; čist pristojan fläckfri, anständig บริสุทธิ์ temiz, edepli 純潔的 пристойний پاکیزہ trong sáng 纯洁的
5. neat and even. a clean cut. skoon حَسَنُ الشَّكْل، بَيِّن المَعالِم изчистен direito hladký, čistý glatt ren; velformet συγυρισμένος, νοικοκυρεμένος, ίσιος neto, bien definido; preciso selgepiiriline آراسته siisti net חלק साफ-सुथरा čist éles rapi snyrtilegur, myndarlegur netto でこぼこのない 매끈한 lygus veikls; nevainojams kemas zuiver rein, velformet, strømlinjet gładki منظم، direito iscusit опрятный hladký natančen uredan slät, glatt, jämn, rak เป็นระเบียบ düzgün, pürüzsüz 整齊的 гладенький مصفیٰ، ہموار chính xác 整齐的
adverb completely. He got clean away. skoonveld raak; heeltemal wegraak كليا، تَماما напълно completamente dočista völlig helt; fuldstændigt τελείως por completo täiesti کاملاً täysin complètement לגמרי नि:सन्देह potpuno teljesen tuntas algerlega completamente 完全に 완전히 visai pilnīgi; pavisam; tieši dibersihkan compleet helt, fullstendig zupełnie په پوره توکی completamente complet совершенно dočista popolnoma potpun helt och hållet, alldeles, totalt อย่างสมบูรณ์ tamamen, tam 徹底地 цілком مکمل طور پر hoàn toàn 彻底地
verb to (cause to) become free from dirt etc. Will you clean the windows? skoonmaak يُنَظِّف чистя (се) limpar (vy)čistit säubern rengøre καθαρίζω limpiar puhastama تمییز کردن puhdistaa nettoyer לְנָקוֹת साफ करना čistit, prati (ki-/meg)tisztít membersihkan hreinsa pulire 掃除する 깨끗이 하다 valyti tīrīt; spodrināt mencuci schoonmaken gjøre rein czyścić, myć پاککول limpar a curăţa вымыть (vy)čistiť, umyť čistiti očistiti tvätta, rengöra, städa ทําให้สะอาด temizlemek 把...清乾淨,變乾淨 чистити; протирати بے داغ ، غیر آلودہ làm sạch 把...弄干净
ˈcleaner noun skoonmaker مُنَظِّف чистач limpador uklízeč, čisticí prostředek der Reiniger rengører; rengøringsassistent καθαριστής limpiador puhastaja, koristaja, puhasti نظافت چی siivooja nettoyeur/-euse מנקה साफ करने वाला čistilac, čistač tisztító pembersih hreinsari; ræstari addetto alle pulizie 掃除器 청소부, 세탁소, 세제 valytojas apkopēja; traipu tīrītājs pencuci schoonmaker vaske-/reingjøringshjelp; renserieier sprzątacz, filtr, odkurzacz څوک چی پاک کوی lavador persoană care face curat; aspirator уборщица čistič, -ka čistilec; čistilo čistačica städare, rengörare, tvättare, rengöringsmedel ผู้ทําความสะอาด temizleyici, temizlikçi 清潔工人 прибиральник, прибиральниця صفائی کرنے والا người, vật làm sạch 清洁工人
ˈcleanly adverbThe knife cut cleanly through the cheese. glad بِصورَةٍ نَظيفَه чисто facilmente hladce glatt helt; lige πέρα ως πέρα limpiamente puhtalt بطور تمیز و دقیق puhtaasti nettement בְּצורָה מְדוּיֶקֶת बिना कोई गलती से čisto, točno, precizno tisztán; nehézség nélkül rapi hreinlega, snyrtilega in modo netto* きれいに 매끈하게 lengvai, švariai tieši; nevainojami dengan rata zuiver reint, rett, helt gładko سپیڅلی direito drept прямо; точно ľahko, hladko natančno, zlahka uredno rent, rakt, jämnt, slätt อย่างสะอาด kolayca, rahatça 平整地 чисто, прямо صاف طریقے سے dễ dàng 整齐地
cleanly (ˈklenli) adjective clean in personal habits. skoon بِنَظافَه، على نَحْوٍ نَظيف чистоплътно asseado cudný, čestný reinlich renlig καθαρός limpio puhas نظیف siisti propre נקי साफ ढंग से čist, uredan rendes rapi hreinlegur pulito きれい好きな 깨끗한 tvarkingas tīrīgs bersih zindelijk reinslig schludny پاک asseado curat чистоплотный čestný, čistotný snažen uredan renlig, snygg ซึ่งสะอาด temiz, temizliğe meraklı 愛清潔的 чистоплотний عمدہ اطوار کا حامل ưa sạch sẽ 爱清洁的
ˈcleanliness (ˈklen-) noun reinheid, sindelikheid نَظافَه чистота asseio čistota die Reinlichkeit renlighed καθαριότητα limpieza, aseo puhtus نظافت puhtaus propreté נקיון, ניקיון स्चच्छता čistoća tisztaság, rendesség kebersihan hreinlæti pulizia 清潔さ 깨끗함 švara, švarumas tīrība; tīrīgums kebersihan zindelijkheid reinslighet schludność, zamiłowanie do czystości پاکی، نظافت asseio curăţenie чистота; чистоплотность čistota čistoča, snažnost urednost renlighet, renhet ความสะอาด temizlik 清潔 чистоплотність sự sạch sẽ 清洁
clean up to clean (a place) thoroughly. She cleaned (the room) up after they went home. opruim يُنَظِّفُ تَماما почиствам limpar uklidit, vyčistit gründlich reinigen rydde op; gøre rent συγυρίζω, καθαρίζω προσεκτικά limpiar põhjalikult koristama خوب تمییز کردن siivota nettoyer לְנָקוֹת सफाई करो očistiti (ki)takarít membersihkan hreinsun ripulire 清掃する 말끔히 청소하다 (iš)valyti uzkopt; iztīrīt mengemas opruimen rydde, gjøre reint wysprzątać ښه تمیز کول limpar a curăţa убирать upratať pospraviti očistiti städa undan (upp, ur) ทําความสะอาด iyice temizlemek 把(某處)徹底打掃乾淨 прибирати اچھی طرح صفائی کرنا dọn dẹp (把...)打扫干净
a clean bill of health a certificate saying that a person, the crew of ship etc is entirely healthy (especially after being ill). I've been off work but I've got a clean bill of health now. iemand gesond verklaar, verklaar dat iemand heeltemal gesond is شَهادَةُ نَظافَه من الأمْراض документ за оздрававане atestado de saúde zdravotní osvědčení das Gesundheitszeugnis friskmelding πιστοποιητικό καλής υγείας certificado que demuestra el perfecto estado de salud del interesado korras tervisetõend گواهی تأیید سلامتی terveen paperit en parfait état de santé אִישוּר בְּרִיאוּת स्वास्थ्य प्रमाणपत्र zdravstvena svjedodžba egészségügyi bizonylat keterangan sehat standast læknisskoðun; læknisvottorð (certificato medico che attesta che non ci sono malati a bordo) 健康証明書 건강증명서 sveikatos pažymėjimas pozitīvs veselības pārbaudes slēdziens keterangan kesihatan bewijs van goede gezondheid helseattest; friskmelding świadectwo zdrowia روغتیایی شهادتنامه certificado de robustez în perfectă stare de sănătate карантинное свидетельство zdravotné osvedčenie zdravniško spričevalo potvrda o ispravnosti ili zdravlju friskförklaring ใบรับรองแพทย์ sağlık/sağlam raporu 健檢合格證明 довідка про задовільний стан здоров'я صحت مندی کی سند giấy chứng nhận sức khỏe tốt 健康证明书
a clean slate a fresh start. After being in prison he started his new job with a clean slate. skoon begin بِدايَه نَظيفَه / جَديدَه начисто ficha limpa čisté konto eine reine Weste et rent blad; en frisk start νέο ξεκίνημα (με καθαρό μητρώο) tener un historial sin mancha puhas leht شروع با انگیزه puhtaalta pöydältä nouveau départ הַתחָלָה נְקִייָה बिल्कुल नए सिरे से शुरुआत करना biti nekažnjavan tiszta lap lembaran baru byrja upp á nÿtt (libero da debiti) 白紙 깨끗이 새로 švari sąžinė nevainojama reputācija; jauns iesākums lembaran baru schone lei et nytt blad, med reine ark czyste konto په دیر شوق سره شروع کول ficha limpa de la zero начать с чистого листа čisté konto čisto od začetka nvoi početak börja om på nytt, börja ett nytt liv การเริ่มต้นอย่างสดใส temiz sayfa/mazi, yeni bir sayfa 改過自新,重新開始 (почати з) чистого листка نئے سرے سے آغاز کرنا làm lại cuộc đời 改过自新
come clean to tell the truth about something, often about something about which one has previously lied. met die waarheid uitkom, bieg يَقولُ الحَقيقَةَ بَعْدَ إخْفائِها признавам (си) dizer a verdade kápnout božskou alles eingestehen gøre rent bord; tilstå ομολογώ τα πάντα confesar algo (üles) tunnistama اقرار کردن kertoa totuus révéler qqch. לְהִתווָדוֹת खुद को पाक-साफ साबित करो potpuno priznati töredelmesen bevall mengungkapkan kebenaran segja (að lokum) sannleikann confessare すっかり白状する 자백하다 iškloti visą teisybę, prisipažinti izkratīt sirdi; atzīt savu vainu mengaku opbiechten komme ut med sannheten przyznawać się بیان کول dizer a verdade a dezvălui полностью признаться vyrukovať s pravdou von razodeti priznati bekänna, säga som det är พูดความจริง doğruyu söylemek, itiraf etmek 供認 зізнатися سچ بولنا nói ra sự thật 供认
make a clean sweep to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted. The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department. alles opruim; skoonskip maak, alles wen يَتَخَلَّصُ نِهائِيا من القَديم правя чистка livrar-se de vyházet reinen Tisch machen rydde op ξεφορτώνομαι μια για πάντα οτιδήποτε άχρηστο hacer tabla rasa platsi puhtaks pühkima کنار گذاشتن اجناس یا افراد ناکارامد hävittää ylimääräiset faire table rase de "לְטָאטֵא הַכֹּל" अवांछित से छुटकारा पाना potpuno se riješiti koga ili čega megszabadul vkitől menyingkirkan losa sig við óþarfa; hreinsa til fare piazza pulita 一掃する 대대적으로 정리하다 atsikratyti atbrīvoties no visa liekā; izmēzt pa tīro menyingkirkan schoon schip maken renske ut, feie bort pozbywać się له دندی څخه برکنار کول livrar-se de a se debarasa de подчистить под метёлку vyhodiť znebiti se potpuno raščistiti göra rent hus ขจัดออก gereksizlerden kurtulmak 徹底掃除 вимести дочиста نجات حاصل کرنا xoá đi những gì không cần thiết 彻底扫除
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