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B adj1 ( not dirty) [clothes, dishes, floor, window, habits] propre ; [air, water] pur ; [wound, syringe] désinfecté ; it is not very clean to do ce n'est pas très propre de faire ; she keeps her house clean elle tient sa maison propre ; my hands are clean lit, fig j'ai les mains propres ; clean and tidy impeccable de propreté ; a clean sheet of paper une feuille blanche ; to rinse/wash sth clean rincer/laver qch ; to lick one's plate clean [person] fig ne pas en laisser une miette ; [animal] nettoyer son assiette ; keep your shoes clean ne salis pas tes chaussures ;2 ( with no pollution) [bomb, environment, process] propre ;3 ( not obscene) [joke] anodin ; [comedian] jamais vulgaire ; keep it ou the conversation clean! restons décents! ;4 ( unsullied) [reputation] sans tache ; [record, driving licence] vierge ; I've checked him out, he's clean ○ je me suis renseigné sur lui, il est réglo ○ ;5 ( no longer addicted) désintoxiqué ;6 ○ ( without illicit property) argot des policiers he's clean gen il n'a rien ; ( no gun) il n'a pas d'arme ; the car/room is clean on n'a rien trouvé dans la voiture/pièce ;7 Sport [match] sans débordements ; [tackle] sans faute ; [player] fair-play inv ; [serve, hit, throw] précis ; [jump] sans toucher l'obstacle ; keep it clean ( in match) pas de bavures ;8 (elegant, neat) [lines, profile] pur ; [edge] net/nette ; clean break Med fracture f simple ; to make a clean break with the past fig rompre définitivement avec le passé.C adv littéralement ; the bullet went clean through his shoulder la balle lui a littéralement traversé l'épaule ; to jump clean over the wall sauter par-dessus le mur sans le toucher ; we're clean out of bread on n'a plus une miette de pain.D vtr1 nettoyer [room, shoes, gun] ; to clean sth from ou off enlever qch de [hands, wall, car] ; to clean the blackboard effacer le tableau ; to have sth cleaned donner qch à nettoyer ; to clean one's teeth se brosser les dents ;E vi1 ( do housework) [person] faire le ménage ; I've been cleaning all morning j'ai fait le ménage toute la matinée ;2 ( become cleansed) these handles clean easily ces poignées se nettoient facilement.to clean up one's act [person] devenir plus sérieux ; to come clean ○ about sth avouer qch ; I'll have to come clean ○ il va falloir que je dise la vérité ; to make a clean sweep of sth gagner qch haut la main.■ clean down:▶ clean [sth] down, clean down [sth] nettoyer [qch] à fond.■ clean off:▶ clean [sth] off, clean off [sth] effacer [chalk mark] ; enlever [stain, graffiti] ; to clean sth off effacer qch de [blackboard] ; enlever qch de [car, wall].■ clean out:▶ clean [sth] out, clean out [sth] ( cleanse thoroughly) nettoyer [qch] à fond [cupboard, stable, toilets] ; you should clean out your ears ○ tu devrais te déboucher les oreilles ;▶ clean [sb/sth] out, clean out [sb/sth] (leave empty, penniless) [thief] mettre [qch] à sac [house] ; [thief, shopping trip, holiday] mettre [qn] à sec [person] ; ‘another game?’-‘no, I'm cleaned out ○ ’ ‘encore une partie?’-‘non, je suis nettoyé ○ ’ ;▶ clean [sb] out of délester qn de [jewellery, money].■ clean up:▶ clean up1 ( remove dirt) tout nettoyer ;2 ( tidy) tout remettre en ordre (after sb derrière qn) ;3 ( wash oneself) se débarbouiller ;▶ clean [sb] up faire la toilette de [patient] ; come and let me clean you up ( to child) viens que je te fasse un brin de toilette ;▶ clean [sth] up, clean up [sth]1 ( remove dirt) nettoyer [mess, rubbish, area, spillage] ; clean that rubbish up off ou from the floor débarrasse le sol de ces saletés ;2 fig ( remove crime) nettoyer ○ [street, city] ; ( make less obscene) expurger [TV programme, comedy act].
См. также в других словарях:
cleanse — ► VERB 1) make thoroughly clean. 2) rid of something unpleasant or unwanted. ► NOUN ▪ an act of cleansing. DERIVATIVES cleanser noun cleansing adjective. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
cleanse — verb ADVERB ▪ thoroughly ▪ gently PREPOSITION ▪ of ▪ a treatment to cleanse the body of toxins Cleanse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ … Collocations dictionary
thoroughly — adv. Thoroughly is used with these adjectives: ↑amused, ↑annoyed, ↑ashamed, ↑bewildered, ↑bored, ↑charming, ↑confused, ↑contemporary, ↑convinced, ↑convincing, ↑corrupt, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
cleanse — verb 1》 make thoroughly clean. 2》 archaic (in biblical translations) cure (a leper). noun an act of cleansing. Derivatives cleanser noun cleansing adjective Origin OE clnsian (v.), from clne (see clean) … English new terms dictionary
cleanse — [klenz] verb [T] to clean your skin thoroughly • See: ethnic cleansing … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ἀπορρύψει — ἀπόρρυψις cleansing fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) ἀπορρύψεϊ , ἀπόρρυψις cleansing fem dat sg (epic) ἀπόρρυψις cleansing fem dat sg (attic ionic) ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly fut ind mid… … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
ἀπορρύψουσι — ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly aor subj act 3rd pl (epic) ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly fut part act masc/neut dat pl (attic epic doric ionic) ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly fut ind act 3rd pl (attic epic doric ionic) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
ἀπορρύψῃ — ἀπορρύψηι , ἀπόρρυψις cleansing fem dat sg (epic) ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly aor subj mid 2nd sg ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly aor subj act 3rd sg ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly fut ind mid 2nd sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
ἀπορρυπτομένων — ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly pres part mp fem gen pl ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly pres part mp masc/neut gen pl … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
ἀπορρυπτόμεθα — ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly pres ind mp 1st pl ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
ἀπορρυπτόμενον — ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly pres part mp masc acc sg ἀπορρύπτω cleanse thoroughly pres part mp neut nom/voc/acc sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)