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1 dirty bomb
Mil. bombe "sale" [contenant des matériaux radioactifs, de l'uranium appauvri, p. ex.]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > dirty bomb
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2 clean
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].
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