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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]. -
2 clean
clean [kli:n]1. adjectivea. propre• as clean as a new pin or as a whistle propre comme un sou neufb. [joke, story, film] non vulgaired. [sheet of paper] viergee. [image, reputation] sans tachef. [smell, taste] pur ; [sound, edge, stroke, shape] netg. [operation, job] sans bavuresh. to be clean (inf) ( = innocent of wrongdoing) n'avoir rien à se reprocher ; ( = not in possession of drugs, weapon, stolen property) n'avoir rien sur soi ; ( = off drugs) être clean (inf)i. ( = total) to make a clean break tourner la page• to make a clean sweep of all the trophies/awards remporter tous les trophées/prix2. adverb3. noun( = do housework) faire le ménage6. compounds[+ drawer, box, cupboard, room] nettoyer à fond• she had to clean up after the children's visit elle a dû tout remettre en ordre après la visite des enfants[+ room, mess, person, the environment] nettoyer• to clean o.s. up se laver* * *[kliːn] 1. 2.1) ( not dirty) [clothes, dishes, floor] propre; [air, water] pur; [syringe] désinfectémy hands are clean — lit, fig j'ai les mains propres
2) ( with no pollution) [fuel] propre3) ( not obscene) [joke] anodin4) ( unsullied) [reputation] sans tache; [record, licence] vierge5) ( no longer addicted) désintoxiqué6) (colloq) ( without illicit property)7) Sport [tackle] sans faute; [hit] préciskeep it clean — ( in match) pas de bavures
8) ( neat) [lines, profile] pur; [edge] net/netteclean break — Medicine fracture f simple
3. 4.to make a clean break with the past — fig rompre définitivement avec le passé
transitive verb1) nettoyer [room, shoes, gun]; effacer [blackboard]to clean something from ou off — enlever quelque chose de [hands, car]
2) Culinary vider [fish]5.intransitive verb ( do housework) faire le ménage6.to clean itself — [animal] faire sa toilette
Phrasal Verbs:- clean up••to clean up one's act — [person] devenir plus sérieux
I'll have to come clean — (colloq) il va falloir que je dise la vérité
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3 dirty
(a) (not clean → clothes, hands, person) sale, malpropre, crasseux; (→ machine) encrassé; (→ wound) infecté; (muddy) plein de boue, crotté;∎ don't get dirty! ne vous salissez pas!;∎ to get one's hands dirty se salir les mains;∎ he got his shirt dirty il a sali sa chemise;∎ this rug gets dirty easily ce tapis est salissant;∎ familiar he's one of the dirty mac brigade c'est un vieux cochon∎ a dirty green un vert sale∎ it was a dirty business c'était une sale affaire;∎ politics is a dirty business il est difficile de garder les mains propres quand on fait de la politique;∎ a dirty campaign une campagne sordide;∎ familiar no dirty cracks! pas de vacheries!;∎ that's a dirty lie ce n'est absolument pas vrai;∎ he's a dirty fighter il se bat en traître;∎ to give sb a dirty look regarder qn de travers ou d'un sale œil;∎ American that's dirty pool! c'est un tour de cochon!;∎ familiar you dirty rat! espèce de salaud!∎ to have a dirty mind avoir l'esprit mal tourné;∎ to have a dirty mouth être mal embouché;∎ dirty magazines revues fpl pornographiques;∎ familiar a dirty old man un vieux cochon ou vicelard;∎ a dirty joke/story une blague/histoire cochonne;∎ a dirty word une grossièreté, un gros mot;∎ "middle class" is a dirty word around here le terme "classe moyenne" est une insulte par ici(a) (fight, play) déloyalement;∎ a dirty great skyscraper un gratte-ciel énorme∎ also figurative to dirty one's hands se salir les mains;∎ figurative to dirty one's reputation entacher ou salir sa réputationse salir, se souiller;∎ to dirty easily (material, car etc) se salir facilement, être salissant5 noun∎ to do the dirty on sb jouer un sale tour ou faire une vacherie à qn►► Stock Exchange dirty float taux mpl de change concertés;Finance dirty money argent m sale ou mal acquis;dirty trick (malicious act) sale tour m;∎ to play a dirty trick on sb jouer un sale tour ou un tour de cochon à qn;∎ they've been up to their dirty tricks again ils ont encore fait des leurs;Politics dirty tricks campaign = manœuvres déloyales visant à discréditer un adversaire politique;familiar dirty weekend week-end m coquin;∎ to do sb's dirty work faire le sale boulot pour qn -
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dirty [ˈdɜ:tɪ]1. adjectivea. sale ; [job, work] salissantc. ( = unpleasant) sale━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► With this meaning sale goes before the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• it's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it c'est un sale boulot (inf), mais il faut bien que quelqu'un le fasse2. adverbb. ( = smuttily) to talk dirty dire des cochonneries[+ hands, clothes, reputation] salir4. noun5. compounds• dirty-minded kids des gamins à l'esprit mal tourné ► dirty old man (inf) noun vieux cochon (inf) m* * *[dɜːtɪ] 1.1) (messy, soiled) [face, clothing, street] sale; [work] salissantto get ou make something dirty — salir quelque chose
2) ( not sterile) [needle] qui a déjà servi; [wound] infecté3) (colloq) ( obscene) [book, joke] cochon/-onne (colloq); [mind] mal tourné4) (colloq) ( dishonest) [contest, fighter] déloyal; [cheat] sale; [lie] grossier/-ière5) [colour] sale2.(colloq) adverb1) ( dishonestly)to play ou fight dirty — donner des coups en traître
2) ( obscenely) grossièrement3.transitive verb lit, fig salir••to do the dirty on — (colloq) faire une crasse (colloq) à
to give somebody a dirty look — (colloq) regarder quelqu'un d'un sale œil
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1) (not clean: dirty clothes.) sale2) (mean or unfair: a dirty trick.) sale3) (offensive; obscene: dirty books.) pornographique4) ((of weather) stormy.) mauvais -
6 dirty
A adj1 (messy, soiled) [face, clothing, dish, carpet, mark, nappy, car, street, beach] sale ; [work, job] salissant ; to get dirty se salir ; to get ou make sth dirty salir qch ; to get one's hands dirty fig mettre la main à la pâte ;3 ○ ( obscene) [book, joke, idea, word] cochon/-onne ○ ; [mind] mal tourné ; to have a dirty mind ne penser qu'à ça ○ ;4 (unhygienic, disgusting) [habit, child] sale ; you dirty pig ○ ! cochon/-onne ○ ! m/f ;5 ○ ( dishonest) [contest, election, fighter, player] déloyal ; [cheat, liar, rascal] sale (before n) ; [lie] grossier/-ière ; you dirty rat! sale type ○ ! ; that was a dirty trick c'était un sale coup ; it's a dirty business c'est une affaire louche ;6 [colour] sale, terne ; dirty green/white vert/blanc sale or terne ;7 ( stormy) [weather, night] sale ○ (before n).B ○ adv1 ( dishonestly) to play ou fight dirty donner des coups en traître ;3 ( as intensifier) a dirty great dog un chien vachement ○ gros.C vtr lit, fig salir [carpet, nappy] ; to dirty one's hands doing fig se salir les mains en faisant.his name seems to be a dirty word around here son nom semble être un mot tabou ici ; to do the dirty on ○ faire une crasse ○ à ; to give sb a dirty look ○ regarder qn d'un sale œil ; to send sb to do one's dirty work ○ faire faire le sale boulot ○ à qn ; do your own dirty work ○ ! fais ton sale boulot ○ toi-même.
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