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∎ the gnomes of Zurich les grands banquiers m pl suissesWho could have suspected that Gordon Brown would realise the aspiration of all his Labour predecessors: to finance a centre-left programme largely out of economic growth? Who could have thought that he would do so after three years without the slightest hint of a financial or economic crisis, without any bother from the gnomes of Zurich or bankers' ramps, or other mysterious forces of international capitalism that were always thought certain to undermine a Labour government?
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2 predecessor
['pri:disesə, ]( American[) 'pre-]1) (someone who has had a particular job or position before: He was my predecessor as manager.) prédécesseur2) (an ancestor: My predecessors came from Scotland.) ancêtres -
3 clean
clean [kli:n]propre ⇒ 1 (a) net ⇒ 1 (a)-(e) pur ⇒ 1 (b) adroit ⇒ 1 (f) habile ⇒ 1 (f) nettoyer ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) vider ⇒ 2 (b) se nettoyer ⇒ 3 (b) carrément ⇒ 4 (a) nettoyage ⇒ 5(a) (free from dirt → hands, shirt, room) propre, net; (→ animal, person) propre; (→ piece of paper) vierge, blanc (blanche);∎ my hands are clean j'ai les mains propres, mes mains sont propres; figurative j'ai la conscience nette ou tranquille;∎ he made a clean breast of it il a dit tout ce qu'il avait sur la conscience, il a déchargé sa conscience;∎ he made a clean sweep of the medals/prizes il a raflé toutes les médailles/tous les prix;∎ the new government made a clean sweep of the legislation introduced by their predecessors (did away with) le nouveau gouvernement a fait table rase des lois votées par le gouvernement précédent∎ it was all good clean fun c'était une façon innocente de nous amuser;∎ keep it clean! pas de grossièretés!;∎ clean living une vie saine∎ he's got a clean driving licence il n'a jamais eu de contraventions graves;∎ to have a clean record avoir un casier (judiciaire) vierge;∎ the doctor gave him a clean bill of health le docteur l'a trouvé en parfaite santé∎ the building has clean lines le bâtiment a de belles lignes;∎ to make a clean break en finir une bonne fois pour toutes;∎ we made a clean break with the past nous avons rompu avec le passé, nous avons tourné la page∎ to be clean (innocent) n'avoir rien à se reprocher□ ; (without incriminating material) n'avoir rien sur soi□ ; (not carrying drugs) ne pas avoir de drogue sur soi□ ; (not carrying weapons) ne pas être armé□ ; (no longer addicted to drugs) avoir décroché∎ a clean bomb une bombe propre ou sans retombées radioactives∎ I cleaned the mud from my shoes j'ai enlevé la boue de mes chaussures;∎ to clean one's teeth se laver ou se brosser les dents;∎ to have one's teeth cleaned se faire faire un détartrage;∎ to clean the windows faire les vitres ou les carreaux;∎ American to clean house (do housework) faire du ménage; figurative (restructure system, organization) restructurer(b) (chicken, fish) vider∎ she spends her day cleaning elle passe sa journée à faire le ménage(b) (carpet, paintbrush) se nettoyer;∎ this cooker cleans easily ce four est facile à nettoyer ou se nettoie facilement(a) (completely) carrément□ ;∎ the handle broke clean off l'anse a cassé net;∎ the match burnt a hole clean through the rug l'allumette a fait un trou dans la moquette;∎ he cut clean through the bone il a coupé l'os de part en part;∎ the bullet went clean through his chest la balle lui a carrément traversé la poitrine;∎ the robbers got clean away les voleurs se sont enfuis sans laisser de trace;∎ we clean forgot about the appointment nous avions complètement oublié le rendez-vous∎ to come clean about sth révéler qch□ ;∎ the murderer finally came clean l'assassin a fini par avouer□5 nounnettoyage m;∎ the carpet needs a good clean la moquette a grand besoin d'être nettoyée;∎ I gave my shoes a clean j'ai nettoyé mes chaussures►► Finance clean bill effet m libre, traite f libre;Stock Exchange clean float taux mpl de change libres ou flottants;Typography clean proof (with few corrections) épreuve f peu chargée; (final) épreuve f pour bon à tirer;(wall) laver(a) (mud, stain) enlever(b) (sofa, table) débarrasser∎ we're completely cleaned out nous sommes totalement fauchés;∎ he cleaned me out il m'a plumé➲ clean up(a) (make clean) nettoyer à fond;∎ I cleaned the children up as best I could j'ai fait de mon mieux pour débarbouiller les enfants;∎ clean this mess up! nettoyez-moi ce fouillis!∎ the police intend to clean up the city la police a l'intention d'épurer ou de nettoyer cette ville∎ we cleaned up on the deal nous avons touché un gros paquet sur cette affaire, cette affaire nous a rapporté gros
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