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'vækjuəm
1. noun1) (a space from which (almost) all air or other gas has been removed.) vacío2) (short for vacuum cleaner.)
2. verb(to clean (something) using a vacuum cleaner: She vacuumed the carpet.) pasar la aspiradora- vacuum-flask
- flask
vacuum1 n vacíovacuum2 vb pasar la aspiradoracould you vacuum the carpet? ¿podrías pasar la aspiradora por la moqueta?tr['vækjʊəm]1 vacío2 familiar (vacuum cleaner) aspiradora1 limpiar con aspiradora, pasar la aspiradora por\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto leave a vacuum dejar un vacíovacuum cleaner aspiradoravacuum flask termovacuum ['væ.kju:m, -kjəm] vt: limpiar con aspiradora, pasar la aspiradora porn.• vacuo s.m.• vacío (Física) s.m.'vækjuəm, -juːm
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noun vacío m; (before n)vacuum pump — bomba f neumática
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intransitive verb pasar la aspiradora, aspirar (AmL)
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vt pasar la aspiradora por, aspirar (AmL)['vækjʊm]1. N(pl vacuums or (frm) vacua)1) (gen) vacío m2) (=hoover)2.3.4.CPDvacuum bottle N (US) — = vacuum flask
vacuum cleaner N — aspiradora f
vacuum flask N — termo m
vacuum pump N — bomba f de vacío
* * *['vækjuəm, -juːm]
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noun vacío m; (before n)vacuum pump — bomba f neumática
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intransitive verb pasar la aspiradora, aspirar (AmL)
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vt pasar la aspiradora por, aspirar (AmL) -
4 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) mamar, chupar, sorber2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) chupar; sorber3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) aspirar4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) ser una mierda; ser un rollazo (aburrido)
2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) chupada- sucker- suck up to
suck vb chupartr[sʌk]1 (person - liquid) sorber; (- lollipop, pencil, thumb, etc) chupar; (insect -blood, nectar) chupar, succionar3 (draw powerfully) arrastrar1 (person) chupar (at/on, -); (baby) mamar (at, -); (vacuum cleaner) aspirar (up,-); (pump) succionar, aspirar1 chupada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be sucked into something verse arrastrado,-a a algo, verse involucrado,-a en algoto suck up to somebody hacerle la pelota a alguiensuck ['sʌk] vi1) : chupar (por la boca), aspirar (dícese de las máquinas)2) suckle: mamarsuck vt: sorber (bebidas), chupar (dulces, etc.)n.• chupada s.f.• chupadura s.f.• mamada s.f. (Pump)v.• aspirar v.v.• chupar v.• libar v.• mamar v.• sorber v.• succionar v.
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1. sʌka) \<\<person\>\> \<\<finger/candy\>\> chupar; \<\<liquid\>\> ( through a straw) sorber; \<\<vacuum cleaner\>\> aspirar; \<\<pump\>\> succionar, aspirar; \<\<insect\>\> \<\<blood/nectar\>\> chuparto suck something up — \<\<dust\>\> aspirar algo; \<\<liquid\>\> ( through a straw) sorber algo
the roots suck (up) moisture out of o from the soil — las raíces absorben la humedad de la tierra
b) (pull, draw) (+ adv compl) arrastrarshe was sucked down o under by the current — la corriente se la tragó
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vi1) \<\<person\>\> chuparto suck on something — \<\<on pipe/pen\>\> chupar algo
2) ( be objectionable) (AmE sl)•Phrasal Verbs:- suck in
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noun (no pl) chupada f[sʌk]to give suck — (arch) dar* el pecho, amamantar
1.VT [person] sorber; [machine] aspirarto suck one's thumb/fingers — chuparse el dedo/los dedos
- suck sb dry- suck it and see2. VIto suck on/at sth — chupar algo
2) (esp US)this sucks ** — es una mierda **
- suck in- suck off- suck out- suck up* * *
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1. [sʌk]a) \<\<person\>\> \<\<finger/candy\>\> chupar; \<\<liquid\>\> ( through a straw) sorber; \<\<vacuum cleaner\>\> aspirar; \<\<pump\>\> succionar, aspirar; \<\<insect\>\> \<\<blood/nectar\>\> chuparto suck something up — \<\<dust\>\> aspirar algo; \<\<liquid\>\> ( through a straw) sorber algo
the roots suck (up) moisture out of o from the soil — las raíces absorben la humedad de la tierra
b) (pull, draw) (+ adv compl) arrastrarshe was sucked down o under by the current — la corriente se la tragó
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vi1) \<\<person\>\> chuparto suck on something — \<\<on pipe/pen\>\> chupar algo
2) ( be objectionable) (AmE sl)•Phrasal Verbs:- suck in
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noun (no pl) chupada fto give suck — (arch) dar* el pecho, amamantar
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5 sweep
swi:p
1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) barrer2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) barrer, limpiar, recoger; arrastrar, llevarse; rechazar, descartar3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) azotar, asolar, arrasar4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) deslizarse, pasar rápidamente; pasar majestuosamente
2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) barrido2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto/movimiento amplio3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) deshollinador4) (a sweepstake.) apuesta de caballos•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up
sweep vb1. barrerthe floor is dirty, I'm going to sweep it el suelo está sucio, voy a barrerlo2. arrastrartr[swiːp]1 (with broom) barrido5 (by police, rescuers) peinado, rastreo6 familiar (chimney cleaner) deshollinador,-ra1 (room, floor) barrer; (chimney) deshollinar2 (with hand) quitar de un manotazo3 (move over) azotar, barrer4 (remove by force) arrastrar, llevarse■ the swimmers were swept out to sea by the current la corriente arrastró a los nadadores mar adentro5 (pass over) recorrer6 figurative use (spread through) recorrer, extenderse por7 (touch lightly) rozar, pasar por1 (with broom) barrer2 (move quickly) pasar rápidamente3 (extend) recorrer, extenderse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto sweep somebody off his/her feet hacerle perder la cabeza a alguiento sweep something under the carpet ocultar algoto make a clean sweep of things barrer con todo, hacer tabla rasato sweep the board llevarse todos los premios1) : barrer (el suelo, etc.), limpiar (suciedad, etc.)he swept the books aside: apartó los libros de un manotazosweep vi1) : barrer, limpiar2) : extenderse (en una curva), describir una curvathe sun swept across the sky: el sol describía una curva en el cielosweep n1) : barrido m, barrida f (con una escoba)2) : movimiento m circular3) scope: alcance mn.• barredura s.f.• deshollinador s.m.• escobada s.f.• escobazo s.m.• recorrido s.m.• redada s.f.• turbión s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: swept) = abalear v.• copar v.• deshollinar v.• dragar v.• escobar v.• rastrear v.• rozar v.swiːp
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1) ( act) (no pl) barrido m, barrida fgive it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo
2)a) c ( movement)b) c (curve - of road, river) curva fc) ( range) (no pl) alcance m, extensión f3) c ( search) peinado m, rastreo m4) c ( chimney sweep) deshollinador, -dora m,f
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(past & pp swept) transitive verb1)a) ( clean) \<\<floor/path\>\> barrer; \<\<chimney\>\> deshollinarb) ( remove) \<\<leaves/dirt\>\> barrer; \<\<mines\>\> barrershe swept the leaves into a pile — barrió la terraza (or el patio etc) y amontonó las hojas
to sweep something under the rug o (BrE) carpet — correr un velo sobre algo
2) (touch lightly, brush) \<\<surface\>\> rozar*3)a) (pass over, across)severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa
the epidemic is sweeping the country — la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país
b) ( remove by force) arrastrar4)a) ( scan) recorrerb) ( search) \<\<area\>\> peinar, rastrear
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vi1) (+ adv compl)a) ( move rapidly)the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente
b) ( move proudly)he swept past as if I wasn't there — pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera
2) (+ adv compl)a) ( spread)fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel
b) ( extend)•Phrasal Verbs:- sweep up[swiːp] (vb: pt, pp swept)1. VT1) [+ place, area]a) (=clean) [+ floor, room, street] barrer; [+ chimney] deshollinarhave you had your chimney swept lately? — ¿te han deshollinado la chimenea recientemente?
b) (=touch) rozarc) (=spread through) [disease, idea, craze] arrasar; [rumours] correr por, extenderse pord) (=lash) [storm, rain, waves] azotar, barrertorrential storms swept the country — tormentas torrenciales azotaron or barrieron el país
the beach was swept by great waves — olas gigantescas azotaron or barrieron la playa
e) (=scan) [searchlight, eyes] recorrerf) (=search) peinar2) (=move)a) (with brush)•
she was sweeping crumbs into a dustpan — estaba recogiendo las migas con una escoba y un recogedor•
he swept the leaves off the path — barrió las hojas del camino- sweep sth under the carpetb) (with hand, arm)•
she swept her hair back with a flick of her wrist — se echó el pelo hacia atrás con un movimiento rápido de muñeca•
he swept the stamps into a box — recogió los sellos en una cajato sweep sb into one's arms — coger or tomar a algn en brazos
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I swept the rainwater off the bench with my hand — quité el agua de la lluvia del banco con la manoc) (forcefully)to be swept along by or on a wave of sth — (fig) dejarse llevar por una ola de algo
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landslides that swept cars into the sea — corrimientos de tierra que arrastraron coches hasta el marthe election which swept Labour into office or power — las elecciones en la que los laboristas arrasaron haciéndose con el poder
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the water swept him off his feet — la fuerza del agua lo derribó- sweep all before one3) (=win decisively) [+ election] arrasar en- sweep the board2. VI1) (=clean) barrer2) (=spread)a) [violence, disease, storm]•
the violence which swept across Punjab — la violencia que arrasó el Punjab•
the storm which swept over the country — la tormenta que arrasó el país•
plague swept through the country — la peste arrasó el paísb) [fire, smoke]•
the fire swept rapidly through the forest — el fuego se propagó or extendió rápidamente por el bosquethick smoke swept through their home — una densa humareda se propagó or extendió por la casa
c) [emotion]•
a great wave of anger swept over me — me invadió una gran oleada de ira•
panic swept through the city — en la ciudad cundió el pánico3) (=move)a) [crowd, procession]•
an angry crowd swept along the main thoroughfare — una multitud airada avanzaba por la calle principalb) (majestically) [person, car]•
to sweep past/in/out — pasar/entrar/salir majestuosamentec) (quickly) [vehicle, convoy]•
the convoy swept along the road — la caravana pasó por la carretera a toda velocidad- sweep into power4) (=stretch) [land, water]•
the bay sweeps away to the south — la bahía se extiende (majestuosamente) hacia el sursweep up•
the hills/woods sweep down to the sea — las colinas/los bosques bajan (majestuosamente) hacia el mar3. N1) (with broom, brush) barrido m, barrida fthe floor/the kitchen could do with a sweep — al suelo/a la cocina le hace falta un barrido or una barrida
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to give sth a sweep — darle un barrido or una barrida a algo3) (=movement) [of pendulum] movimiento m ; [of scythe] golpe m ; [of beam] trayectoria f ; (fig) [of events, progress, history] marcha f•
with a sweep of his arm — con un amplio movimiento del brazowith one sweep of his scythe, he cleared all the nettles — con un golpe de guadaña hizo desaparecer todas las ortigas
with a sweep of her hand she indicated the desk — extendió la mano indicando el pupitre con un gesto amplio
4) (=search) (for criminals, drugs) batida f, rastreo mto make a sweep: they made a sweep for hidden arms — dieron una batida or hicieron un rastreo buscando armas ocultas
to make a sweep of sth — (with binoculars, torch) hacer una pasada por algo; (with team of people) rastrear algo
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clean sweep —a) (=change)there will be a clean sweep of all those involved in this cover-up — se hará tabla rasa con todos los que estén involucrados en esta tapadera
b) (in competition, series of competitions)•
to make a clean sweep — arrasar ganándolo todo; (Cards) ganar todas las bazas•
it was the first club to make a clean sweep of all three trophies — fue el primer club que arrasó llevándose or ganando el total de los tres trofeos6) (=curve, line) [of coastline, river] curva f ; [of land] extensión f ; [of staircase] trazado m ; [of long skirt, curtains] vuelo m ; [of wings] envergadura f7) (=range)a) (lit) [of telescope, gun, lighthouse, radar] alcance mwith a sweep of 180° — con un alcance de 180°
b) (fig) [of views, ideas] espectro mrepresentatives from a broad sweep of left-wing opinion — representantes de un amplio espectro de la izquierda
8) (=wave) [of emotion] ola f9) = sweepstake- sweep up* * *[swiːp]
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1) ( act) (no pl) barrido m, barrida fgive it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo
2)a) c ( movement)b) c (curve - of road, river) curva fc) ( range) (no pl) alcance m, extensión f3) c ( search) peinado m, rastreo m4) c ( chimney sweep) deshollinador, -dora m,f
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(past & pp swept) transitive verb1)a) ( clean) \<\<floor/path\>\> barrer; \<\<chimney\>\> deshollinarb) ( remove) \<\<leaves/dirt\>\> barrer; \<\<mines\>\> barrershe swept the leaves into a pile — barrió la terraza (or el patio etc) y amontonó las hojas
to sweep something under the rug o (BrE) carpet — correr un velo sobre algo
2) (touch lightly, brush) \<\<surface\>\> rozar*3)a) (pass over, across)severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa
the epidemic is sweeping the country — la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país
b) ( remove by force) arrastrar4)a) ( scan) recorrerb) ( search) \<\<area\>\> peinar, rastrear
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vi1) (+ adv compl)a) ( move rapidly)the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente
b) ( move proudly)he swept past as if I wasn't there — pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera
2) (+ adv compl)a) ( spread)fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel
b) ( extend)•Phrasal Verbs:- sweep up -
6 sweeper
noun (a person or thing that sweeps: a road-sweeper; May I borrow your carpet-sweeper?) barrendero; barredora; cepillo mecánicotr['swiːpəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (person) barrendero,-a2 (machine) barredora; (carpet sweeper) cepillo mecánico3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (in football) defensa nombre masulino o femenino escoba, líbero nombre masulino o femeninosweeper ['swi:pər] n: barrendero m, -ra fn.• barredera s.f.• barrendero, -era s.m.,f.• dragaminas s.m.'swiːpər, 'swiːpə(r)1)a) ( roadsweeper) barrendero, -ra m,f, barredor, -dora m,f (Per)b) ( carpet sweeper) cepillo m mecánico2) ( in soccer) líbero mf, barredor, -dora m,f (Chi)['swiːpǝ(r)]N1) (=cleaner) barrendero(-a) m / f ; (=machine) (for streets) barredora f ; (also: carpet sweeper) cepillo m mecánico2) (Ftbl) líbero m* * *['swiːpər, 'swiːpə(r)]1)a) ( roadsweeper) barrendero, -ra m,f, barredor, -dora m,f (Per)b) ( carpet sweeper) cepillo m mecánico2) ( in soccer) líbero mf, barredor, -dora m,f (Chi) -
7 Hoover
'hu:və
1. noun(a kind of vacuum cleaner.)
2. verb(to clean (a carpet etc) with a vacuum cleaner: She hoovered the carpets.)hoover1 n aspiradorahoover2 vb pasar la aspiradoratr['hʊːvəSMALLr/SMALL] (Registered trademark)1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL aspiradora1 pasar la aspiradora®, hoover 'huːvər, 'huːvə(r) noun (BrE) aspiradora f, aspirador m* * *®, hoover ['huːvər, 'huːvə(r)] noun (BrE) aspiradora f, aspirador m -
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'hu:və
1. noun(a kind of vacuum cleaner.)
2. verb(to clean (a carpet etc) with a vacuum cleaner: She hoovered the carpets.)hoover1 n aspiradorahoover2 vb pasar la aspiradoratr['hʊːvəSMALLr/SMALL] (Registered trademark)1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL aspiradora1 pasar la aspiradora'huːvər, 'huːvə(r)
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(BrE) transitive verb pasar la aspiradora or el aspirador por, aspirar (AmL)
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vi pasar la aspiradora or el aspirador, aspirar (AmL)* * *®, hoover ['huːvər, 'huːvə(r)] noun (BrE) aspiradora f, aspirador m -
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kli:n
1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) limpio2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) limpio3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) nuevo, en blanco4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) puro5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) neto, bien definido; preciso
2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) por completo
3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) limpiar(clean in personal habits.)
limpio- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
- make a clean sweep
clean1 adj limpioyour shirt is dirty, put a clean one on tu camisa está sucia, ponte una limpiaclean2 vb limpiarthe floor is dirty, clean it! el suelo está sucio, ¡límpialo!tr[kliːn]3 (well-formed) bien definido,-a, nítido,-a; (regular, even) limpio,-a1 (fight, play) limpio, limpiamente2 familiar (completely) por completo1 limpieza1 (gen) limpiar; (teeth, car) lavar■ have you cleaned your teeth? ¿te has lavado los dientes?■ will you clean these marks off the wall? ¿quieres quitar estas marcas de la pared?1 limpiarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas clean as a new pin limpio,-a como una patenato come clean about something confesar algoto have a clean (driving) licence no hacer cometido infracciones (de tráfico)to have a clean record SMALLLAW/SMALL no tener antecedentes penalesto have a clean slate tener un historial sin manchato have something cleaned (dry-cleaned) llevar algo a la tintorería, hacer limpiar algo en secoto give somebody a clean bill of health declarar a alguien en perfecto estado de saludto make a clean break cortar por lo sanoto make a clean break with something cortar con algo, romper con algoto make a clean breast of something confesar algoto start with a clean sheet hacer borrón y cuenta nuevaclean ['kli:n] vt: limpiar, lavar, asearclean adv: limpio, limpiamenteto play clean: jugar limpioclean adj1) : limpio2) unadulterated: puro3) irreproachable: intachable, sin manchato have a clean record: no tener antecedentes penales4) decent: decente5) complete: completo, absolutoa clean break with the past: un corte radical con el pasadoadj.• aseado, -a adj.• distinto, -a adj.• limpio, -a adj.• lirondo, -a adj.• mondo, -a adj.• neto, -a adj.• perfecto, -a adj.v.• afretar v.• escombrar v.• esmerar v.• limpiar v.• mondar v.
I kliːnadjective -er, -est1)a) ( not soiled) limpioare your hands clean? — ¿tienes las manos limpias?
b) ( not used) <clothes/towel> limpioc) (pure, non-polluting) <air/water> limpio, puro; < smell> a limpio; < taste> refrescante2)b) ( fair) <game/player> limpio3) ( unblemished) < driver's license> donde no constan infraccionesto come clean about something — (colloq) confesar* algo
4) ( well defined) <stroke/features> bien definido, nítido
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adverb (colloq)a) ( completely)b) ( fairly) <fight/play> limpio, limpiamente
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a) ( remove dirt from) limpiar; \<\<blackboard\>\> borrar, limpiarto clean something OFF something: he cleaned the splashes off the windows — limpió las salpicaduras que había en las ventanas
b) ( dry-clean) limpiar en seco, llevar a la tintoreríac) \<\<fish/chicken\>\> limpiar
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vi ( remove dirt) \<\<substance/device\>\> limpiarPhrasal Verbs:- clean up
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noun (colloq) (no pl) limpieza f[kliːn]1. ADJ(compar cleaner) (superl cleanest)1) (=not dirty) [clothes, sheets, floor, face] limpio; [air, water] limpio, puro•
to come clean — (lit) quedar limpio; (fig) * confesarlo todo•
to have clean hands — (lit, fig) tener las manos limpias•
to wipe sth clean — limpiar algo- make a clean breast of it- make a clean sweepto make a clean sweep of sth — (of prizes, awards) arrasar con algo
to make a clean sweep of the votes — acaparar todos los votos, barrer
2) (=fresh) [smell] a limpio; [taste] refrescante3) (=new, unused) [sheet of paper, page] en blanco, en limpio4) (=not indecent) [joke] inocente; [film, life] decentekeep it clean! — ¡no seas indecente!
clean living — vida f sana
5) (=smooth, even) [movement] fluido; [shot] certero; [cut] limpio; [sound] nítido, claro; [features, outline] nítido, bien definidoa clean break — (Med) una fractura limpia
6) (=fair) [fight, game, match] limpio; [player] que juega limpio7) (=untarnished) [image, reputation] bueno, impecable•
to have a clean record — (gen) tener un historial limpio; (no criminal record) no tener antecedentes penaleswe have a clean safety record — nuestro historial de seguridad está limpio or no registra incidentes
8) (=environmentally friendly) [machine, substance, energy] no contaminante9) (Nuclear physics) (=uncontaminated) [area, person, object] no contaminado10) (=ritually pure) [animal] puro11) (=trouble-free) [operation, job, getaway] sin problemas12) ** (=innocent)they can't touch me, I'm clean — no me pueden hacer nada, tengo las manos limpias *
13) ** (=not in possession of drugs, weapon, stolen property)2. ADV1) * (=completely)2) (=fairly)to fight/play clean — luchar/jugar limpio
3.N limpieza f, aseo m (LAm); (=wash) lavado m4.VT [+ room, carpet, windows, shoes] limpiar; [+ vegetables, clothes] lavar; [+ car] lavar, limpiar; [+ blackboard] borrar; [+ wound, cut] desinfectar5. VI1) (around the house) limpiar2) (=be cleaned)- clean up* * *
I [kliːn]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( not soiled) limpioare your hands clean? — ¿tienes las manos limpias?
b) ( not used) <clothes/towel> limpioc) (pure, non-polluting) <air/water> limpio, puro; < smell> a limpio; < taste> refrescante2)b) ( fair) <game/player> limpio3) ( unblemished) < driver's license> donde no constan infraccionesto come clean about something — (colloq) confesar* algo
4) ( well defined) <stroke/features> bien definido, nítido
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adverb (colloq)a) ( completely)b) ( fairly) <fight/play> limpio, limpiamente
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a) ( remove dirt from) limpiar; \<\<blackboard\>\> borrar, limpiarto clean something OFF something: he cleaned the splashes off the windows — limpió las salpicaduras que había en las ventanas
b) ( dry-clean) limpiar en seco, llevar a la tintoreríac) \<\<fish/chicken\>\> limpiar
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vi ( remove dirt) \<\<substance/device\>\> limpiarPhrasal Verbs:- clean up
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noun (colloq) (no pl) limpieza f
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