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1 чистити
1) ( робити чистим) to clean, to cleanse; ( шкребти) to scrub; ( щіткою) to brush; (метал, речі, підлогу) to scour; ( квасолю) to stringчистити зуби — to brush ( to clean) one's teeth
чистити посуд — to scrub/scour dishes
чистити черевики — to shine (to polish, to clean, to blacken) one's shoes
чистити шваброю — to mop, to swab
2)чистити овочі (фрукти) — to peel ( to pare) fruit
3) to purge
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chimney sweep — n someone whose job is to clean chimneys using special long brushes … Dictionary of contemporary English