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1 wipe the slate clean
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adj. schoon; rein; zuiver--------adv. zuiver--------n. schoonmaak, reiniging--------v. schoonmaken; reinigen; zuiverenclean1[ klie:n] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:————————clean2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; cleanness〉2 〈 benaming voor〉 welgevormd ⇒ sierlijk; glad, gestroomlijnd 〈 vliegtuig〉; regelmatig; duidelijk, helder 〈 stijl〉3 compleet ⇒ finaal, helemaal4 oprecht ⇒ eerlijk, sportief5 onschuldig ⇒ netjes, fatsoenlijk, kuis6 〈 slang〉 schoon ⇒ clean, eraf, 〈 in het bijzonder〉 geen drank/drugs gebruikend, droog; geen verboden wapens/drugs hebbend♦voorbeelden:1 give someone a clean bill of health • iemand kerngezond verklaren, iemand in orde verklaren 〈 ook figuurlijk〉; verklaren dat iemand er financieel goed voorstaatmake a clean sweep • schoon schip makenhit the ball cleanly • de bal vol rakencatch a ball cleanly • een bal in een keer vangencome clean • voor de draad komen, eerlijk bekennena clean record • een blanco strafbladkeep it clean • hou 't netjesmake a clean breast of something • iets bekennen, ergens schoon schip mee makenkeep one's nose clean • zich nergens mee bemoeienshow a clean pair of heels • z'n hielen lichten, de benen nemenclean as a new pin/as a whistle • brandschoon, zo schoon als watwipe the slate clean • met een schone lei beginnen————————clean3♦voorbeelden:→ clean up clean up/II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 schoonmaken ⇒ reinigen, zuiveren♦voorbeelden:have a coat cleaned • een jas laten stomenclean down • schoonborstelen, schoonwassen————————clean4〈 bijwoord〉1 volkomen ⇒ helemaal, compleet, finaal♦voorbeelden:I'm clean out of sugar • ik zit helemaal zonder suikercut clean through • helemaal/finaal doorgesneden
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