clear

clear
clear
A n
1 (also clear text) Comput, Mil in clear en clair ;
2 Sport (in football) dégagement m.
B adj
1 (transparent) [glass, liquid] transparent ; [blue] limpide ; [lens, varnish] incolore ;
2 (distinct) [image, outline, impression] net/nette ; [writing] lisible ; [sound, voice] clair ; I didn't get a clear look at the car je n'ai pas bien vu la voiture ; he had a clear view of the man il voyait très bien l'homme ;
3 (comprehensibly plain) [description, instruction, text] clair ; to make sth clear to sb faire comprendre qch à qn ; he made it clear to her that he disapproved il lui a bien fait comprendre qu'il désapprouvait ; I wish to make it clear that je tiens à préciser que ; is that clear?, do I make myself clear? est-ce que c'est clair? ; to make one's views/intentions clear exprimer clairement ses opinions/intentions ; let's get this clear que les choses soient claires ;
4 (obvious) [lack, need, sign] évident ; [advantage, lead] net/nette ; [example] beau (before n) ; [majority] large (before n) ; it is clear that il est clair que ; it's a clear case of fraud il est clair qu'il s'agit d'une fraude ;
5 (not confused) [idea, memory] clair ; [plan] précis ; to have a clear picture in one's mind of sth avoir une idée très claire de qch ; to have/keep a clear head avoir/garder les idées claires ; we need someone with a clear head on a besoin de quelqu'un qui a les idées claires ; a clear thinker un esprit lucide ; I'm not clear what to do/how to start je ne sais pas très bien quoi faire/par où commencer ; I have no clear idea how it happened je ne sais pas très bien comment ça s'est passé ; he had a clear understanding of the problem il comprenait très bien le problème ; she's quite clear about what the job involves elle sait exactement en quoi consiste le travail ;
6 (empty) [road, view, area] dégagé ; [table] débarrassé ; [space] libre ; the road is clear of obstacles/snow il n'y a plus d'obstacles/de neige sur la route ;
7 (not guilty) [conscience] tranquille ;
8 (unblemished) [skin, complexion] net/nette ;
9 Med [X-ray, scan] normal ;
10 (cloudless) [sky] sans nuage, clair (after n) ; [day, night] clair ; on a clear day par temps clair ;
11 (frank) [gaze, look] franc/franche ;
12 (pure) [sound, tone, voice] clair ;
13 Culin [honey] liquide ; clear soup consommé m ;
14 (exempt from) to be clear of être libre de [debt] ; être exempt de [blame] ; être lavé de [suspicion] ;
15 (free) [day, diary] libre ; keep the 24th clear, I'm having a party ne prévois rien d'autre le 24, je fais une fête ;
16 (whole) [week, day] entier/-ière ; you must allow three clear days il faut compter trois jours entiers ;
17 (net) [gain, profit] net inv (after n) ;
18 Ling clair.
C adv (away from) to jump clear sauter sur le côté ; to jump clear of (jump out of) sauter hors de [vehicle] ; (avoid) he leapt clear of the car/rock il a évité la voiture/pierre en sautant sur le côté ; to pull sb clear of extraire qn de [wreckage] ; to stay ou steer clear of éviter [town centre, rocks] ; éviter [alcohol, trouble, troublemakers] ; he kept the boat clear of the rocks il a gardé le bateau au large des rochers ; stand clear of the gates! éloignez-vous des portes! ; to get clear of sortir de [traffic, town].
D vtr
1 (remove) abattre [trees] ; arracher [weeds] ; enlever [debris, papers, mines] ; dégager [snow] (from, off de) ; to clear demonstrators from the streets, to clear the streets of demonstrators débarrasser les rues des manifestants ;
2 (free from obstruction) déboucher [drains] ; dégager [road] ; débarrasser [table, surface] ; déblayer [site] ; défricher [land] ; to clear the road of snow/obstacles dégager la neige/les obstacles de la route ; to clear sth out of the way (from table, seat) enlever qch ; (from floor) enlever qch du passsage ; to clear the way for sth/sb lit libérer le passage pour qch/qn ; fig ouvrir la voie pour [developments] ; fig laisser la place à [person] ;
3 (freshen) to clear the air lit aérer ; fig apaiser les tensions ;
4 (empty) vider [desk, drawer] (of de) ; débarrasser [room, surface] (of de) ; lever [post box] ; évacuer [area, building] ; the judge cleared the court le juge a fait évacuer la salle ; to clear the office of furniture débarrasser le bureau de tous ses meubles ; you're fired, clear your desk vous êtes renvoyé, débarrassez votre bureau ; his singing cleared the room la pièce se vida au son de sa voix ;
5 (create) faire [space] ; to clear a path through sth se frayer un chemin à travers qch ;
6 (disperse) dissiper [fog, smoke] ; disperser [crowd] ;
7 (unblock) dégager [nose] ; to clear one's throat se racler la gorge ; the fresh air will clear your head un peu d'air frais t'éclaircira les idées ;
8 Cosmet faire disparaître [dandruff, spots] ;
9 Wine clarifier ;
10 (destroy) détruire [building] ;
11 Comput effacer [screen, data] ;
12 (dispose of) liquider [stock] ; to clear the backlog rattraper le retard sur le travail ; ‘reduced to clear’ ‘solde’ ;
13 (pay off) s'acquitter de [debt] ; rembourser [loan] ; purger [mortgage] ;
14 Fin [bank] compenser [cheque] ;
15 (make) se faire [profit] ;
16 (free from blame) [jury] innocenter [accused] (of de) ; to be cleared of suspicion être lavé de tout soupçon ; to clear one's name/reputation blanchir son nom/sa réputation ;
17 Admin, Mil (vet) mener une enquête administrative sur [employee] ; I've been cleared j'ai fait l'objet d'une enquête administrative ; she's been cleared to see the documents elle a été déclarée apte à consulter les documents ;
18 (officially approve) approuver [proposal, request] ; dédouaner [goods] ; to clear sth with sb obtenir l'accord de qn pour qch ; to be cleared for take-off/landing recevoir l'autorisation de décoller/atterrir ;
19 (jump over) franchir [fence, hurdle, wall] ; she cleared 2 m at the high jump elle a réussi 2 m au saut en hauteur ;
20 (pass through) passer sous [bridge] ; passer entre [gateposts] ; to clear customs passer à la douane ;
21 Sport dégager [ball].
E vi
1 (become transparent, unclouded) [liquid, sky] s'éclaircir ;
2 (disappear) [smoke, fog, cloud] se dissiper ;
3 (become pure) [air] se purifier ;
4 (go away) [rash, pimples] disparaître ; [skin] devenir net/nette ;
5 Fin [cheque] être compensé.
Idioms
the coast is clear fig le champ est libre ; to be in the clear (safe) être hors de danger ; (free from suspicion) être lavé de tout soupçon
Phrasal verbs
clear away :
clear away débarrasser ;
clear [sth] away, clear away [sth] balayer [snow, leaves] ; enlever [debris, rubbish] ; ranger [papers, toys].
clear off :
clear off GB
1 (run away) filer , se sauver ;
2 (go away) ficher le camp ; clear off, I'm busy fiche le camp , je suis occupé ; clear off! fichez le camp ! ;
clear off [sth] US débarrasser [table].
clear out :
clear out (run away) filer , se sauver ;
clear [sth] out, clear out [sth]
1 (tidy) ranger [room] ; faire le tri dans [drawer, cupboard] ;
2 (empty) vider [room, house] ;
3 (throw away) jeter [old clothes, newspapers].
clear up :
clear up
1 (tidy up) faire du rangement ; they must clear up after themselves ils doivent tout ranger derrière eux ;
2 (improve) [weather] s'éclaircir ; [rash, infection] disparaître ;
clear up [sth], clear [sth] up
1 (tidy) ranger [mess, toys, papers] ; ramasser [litter, broken glass] ; ranger [room] ; nettoyer [beach, garden] ;
2 (resolve) résoudre [problem, difficulty] ; dissiper [misunderstanding] ; tirer [qch] au clair [mystery].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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