clean

clean
clean
A n to give sth a clean nettoyer qch.
B adj
1 (not dirty) [clothes, dishes, floor, window, habits] propre ; [air, water] pur ; [wound, syringe] désinfecté ; it is not very clean to do ce n'est pas très propre de faire ; she keeps her house clean elle tient sa maison propre ; my hands are clean lit, fig j'ai les mains propres ; clean and tidy impeccable de propreté ; a clean sheet of paper une feuille blanche ; to rinse/wash sth clean rincer/laver qch ; to lick one's plate clean [person] fig ne pas en laisser une miette ; [animal] nettoyer son assiette ; keep your shoes clean ne salis pas tes chaussures ;
2 (with no pollution) [bomb, environment, process] propre ;
3 (not obscene) [joke] anodin ; [comedian] jamais vulgaire ; keep it ou the conversation clean! restons décents! ;
4 (unsullied) [reputation] sans tache ; [record, driving licence] vierge ; I've checked him out, he's clean je me suis renseigné sur lui, il est réglo ;
5 (no longer addicted) désintoxiqué ;
6 (without illicit property) argot des policiers he's clean gen il n'a rien ; (no gun) il n'a pas d'arme ; the car/room is clean on n'a rien trouvé dans la voiture/pièce ;
7 Sport [match] sans débordements ; [tackle] sans faute ; [player] fair-play inv ; [serve, hit, throw] précis ; [jump] sans toucher l'obstacle ; keep it clean (in match) pas de bavures ;
8 (elegant, neat) [lines, profile] pur ; [edge] net/nette ; clean break Med fracture f simple ; to make a clean break with the past fig rompre définitivement avec le passé.
C adv littéralement ; the bullet went clean through his shoulder la balle lui a littéralement traversé l'épaule ; to jump clean over the wall sauter par-dessus le mur sans le toucher ; we're clean out of bread on n'a plus une miette de pain.
D vtr
1 nettoyer [room, shoes, gun] ; to clean sth from ou off enlever qch de [hands, wall, car] ; to clean the blackboard effacer le tableau ; to have sth cleaned donner qch à nettoyer ; to clean one's teeth se brosser les dents ;
2 Culin vider [chicken, fish] ; laver [vegetables].
E vi
1 (do housework) [person] faire le ménage ; I've been cleaning all morning j'ai fait le ménage toute la matinée ;
2 (become cleansed) these handles clean easily ces poignées se nettoient facilement.
F v refl to clean itself [animal] faire sa toilette.
Idioms
to clean up one's act [person] devenir plus sérieux ; to come clean about sth avouer qch ; I'll have to come clean il va falloir que je dise la vérité ; to make a clean sweep of sth gagner qch haut la main.
Phrasal verbs
clean down :
clean [sth] down, clean down [sth] nettoyer [qch] à fond.
clean off :
clean off [stain] partir ; this mark won't clean off cette tache ne part pas ;
clean [sth] off, clean off [sth] effacer [chalk mark] ; enlever [stain, graffiti] ; to clean sth off effacer qch de [blackboard] ; enlever qch de [car, wall].
clean out :
clean [sth] out, clean out [sth] (cleanse thoroughly) nettoyer [qch] à fond [cupboard, stable, toilets] ; you should clean out your ears tu devrais te déboucher les oreilles ;
clean [sb/sth] out, clean out [sb/sth] (leave empty, penniless) [thief] mettre [qch] à sac [house] ; [thief, shopping trip, holiday] mettre [qn] à sec [person] ; ‘another game?’-‘no, I'm cleaned out ‘encore une partie?’-‘non, je suis nettoyé ’ ;
clean [sb] out of délester qn de [jewellery, money].
clean up :
clean up
1 (remove dirt) tout nettoyer ;
2 (tidy) tout remettre en ordre (after sb derrière qn) ;
3 (wash oneself) se débarbouiller ;
4 (make profit) [dealer] faire son beurre (on avec) ; [gambler] rafler la mise ;
clean [sb] up faire la toilette de [patient] ; come and let me clean you up (to child) viens que je te fasse un brin de toilette ;
clean [sth] up, clean up [sth]
1 (remove dirt) nettoyer [mess, rubbish, area, spillage] ; clean that rubbish up off ou from the floor débarrasse le sol de ces saletés ;
2 fig (remove crime) nettoyer [street, city] ; (make less obscene) expurger [TV programme, comedy act].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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