| Additional Translations |
| clean adj | (pure, uncontaminated) | limpio/a adj |
| | The sample is completely clean, with no contamination. |
| | La muestra está totalmente limpia, sin contaminar. |
| clean adj | (design: sleek, neatly defined) | puro/a adj |
| | | claro/a adj |
| | The sculpture has very clean lines. |
| | La escultura tiene una líneas muy puras. |
| clean adj | (sum: total, complete) | neto/a adj |
| | | limpio/a adj |
| | The robbers got away with a clean million. |
| | Los ladrones se llevaron un millón neto. |
| clean adj | (legible) | en limpio loc adj |
| | | legible adj |
| | The office needs a clean copy of the form. |
| | Se necesita una copia en limpio de este impreso. |
| clean adj | (behavior: decent, pure) | recto/a adj |
| | (moral sexual) | decente adj |
| | I expect clean behaviour from all of you, so don't dance too closely. |
| | Espero un comportamiento recto de todos vosotros, nada de hacer trampas. |
| | Espero un comportamiento decente de todos vosotros, nada de hacer escándalos. |
| clean adj | (fair) | limpio/a adj |
| | The referee wants a clean fight. |
| | El árbitro quiere un combate limpio. |
| clean adj | figurative, informal (drug-free) (drogas) | limpio/a adj |
| | My friend has been clean for one year. |
| | Mi amigo lleva limpio un año. |
| clean adj | figurative (wholesome) | sano/a adj |
| | Our family enjoys clean entertainment. |
| | A mi familia le gustan las diversiones sanas. |
| clean adj | (without irregularity) | limpio/a adj |
| | The saw made a clean cut through the tree. |
| | La sierra hizo un corte limpio a través del árbol. |
| clean adj | (simple) (texto) | sencillo/la adj |
| | | claro/a adj |
| | His writing style is clean, without excessive verbal ornaments. |
| | Su estilo literario es sencillo, sin demasiada ornamentación. |
| clean adj | (without interference) | sin problema loc adj |
| | The thieves made a clean getaway. |
| | Los ladrones escaparon totalmente. |
| clean adj | (language: without obscenity) | decente adj mf |
| | Keep your language clean, and leave the dirty words out of your talk. |
| | Usa un lenguaje decente, y olvida las palabrotas. |
| clean adv | informal (honestly) | limpio adv |
| | No one will play cards with him because he doesn't play clean. |
| | Nadie quiere jugar a las cartas con él porque no juega limpio. |
| clean adv | informal (completely) | completamente adv |
| | It's her birthday, and I clean forgot. |
| | Es su cumpleaños y se me olvidó completamente. |
| clean vi | (organize, tidy) | limpiar⇒ vi |
| | My house is disorganized because I hate cleaning. |
| | Mi casa está desorganizada porque odio limpiar. |
| clean [sth] of [sth] vtr + prep | (empty of contents) (figurado) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | Birds cleaned the trees of fruit. |
| | Los pájaros limpiaron los árboles, no quedó ni una fruta. |
Locuciones verbales
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| clean [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (place: clean) (lugar) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | | ordenar⇒ vtr |
| | Jack cleaned out the stables and fed the horses. |
| | Jack limpió el establo y le dio de comer a los caballos. |
| clean [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (place: empty) | hacer limpieza general loc verb |
| | If you don't clean out the garage soon I won't be able to park my car. |
| | Si no haces una limpieza general del garage pronto, no tendré lugar para estacionar el auto. |
| clean [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (items: clear) (ES) | dar cuenta de loc verb |
| | I cleaned out all the children's old toys and gave them to charity. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Una vez hubo dado cuenta del trabajo pendiente, pasó a realizar otras tareas. |
| | (figurado) | desagotar⇒ vtr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Una vez hubo desagotado el trabajo pendiente, pasó a realizar otras tareas. |
| clean [sb/sth] out vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (take all money) (figurado) | dejar seco a loc verb |
| | | dejar limpio a loc verb |
| | Their business failed and cleaned them out. |
| | Su negocio falló y los dejó secos. |
| | (figurado) | vaciar a vtr + prep |
| | | limpiar a vtr + prep |
| | Su negoció falló y los vació. |
| clean [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (win all of [sb]'s money) (figurado) | dejar limpio a loc verb |
| | (ES, coloquial) | dejar sin blanca a loc verb |
| | (ES, coloquial) | dejar pelado a loc verb |
| | The blackjack tables cleaned me out. |
| | La mesa del blackjack me dejó limpio. |
| clean up vi phrasal | (make things clean) (casa) | limpiar⇒ vi |
| | We have to clean up before the guests arrive. |
| | Debemos limpiar antes de que lleguen los invitados. |
clean [sb/sth] up,
clean up [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (remove dirt) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | | lavar⇒ vtr |
| | Clean up your face and change your clothes before dinner. |
| | Límpiate la cara y cámbiate la ropa antes de cenar. |
| clean up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (win, make: lot of money) | barrer con todo loc verb |
| | (figurado) | hacer el agosto loc verb |
| | (AR, figurado) | levantarla con pala loc verb |
| | He really cleaned up at the poker table. |
| | Él realmente barrió con todo en la mesa de póker. |
| clean up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (stop abusing drugs) (figurado) | limpiarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | dejar las drogas loc verb |
| | Ralph promised to clean up and be a better husband. |
| | Ralph prometió limpiarse y ser mejor esposo. |
clean [sth] up,
clean up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (rid of undesirable things) (figurado) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | The governor vowed to clean up the state and put an end to the trafficking rings. |
| | El gobernador prometió limpiar la ciudad y poner fin a la red de trata. |
Compound Forms:
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| clean and jerk n | (weightlifting move) (halterofilia) | dos tiempos loc nom m |
| | | cargada y envión loc nom m |
| | | arranque y envión loc nom m |
clean and jerk,
clean-and-jerk v expr | (do weightlifting move) | cargar⇒ vtr |
| | | levantar⇒ vtr |
| clean bill n | (law: including amendments) | resolución legislativa que incluye enmiendas y modificaciones nf + loc adj |
| clean bill of health n | (medicine: [sb] is healthy) | certificado de buena salud nm + loc adj |
| | The doctor has given me a clean bill of health. |
| | El médico me ha expedido un certificado de salud. |
| clean bill of health n | figurative (confirmation: [sth] is ok) | visto bueno loc nom m |
| | It's good to see the building project has a clean bill of health. |
| | Me parece bien que le hayan dado el visto bueno al nuevo proyecto de construcción. |
| clean bill of lading n | (no negative remarks) | conocimiento de embarque limpio loc nom m |
| | | conocimiento de embarque sin objeciones loc nom m |
| | | conocimiento de embarque sin reservas loc nom m |
clean checkup,
clean check-up n | US (confirmation of good health) | certificado de buena salud nm + loc adj |
| | (PR) | certificado en buena salud nm + loc adj |
| | He was worried by a chest pain but the cardiologist gave him a clean checkup. |
| | Estaba preocupado por un dolor en el pecho pero el cardiólogo le dio un certificado de buena salud. |
| | | resultados normales nmpl + adj |
| | Estaba preocupado por un dolor en el pecho pero los exámenes médicos mostraron resultados normales. |
| clean driving licence n | UK (driver's permit: no penalty points) | carné sin incidencias nm + loc adj |
| | | historial de manejo sin infracciones nm + loc adj |
| | A clean driving licence lowers insurance costs. |
| | Un carné sin incidencias reduce los costos del seguro. |
| clean energy n | (non-polluting fuel source) | energía limpia nf + adj |
| | | energía no contaminante nf + loc adj |
| | Hydrogen is considered a form of clean energy. |
| | El hidrógeno es considerado energía limpia. |
| clean getaway n | informal (successful escape) | huida impecable nf + adj mf |
| | Escaparon a medianoche y nadie se dio cuenta hasta el día siguiente: una huida impecable. |
| clean hands npl | figurative (lack of guilt) | manos limpias nfpl + adj |
| | The party is searching for someone with clean hands to run for the office. |
| | El partido está buscando a alguien que tenga las manos limpias para lanzar de candidato. |
| clean hands npl | (hands that are free of dirt) | manos limpias nfpl + adj |
| | You should have clean hands before you eat. |
| | Deberías tener las manos limpias antes de comer. |
| clean house vtr + n | (do housework) | limpiar la casa loc verb |
| | Now that spring has come, it's time to clean house. |
| | Ahora que llega la primavera, es momento de limpiar la casa. |
| | | hacer el quehacer, hacer los quehaceres loc verb |
| | | hacer las labores loc verb |
| | Ahora que llega la primavera, es momento de hacer los quehaceres de la casa. |
| clean house vtr + n | figurative (office: change personnel) (coloquial) | hacer limpieza loc verb |
| | When staffing his office, the first thing a new president does is clean house. |
| | Cuando arma su gabinete, lo primero que hace un nuevo presidente es hacer limpieza. |
| | (figurado) | purgar la casa loc verb |
| | Cuando arma su gabinete, lo primero que hace un nuevo presidente es purgar la casa. |
| clean house n | (home: free of dirt) | casa limpia nf + adj |
| Note: "casa impoluta" sería la más limpia imaginable |
| | Trevor tried to cheer me up by saying that women with clean houses are boring. |
| | Trevor trató de animarme diciéndome que las mujeres con una casa limpia son muy aburridas. |
| clean living n | (healthy, morally good lifestyle) (religión) | vida limpia nf + adj |
| | | vida sin vicios nf + loc adj |
| | | vida sana nf + adj |
| clean-living adj | (leading a healthy lifestyle) (estilo de vida) | limpio/a adj |
| | | sano/a adj |
| clean room n | (room that is free of dust and dirt) | habitación limpia nf + adj |
| | Hotel guests expect to find a clean room when they check in. |
| | Los clientes de hoteles esperan encontrarse la habitación limpia cuando llegan. |
| | | pieza limpia nf + adj |
| | | cuarto limpio nm + adj |
| clean room n | (laboratory: sterile environment) | ambiente estéril nm + adj mf |
| | Hardware manufacturing requires a clean room for creating central-processing chips. |
| | | ambiente aséptico nm + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se tiene que crear un ambiente aséptico para la correcta manipulación del material a analizar. |
| clean sheet n | figurative, UK (sports: shutout game) | invicto nm |
| | The goalie managed his third clean sheet of the season. |
| | El portero no dejó entrar ni un gol y mantuvo el invicto. |
| clean sheet n | UK, figurative (clean slate) | tabula rasa loc nom f |
| | (coloquial) | borrón y cuenta nueva expr |
| clean sheet n | figurative, UK (clean slate: unblemished record) | antecedente limpio nm + adj |
| | The cyclist was never caught cheating or doping; she had a clean sheet throughout her career. |
| | Nunca encontraron a la ciclista haciendo trampa o con drogas; tuvo antecedentes limpios toda su carrera. |
| clean slate n | figurative, US (clean sheet: unblemished record) (figurado) | cuenta nueva loc nom f |
| | | borrón y cuenta nueva expr |
| | | tábula rasa expr |
| | Emma was pleased to be moving to a new town; she felt as though she had a clean slate. |
| a clean sweep n | (thorough clearing-up) | limpieza a fondo nf + loc adv |
| | Before leaving the campground, we did a clean sweep of the site. |
| | Antes de abandonar el terreno, hicimos una limpieza a fondo de la zona. |
| a clean sweep n | (overwhelming victory) | una victoria holgada nf + adj |
| a clean sweep n | (thorough reform, change) | cambio radical nm + adj mf |
| | | cambio rotundo nm + adj |
| clean up your act v expr | informal (behave properly) | portarse bien v prnl + adv |
| | | enmendarse⇒ v prnl |
| clean [sb]'s clock v expr | US, figurative, informal (hit, give a beating to) (persona) | darle una paliza a loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | partirle la cara a loc verb |
| clean [sb]'s clock v expr | US, figurative, informal (defeat) (coloquial, ganar) | darle una paliza a loc verb |
| clean-cut adj | (lines: sharply defined) | definido/a adj |
| | | simple adj |
| | | minimalista adj |
| | Modernist architects abandoned the frills and ornamentation of the Victorian and Edwardian eras in favor of simple shapes and clean-cut lines. |
| | Los arquitectos modernistas abandonaron los vuelos y los ornamentos de la época victoriana y eduardiana en favor de las forma simples y las líneas definidas. |
| clean-cut adj | figurative (man: neat, respectable-looking) | pulcro/a adj |
| | | cuidado/a adj |
| | | presentable adj mf |
| | People trusted him because he had that clean-cut Boy Scout image. |
| | La gente confiaba en él porque tenía ese aspecto de niño explorador pulcro. |
| clean-shaven adj | (man: no beard, stubble) | bien afeitado, bien rasurado loc adj |
| | | afeitado al ras, rasurado al ras loc adj |
| | | sin barba loc adj |
| | He usually wears a beard in the winter but goes clean shaven during the summer months. |
| | En invierno generalmente usa barba, pero en los meses de verano va bien afeitado. |
cleanup,
clean-up n | (getting rid of dirt, mess) | limpieza nf |
| | The kids' clean-up of the room left a lot to be desired. |
| | La limpieza del cuarto que hicieron los chicos dejó mucho que desear. |
cleanup,
clean-up n as adj | (to get rid of dirt, mess) | de limpieza loc adj |
| | After the festival, the cleanup operation took two days. |
| | Después del festival, la operación de limpieza llevó dos días. |
| come clean vi + adj | informal (confess) | confesar⇒ vi |
| | | sincerarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | decir la verdad loc verb |
| | If the culprit comes clean, the rest of the class can go home. |
| come clean about [sth] vi + adj | informal (confess to [sth]) | confesar⇒ vtr |
| | You might feel better if you go to your boss and just come clean about what you did. |
| | Te sentirás mejor si hablas con tu jefe y le confiesas lo que hiciste. |
| dry-clean [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean using chemicals) | limpiar algo en seco loc verb |
| | | llevar algo a la tintorería loc verb |
| | I won't buy any clothes that I have to have dry-cleaned. |
| | No voy a comprar ropa que haya que limpiar en seco. |
| | No voy a comprar ropa que haya que llevar a la tintorería. |
| keep your nose clean expr | figurative, informal (behave well) | no meterse en líos loc verb |
| | | no meterse en problemas loc verb |
| | The probation officer told the newly released prisoner to keep his nose clean. |
| make a clean breast of [sth] v expr | (confess [sth]) | sacarse del pecho expr |
| | | confesar⇒ vtr |
| pick [sth] clean vtr + adj | (remove meat from a bone) (figurado) | pelar⇒ vtr |
| | The hyenas picked the bones clean. |
show [sb] a clean pair of heels,
show a clean pair of heels to [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (competitors: leave behind) | dejar atrás a loc verb |
| | | sacarle ventaja a loc verb |
| spot clean [sth] vtr | (remove stain, mark) | sacar las manchas loc verb |
| spring clean n | UK (annual thorough housecleaning) | limpieza anual nf + adj mf |
| spring-clean [sth]⇒ vtr | UK (house: clean thoroughly) | limpiar profundamente vtr + adv |
squeaky-clean,
squeaky clean adj | (extremely clean) (coloquial) | que rechina de limpio loc adj |
| | | impecable adj mf |
| | | limpísimo adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
squeaky-clean,
squeaky clean adj | figurative (person: wholesome) | impecable adj mf |
| | | intachable adj mf |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
start with a clean slate,
also UK: start with a clean sheet v expr | figurative (be allowed a fresh start) | empezar de cero, empezar desde cero expr |
| wipe [sth] clean v expr | (clean by rubbing) | pasarle un trapo a loc verb |
| wipe the slate clean v expr | figurative (begin afresh) (coloquial) | hacer borrón y cuenta nueva loc verb |
| | | empezar de nuevo loc verb |
| | Let's just wipe the slate clean and forget about past mistakes. |
| | Hagamos borrón y cuenta nueva y olvidémonos de los errores del pasado. |
| with clean hands adv | figurative (innocently) (figurado) | con las manos limpias loc adv |
| | She went into the court room with clean hands. |
| | Juana entró al juzgado con las manos limpias. |