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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| cleaning n | (act of cleaning) | limpieza nf |
| | Cleaning may not be enjoyable, but it's necessary. |
| | Puede que la limpieza no sea divertida, pero es necesaria. |
| cleaning adj | (person, product: cleans) | de limpieza loc adj |
| | I only use cleaning products that are natural. |
| | Solo uso productos de limpieza naturales. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| clean adj | (not dirty) | limpio/a adj |
| | I need to put on a clean shirt. |
| | Necesito ponerme una camisa limpia. |
| clean [sth]⇒ vtr | (wash, sanitize [sth]) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | I always use bleach when I clean the kitchen. |
| | Siempre uso lavandina cuando limpio la cocina. |
| clean [sth] vtr | (organize, tidy [sth]) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | | ordenar⇒ vtr |
| | Clean your room and put away your clothes! |
| | Limpia tu cuarto y guarda toda tu ropa. |
clean off [sth],
clean [sth] off vtr + adv | (dirt: remove) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | (suciedad) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | lavar⇒ vtr |
| | I hosed the car down to clean off the dirt. |
| | Lavé el auto con la manguera para limpiar la suciedad. |
| clean [sth] off [sth] vtr + prep | (dirt, etc.: remove from) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | I cleaned the mud off my boots. |
| | Limpié el barro de mis botas. |
| | | quitar⇒ vtr |
| | Quité el barro de mis botas. |
| clean⇒ vi | (remove dirt, sanitize) | limpiar⇒ vi |
| | | hacer la limpieza loc verb |
| | Your kitchen is immaculate, so I know you must like to clean. |
| | Tu cocina está inmaculada, sé que te debe gustar limpiar. |
| clean [sth] off [sth] vtr + prep | (tidy away, remove) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | | ordenar⇒ vtr |
| | The waiter came and cleaned the plates off the table. |
| | El camarero limpió la mesa y se llevó los platos. |
| 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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Locuciones verbales
clean | cleaning |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Compound Forms:
cleaning | clean |
| carpet cleaning n | (cleaning of carpets, rugs) | limpieza de alfombra nf + loc adj |
| cleaning agent n | (substance that cleans) | producto de limpieza grupo nom |
| | Supermarkets stock a bewildering range of cleaning agents, from old-fashioned soap to the latest detergent. |
| | Los supermercados tienen una apabullante variedad de productos de limpieza, desde jabones anticuados hasta los últimos detergentes. |
| | | limpiador nm |
| cleaning fluid n | (liquid: cleans fabrics) | quitamanchas líquido nm inv + adj |
| | | limpiador líquido nm + adj |
| | You can dab off small grease spots and oil stains with cleaning fluid, but for a really thorough job you need to send the article to a dry cleaner. |
| | Puedes sacar las manchas pequeñas de grasa y aceite con quitamanchas líquido, pero para hacerlo mejor deberás mandar la prenda a la tintorería. |
| cleaning lady n | (woman: cleaner) | limpiadora nf |
| | | señora de la limpieza loc nom f |
| | (AR) | chica de la limpieza loc nom f |
| | (AR, BO) | mucama nf |
| | How much do you pay your cleaning lady each month? |
| | ¿Cuánto le pagas por mes a la limpiadora? |
| | ¿Cuánto le pagas por mes a la señora de la limpieza? |
| cleaning mousse n | (household cleaning product: foam) | espuma limpiadora nf + adj |
| | We cleaned the old leather chair with a spray-on cleaning mousse. |
| | Limpié la silla de cuero con la espuma limpiadora. |
| cleaning woman n | (female cleaner) | mujer de la limpieza loc nom f |
| | | señora que limpia loc nom f |
| | My grandmother always tidies up before her cleaning woman arrives. |
| | (MX) | afanadora nf |
| | (AR) | muchacha nf |
| cleaning-up n | (act of clearing a mess) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| data cleaning n | (computing: corrupt data) | limpieza de disco nf |
| | When a computer crashes, it will automatically scan the hard drive and perform data cleaning, if necessary. |
| | Le hice una limpieza de disco y eliminé muchos archivos dañados. |
| dry cleaning n | (cleaning clothes with chemicals) | limpieza en seco loc nom f |
| | Dry cleaning is a lot cheaper than it used to be. |
| | La limpieza en seco es mucho más barata que antes. |
| dry cleaning n | (clothes for chemical cleaning) (que se llevó a la lavandería) | ropa nf |
| | Please pick up the dry cleaning on your way home. |
| | Por favor, recoge la ropa de la lavandería de camino a casa. |
housecleaning,
house-cleaning n | (cleaning a house) | limpieza del hogar nf + loc adj |
housecleaning,
house-cleaning n | figurative (weeding out personnel) (figurado) | limpieza nf |
housecleaning,
house-cleaning n as adj | (pertaining to housecleaning) | de la limpieza del hogar loc adj |
| self-cleaning adj | (automatically cleans itself) | autolimpiable adj mf |
spring cleaning,
spring-cleaning n | (housecleaning in springtime) (en primavera) | limpieza general nf + adj |
| steam cleaning n | (use of pressurized steam to clean) | limpieza al vapor grupo nom |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Al final solicitó el servicio de limpieza al vapor y sus colchones quedaron como nuevos. |
| vacuum cleaning n | (cleaning using a vacuum cleaner) | limpieza con aspiradora nf + loc prep |
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