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Meanings of clean in English

Portuguese
limpo
Catalan
net
Spanish
limpio

(Of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers.

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      limpo
      Spanish
      asear la casa

      Clean and tidy up the house.

            asear la casa
            Portuguese
            assear
            Catalan
            netejar-se
            Spanish
            limpiar

            To remove dirt, dust or foreign matter from.

                  assear
                  Catalan
                  purificat
                  Spanish
                  purificado

                  Free from impurities.

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                        purificat
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                        Examples for "unclean"
                        Examples for "unclean"
                        1
                        Each year, millions of people acquire this infection by drinking unclean water.
                        Pubmed
                        2
                        The behaviour of that unclean white madman is furious in the extreme.
                        An Outcast of the Islands
                        3
                        Another source of colic in the breast-fed baby is the unclean nipple.
                        The Mother and Her Child
                        4
                        But a pig is only the unclean animal-theforbidden of the prophet.
                        American Notes
                        5
                        Mustn't allow the unclean rise of emotion get the better of him.
                        Samurai
                        Usage of clean in English
                        1
                        He needs to: clean up politics; protect the economy; and extend opportunity.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        Boom, gone, Donald Trump said about the clean power plan last year.
                        The Guardian
                        3
                        The river clean-up process should take place next year, it has said.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        New York looked clean, perhaps for the first time in a year.
                        City of lies
                        5
                        The new year presents the perfect opportunity to spring clean your kitchen.
                        The Irish Times
                        6
                        Keep 'em clean and feed 'em good and you got good stock!
                        King Rat
                        7
                        I knew it was time to come clean and ask for help.
                        The Irish Times
                        8
                        Tents, food aid, clean water and medicine were rushed to the area.
                        The Irish Times
                        9
                        We need fifty million in clean, used bills here in one hour.
                        The President's Assassin
                        10
                        As long as the oil is clean this is a good idea.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        If Australia leads the new clean, industrial revolution, will economic opportunities appear?
                        Radio NZ
                        12
                        A good clean birth -Western toilets increase the risk of complications.
                        Number9Dream
                        13
                        Buhari said the government was committed to a clean-up of polluted areas.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        His administration has promoted clean energy as one way to create jobs.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        In many parts of the world, clean drinking water means bottled water.
                        The Guardian
                        16
                        International lenders gave bailed-out Ireland a clean bill of health on Thursday.
                        Reuters
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                        Clean through the time
                        Clean across language varieties
                        South Africa
                        Common
                        Australia
                        Common
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