clean

propre

Qui ne contient ni saleté ni substances indésirables.

En anglais simple : Free from dirt or unwanted substances.

• Your hands are clean.
• Put on a clean shirt.
• Are all the dishes clean now?

Synonymes : spotless

Contraires : dirty

Expressions courantes : clean hands, clean clothes, clean water, clean dishes

propre, non polluant

Qui produit peu de pollution ou fait peu de mal à l’environnement.

En anglais simple : Producing little pollution or causing little harm to the environment.

• Wind provides clean energy.
• The city wants more clean buses.
• Can clean technology reduce air pollution?

Synonymes : nonpolluting

Contraires : polluting

Expressions courantes : clean energy, clean technology, clean fuel

loyal, régulier

Qui respecte les règles et se comporte de façon loyale, surtout dans le sport.

En anglais simple : Following the rules and behaving fairly, especially in a sport.

• It was a clean game.
• The referee judged it a clean tackle.
• Both teams promised to keep the match clean.

Synonymes : fair

Contraires : dirty

Expressions courantes : clean game, clean tackle, clean fight

vierge, neuf

Sans inscriptions, marques ni problèmes passés, ce qui permet de recommencer.

En anglais simple : Having no writing, marks, or past problems, so you can begin again.

• Take a clean sheet of paper.
• She moved away for a clean start.
• Can we begin again with a clean slate?

Synonymes : fresh, blank

Expressions courantes : clean sheet, clean slate, clean start

épuré, net

Simple, net et aux formes régulières, sans éléments inutiles.

En anglais simple : Simple, neat, and smoothly shaped, with no unnecessary parts.

• The website has a clean design.
• I like the clean lines of this chair.
• The new layout looks clean and simple.

Synonymes : neat, uncluttered

Contraires : cluttered

Expressions courantes : clean design, clean lines, clean layout

nettoyage

Une opération qui consiste à enlever la saleté de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : An occasion when dirt is removed from something.

• The kitchen needs a clean.
• I gave the windows a thorough clean.
• We spent Saturday doing a spring clean.

Synonymes : cleaning

Expressions courantes : a good clean, a thorough clean, a spring clean

nettoyer

Enlever la saleté d’un lieu ou d’un objet.

En anglais simple : To remove dirt from a place or object.

• Please clean the table.
• She cleaned her glasses with a soft cloth.
• Have you cleaned the bathroom yet?

Comment l'utiliser : clean something with something (Clean the table with a damp cloth.)

Synonymes : wash, scrub

Contraires : dirty

Expressions courantes : clean the floor, clean a window, clean with something, clean the house

ranger

Mettre les choses à leur place pour rendre un lieu bien rangé.

En anglais simple : To put things in their proper places and make a place neat.

• Clean your room before dinner.
• He cleaned his desk and put the books away.
• We cleaned the house before our guests arrived.

Synonymes : tidy, tidy up

Contraires : mess up

Expressions courantes : clean your room, clean up, clean the house