clear up

clarifier, éclaircir

Expliquer quelque chose pour qu’on le comprenne correctement ou pour dissiper une confusion.

En anglais simple : To explain something so that people understand it correctly or no longer feel confused.

• Let me clear up one point.
• The teacher cleared up our confusion about the homework.
• Have the police cleared up the mystery yet?

Comment l'utiliser : clear something up (Can you clear this misunderstanding up?)

Synonymes : clarify, explain

Contraires : confuse

Expressions courantes : clear up confusion, clear up something

disparaître, passer

Pour un problème ou un symptôme, ne plus être présent.

En anglais simple : For a problem or sign of illness to go away.

• The rash cleared up.
• Her symptoms cleared up after a week of treatment.
• Has your cough cleared up yet?

Synonymes : go away, disappear

Contraires : appear

Expressions courantes : clear up quickly, clear up completely

s’éclaircir, se dégager

Le mauvais temps cesse et le ciel devient plus clair ou le temps plus calme.

En anglais simple : For bad weather to end and the sky to become brighter or calmer.

• The weather is clearing up.
• It cleared up after lunch, so we went outside.
• Will it clear up before the picnic?

Synonymes : improve, brighten up

Expressions courantes : clear up later, clear up soon

ranger, nettoyer

Enlever les déchets ou remettre les objets à leur place pour rendre un lieu propre et ordonné.

En anglais simple : To remove rubbish or put things away so that a place is tidy.

• Please clear up this mess.
• We cleared up after the party.
• Who will help me clear the kitchen up?

Comment l'utiliser : clear something up (We cleared the kitchen up after dinner.); clear up after someone/something (I am tired of clearing up after you.)

Synonymes : tidy up, clean up

Expressions courantes : clear up something, clear up afterwards

s’améliorer, guérir

Pour la peau, retrouver un bon état avec la disparition des boutons ou d’autres marques.

En anglais simple : For skin to lose spots or other marks and become healthy again.

• My skin is clearing up.
• Her face cleared up after she changed her skin cream.
• Will this treatment help my skin clear up?

Synonymes : improve, heal

Expressions courantes : clear up naturally, clear up completely

empocher toutes les billes restantes

Au snooker ou au billard américain, mettre toutes les billes restantes dans les poches en un seul tour.

En anglais simple : In snooker or pool, to hit every remaining ball into a hole during one turn.

• She cleared up to win.
• He cleared up from the last red to the black.
• Can she clear up without missing a shot?

Synonymes : clear the table

Expressions courantes : clear up successfully, clear up completely