clear out

svuotare, sgomberare

Togliere tutto ciò che si trova in un luogo o recipiente.

In inglese semplice: To remove everything from a place or container.

• Let’s clear out this cupboard.
• We cleared the attic out last weekend.
• Have you cleared out all the old files?

Come si usa: clear something out (We cleared the garage out.); clear something out of something (She cleared the old clothes out of her wardrobe.)

Sinonimi: empty, clean out

Contrari: fill

Espressioni comuni: clear out something, clear out cupboards, clear out junk

andarsene, filarsela

Andarsene rapidamente da un luogo.

In inglese semplice: To leave a place quickly.

• Clear out of my room!
• We cleared out when the fighting started.
• They had already cleared out by the time police arrived.

Come si usa: clear out of somewhere (They cleared out of town before dawn.)

Sinonimi: leave, get out, take off

Contrari: stay

Espressioni comuni: clear out quickly, clear out now

mandare in rovina, lasciare senza soldi

Prendere o vincere tutto il denaro di qualcuno, lasciandolo senza nulla.

In inglese semplice: To take or win all someone’s money, leaving them with none.

• One poker game cleared me out.
• She cleared him out at cards last night.
• Those huge legal fees have completely cleared us out.

Come si usa: clear someone out (A bad night at the casino cleared him out.)

Sinonimi: clean out, ruin, bankrupt

Espressioni comuni: clear out someone, clear out gamblers

sgomberare, espellere

Far uscire le persone da un luogo, a volte usando la forza.

In inglese semplice: To remove people from a place, sometimes using force.

• The police cleared out the crowd.
• Guards cleared the protesters out of the building.
• They cleared everyone out before searching the station.

Come si usa: clear someone out of somewhere (The guards cleared everyone out of the hall.)

Sinonimi: remove, eject, evacuate

Espressioni comuni: clear out protesters, clear out someone

ripulire, derubare

Rubare tutto o quasi tutto il denaro o gli oggetti di valore di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: To steal all or almost all of someone’s money or valuable things.

• The thieves cleared us out.
• She cleared him out and vanished with his savings.
• Burglars broke in and cleared the family out overnight.

Come si usa: clear someone out (The burglars cleared us out while we were away.)

Sinonimi: rob, clean out

Espressioni comuni: clear out someone, clear out victims

svuotarsi

Diventare vuoto man mano che le persone se ne vanno.

In inglese semplice: To become empty as people leave.

• The room soon cleared out.
• The town clears out when the tourists leave.
• After the concert, the hall cleared out within minutes.

Sinonimi: empty, empty out

Contrari: fill up

Espressioni comuni: clear out completely, clear out gradually