clean up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for clean up in the English»French Dictionary

I.clean up VB [Brit kliːn -, Am klin -] (clean up)

II.clean up VB [Brit kliːn -, Am klin -] (clean [sb] up)

III.clean up VB [Brit kliːn -, Am klin -] (clean [sth] up, clean up [sth])

clean-up [Brit ˈkliːnʌp, Am ˈklinˌəp] N

Translations for clean up in the English»French Dictionary

I.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] N

II.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] ADJ

III.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] ADV

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

clean up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clean up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for clean up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
However, despite efforts to clean up the system, vote buying and electoral violence remained problems of electoral quality in 2005.
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In many ways this will clean up society, will rid it of nonconformists.
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Interns have been involved in beach clean up, trail maintenance and educational programs in local schools.
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Unfortunately the effects of the great clean up did not last more than a few years.
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He and his friends are often forced to clean up the messes they caused.
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After successfully infesting the house with pests, the trio are predictably hired to clean up their own mess without interrupting the party.
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For example, he called for prisoner chain gangs to clean up litter on state highways.
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He said he intended to begin a clean up campaign of government.
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Each channel will have to clean up their grammar: this is getting ridiculous.
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Compatibility problems always have at least two solutions: in this case, either clean up the power, or make the equipment tougher.
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