street cleaning in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for street cleaning in the English»French Dictionary

street cleaning, street cleansing Brit N

street cleaning

nettoyage m des rues

street cleaning

balayage m des rues

Translations for street cleaning in the English»French Dictionary

clean up street, city (make less obscene) TV programme, comedy act

expurger

Translations for street cleaning in the French»English Dictionary

nettoiement des rues

street cleaning

Translations for street cleaning in the English»French Dictionary

I.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] N

to give sth a clean

nettoyer qc

II.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] ADJ

1. clean (not dirty):

clean clothes, dishes, floor, window, habits

propre

clean air, water

pur

clean wound, syringe

désinfecté

it is not very clean to do

ce n'est pas très propre de faire

she keeps her house clean

elle tient sa maison propre

my hands are clean lit, fig

j'ai les mains propres

clean and tidy

impeccable de propreté

a clean sheet of paper

une feuille blanche

to rinse/wash sth clean

rincer/laver qc

to lick one's plate clean person: fig

ne pas en laisser une miette

to lick one's plate clean animal:

nettoyer son assiette

keep your shoes clean

ne salis pas tes chaussures

2. clean (with no pollution):

clean bomb, environment, process

propre

3. clean (not obscene):

clean joke

anodin

clean comedian

jamais vulgaire

keep it or the conversation clean!

restons décents!

4. clean (unsullied):

clean reputation

sans tache

clean record, driving licence

vierge

I've checked him out, he's clean inf

je me suis renseigné sur lui, il est réglo inf

5. clean (no longer addicted):

clean

désintoxiqué

6. clean (without illicit property) inf:

he's clean (gen)

il n'a rien

he's clean (no gun)

il n'a pas d'arme

the car/room is clean

on n'a rien trouvé dans la voiture/pièce

7. clean SPORTS:

clean match

sans débordements

clean tackle

sans faute

clean player

fair-play

clean inv serve, hit, throw

précis

clean jump

sans toucher l'obstacle

keep it clean (in match)

pas de bavures

8. clean (elegant, neat):

clean lines, profile

pur

clean edge

net/nette

III.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] ADV

clean

littéralement

the bullet went clean through his shoulder

la balle lui a littéralement traversé l'épaule

to jump clean over the wall

sauter par-dessus le mur sans le toucher

we're clean out of bread

on n'a plus une miette de pain

IV.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] VB trans

1. clean room, shoes, gun:

clean

nettoyer

to clean sth from or off hands, wall, car

enlever qc de

to clean the blackboard

effacer le tableau

to have sth cleaned

donner qc à nettoyer

to clean one's teeth

se brosser les dents

2. clean FOOD:

clean chicken, fish

vider

clean vegetables

laver

V.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] VB intr

1. clean (do housework):

clean person:

faire le ménage

I've been cleaning all morning

j'ai fait le ménage toute la matinée

2. clean (become cleansed):

these handles clean easily

ces poignées se nettoient facilement

VI.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] VB refl

to clean itself animal:

faire sa toilette

VII.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin]

to clean up one's act person:

devenir plus sérieux

to come clean inf about sth

avouer qc

I'll have to come clean inf

il va falloir que je dise la vérité

to make a clean sweep of sth

gagner qc haut la main

cleaning [Brit ˈkliːnɪŋ, Am ˈklinɪŋ] N

cleaning (domestic)

ménage m

cleaning (commercial)

nettoyage m

cleaning (commercial)

entretien m

to do the cleaning

faire le ménage

I.street [Brit striːt, Am strit] N

street

rue f

in or on the street

dans la rue

across or over Brit the street

de l'autre côté de la rue

to go down/go across the street

descendre/traverser la rue

to put or turn sb out on the street

mettre or jeter qn à la rue

to be on the or walk the streets homeless person:

être à la rue

to be on the or walk the streets prostitute:

faire le trottoir

to keep people off the streets

éviter que les gens ne se retrouvent à la rue

to keep trouble off the streets

maintenir l'ordre dans la rue

to take to the streets population, rioters:

descendre dans la rue

to take to the streets prostitute:

faire le trottoir

the man in the street

l'homme de la rue

the man in the street attr accident

de la circulation

the man in the street directory, plan, musician

des rues

II.street [Brit striːt, Am strit] ADJ

street style, drug, culture:

street

de la rue

III.street [Brit striːt, Am strit]

it's right up my/your street inf

c'est exactement ce qu'il me/vous faut

they are streets apart Brit

un abîme les sépare

to be in Queer Street Brit inf, dated

être dans la panade sl

to be streets ahead of inf Brit

être bien meilleur que

street cleaning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for street cleaning in the English»French Dictionary

I.clean [kli:n] ADJ

1. clean (free of dirt):

clean a. fig

propre

spotlessly clean

impeccable

(as) clean as a new pin

propre comme un sou neuf

to keep one's house clean

tenir sa maison propre

2. clean (with no pollution):

clean fuel

propre

clean air

pur(e)

3. clean (fair):

clean fight

dans les règles

4. clean (moral):

clean life

sain(e)

clean joke

décent(e)

5. clean (clear, sharp):

clean

net(te)

a clean design

une belle coupe

6. clean inf (straight):

clean

clean inv

7. clean (blank):

clean sheet of paper, record

vierge

8. clean (complete):

clean

définitif(-ive)

to make a clean sweep of sth

remporter qc

to make a clean break

rompre une bonne fois pour toute

Phrases:

to make a clean breast of sth

dire ce qu'on a sur sa conscience à propos de qc

to show a clean pair of heels inf

prendre ses jambes à son coup

II.clean [kli:n] N

clean

nettoyage m

clean

appropriation f Belg

to give sth a clean

nettoyer qc

to give sth a clean

approprier qc Belg

to give sth a clean

poutser qc CH

III.clean [kli:n] ADV

clean <inv>:

clean

complètement

to clean forget that ...

bel et bien oublier que ...

Phrases:

a new broom sweeps clean

tout nouveau tout beau

IV.clean [kli:n] VB trans

1. clean (remove dirt):

clean

nettoyer

clean

approprier Belg

clean

poutser CH

to clean sth from [or off] sth

enlever qc de qc

to clean one's teeth

se brosser les dents

to clean one's hands

se laver les mains

2. clean (wash and gut):

clean fish

vider

V.clean [kli:n] VB intr

1. clean (wash):

clean

nettoyer

2. clean (can be washed):

clean

se nettoyer

3. clean (do the cleaning):

clean

faire le ménage

I.cleaning N no pl

cleaning

nettoyage m

cleaning

appropriation f Belg

to do the cleaning

faire le ménage

II.cleaning ADJ

cleaning

de ménage

street [stri:t] N

street

rue f

at ... Street, in , [or Am on] ... Street

dans la rue ...

to lead sb on the streets

faire descendre qn dans la rue

to be streets ahead of sb/sth

être plus avancé que qn/qc

to take to the streets

descendre dans les rues

Phrases:

the man in the street

l'homme de la rue

to be on the streets

être sur le trottoir

to be up sb's street

être le rayon de qn

to dance in the street(s) about sth

se réjouir de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One of the country's biggest street cleaning firms has announced it is to "mine" the sweepings it collects from roads and pavements, in search of gold and other precious metals.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Infrastructure and services run by the council include: clearing snow in winter, city wardens, maintaining parks, refuse collection, sewage, street cleaning and street lighting.

en.wikipedia.org

Hygienic problems began to become noticeable: sewers and street cleaning began to develop.

en.wikipedia.org

One of the country's biggest street cleaning firms has announced it is to "mine" the sweepings it collects from roads and pavements, in search of precious metals.

www.bbc.co.uk