window cleaner in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for window cleaner in the English»French Dictionary

window cleaner N

window cleaner (person)

laveur/-euse m/f de carreaux

window cleaner (product)

produit m pour nettoyer les vitres or les carreaux

Translations for window cleaner in the French»English Dictionary

laveur de carreaux/voitures

window/car cleaner

Translations for window cleaner 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

cleaner [Brit ˈkliːnə, Am ˈklinər] N

1. cleaner (person):

cleaner (in workplace)

agent m de nettoyage

2. cleaner (person):

cleaner (in home) (woman)

femme f de ménage

cleaner (man)

agent m de nettoyage

3. cleaner (machine):

cleaner

nettoyeur m

4. cleaner (detergent):

cleaner

produit m de nettoyage

fabric/suede cleaner

produit m pour nettoyer les tissus/le daim

biodegradable cleaner

produit m d'entretien biodégradable

liquid cleaner

produit m d'entretien liquide

5. cleaner (shop):

cleaner, a. cleaner's

pressing m

to take sb to the cleaners (swindle) inf

plumer qn inf

(defeat) Scotland took England to the cleaners

l'Écosse a battu l'Angleterre à plates coutures

(in divorce cases) his wife took him to the cleaners

il s'est fait nettoyer par son ex-femme inf

window [Brit ˈwɪndəʊ, Am ˈwɪndoʊ] N

1. window (to look through):

window (of house, room)

fenêtre f

window (of shop, public building)

vitrine f

window (of shop, public building)

devanture f

window (of train)

vitre f

window (of train)

fenêtre f

window (of car)

vitre f

window (of car)

glace f

window (of car)

fenêtre f

window (of plane)

hublot m

window (stained glass)

vitrail m

to sit at or by the window (in room)

s'asseoir à la fenêtre

to sit at or by the window (in train, car)

s'asseoir près de la fenêtre

I'd like a seat by a window AVIAT

j'aimerais une place côté fenêtre

to look out of or through the window

regarder par la fenêtre

if you look out of the window you will see Paris AVIAT

si vous regardez par le hublot vous verrez Paris

to lean out of the window

se pencher par la fenêtre

‘do not lean out of the window’ (in train)

‘ne pas se pencher au dehors’

to break a window

casser une vitre or un carreau

to clean or wash the windows

laver les vitres or les carreaux

how much is the jacket in the window? COMM

combien coûte la veste dans la vitrine?

a window on the world fig

une fenêtre sur le monde

to provide a window on what goes on behind the scenes fig

ouvrir une fenêtre sur ce qui se passe dans les coulisses

2. window (for service at bank or post office):

window

guichet m

3. window (of envelope):

window

fenêtre f

4. window COMPUT:

window

fenêtre f

5. window (space in diary, time):

window

créneau m

we've missed our window

nous avons raté notre créneau

to provide a window of opportunity for sb to do

fournir un créneau à qn pour faire

launch window

créneau de lancement

to go or fly out the window inf plans:

tomber à l'eau

to go or fly out the window hopes:

s'écrouler

the eyes are the windows of the soul prov

les yeux sont le miroir de l'âme

window cleaner in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for window cleaner in the English»French Dictionary

window cleaner N

1. window cleaner (person):

window cleaner

laveur m de carreaux

2. window cleaner no pl (product):

window cleaner

produit m à nettoyer les vitres

Translations for window cleaner in the French»English Dictionary

laveur de carreaux

window cleaner

Translations for window cleaner 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

cleaner N

1. cleaner:

cleaner (person)

agent m de service

cleaner (woman)

femme f de ménage

2. cleaner no pl (substance):

cleaner

produit m d'entretien

window [ˈwɪndəʊ, Am -doʊ] N

1. window (glass):

window

fenêtre f

window of shop

vitrine f

window of vehicle

vitre f

at the window

à la fenêtre

in the window

par la fenêtre

in the window in shop

en vitrine

2. window (stained glass):

window

vitrail m

3. window COMPUT:

window

fenêtre f

window separator

barre f de fractionnement

4. window (time period):

window

créneau m

Phrases:

to go out (of) the window inf

s'envoler

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There a window cleaner (who was employed by independent contractors) was sent to clean the windows of a club.

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Her father worked as a local window cleaner.

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The character was introduced as a window cleaner, however he also took a sideline in many illegitimate deals.

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She described the retired window cleaner, who was still riding his bike at 75, as "always up and down ladders" cleaning his neighbours' windows.

news.sky.com

Dad saw a lot of life he was a window cleaner.

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He was a keen footballer and used to work as a former plater after which he was a window cleaner before retiring.

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When the producers learn that there are three witches, they tell them that whoever saves a falling window cleaner wins.

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But the window cleaner could not do so.

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We immediately dialled 999 and the window cleaner was administering first aid to the woman while on the phone to an operator.

www.dailymail.co.uk

And just like a good window cleaner, he works carefully, boldly and thoroughly.

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