squeaky clean in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for squeaky clean in the English»Italian Dictionary

squeaky clean [Brit, Am ˈskwiki klin] ADJ

1. squeaky clean inf:

squeaky clean hair, dishes

pulitissimo

squeaky clean house

immacolato

2. squeaky clean fig, hum person, company:

squeaky clean

irreprensibile, senza macchia

a squeaky clean (public) image

un'immagine (pubblica) irreprensibile

Translations for squeaky clean in the Italian»English Dictionary

tirato a lucido casa:

spruce, spruced up, squeaky-clean

essere tirato a lucido oggetto, alloggio:

to be squeaky-clean

Translations for squeaky clean in the English»Italian Dictionary

squeaky [Brit ˈskwiːki, Am ˈskwiki] ADJ

squeaky voice

stridulo

squeaky gate, hinge, wheel

cigolante

squeaky shoes

scarpe che scricchiolano

I.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] ADJ

1. clean (not dirty):

clean clothes, dishes, floor, window

pulito

clean air, water

pulito, puro

clean wound

pulito, non infetto

clean syringe

pulito, disinfettato

it is not very clean to do

non è molto pulito fare

she keeps her house clean

tiene la casa pulita

my hands are clean

ho le mani pulite also fig

clean and tidy

pulito e ordinato

a clean sheet of paper

un foglio bianco

to rinse, wash sth clean

sciacquare, lavare qc

to lick one's plate clean person: fig

non lasciare neanche una briciola

to lick one's plate clean animal:

leccare la ciotola

keep your shoes clean

tieni le scarpe pulite

2. clean (with no pollution):

clean bomb, environment, process

pulito

3. clean (not obscene):

clean joke

pulito

clean comedian

non volgare

keep it or the conversation clean!

non cadiamo nel volgare!

4. clean (unsullied):

clean reputation

senza macchia

clean criminal record, driving licence

pulito

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

mi sono informato su di lui, è pulito

5. clean (no longer addicted):

clean

pulito

clean

disintossicato

6. clean (without illicit property) inf:

he's clean

è pulito

the car, room is clean

non abbiamo trovato niente nell'auto, nella stanza

7. clean SPORTS:

clean match, player

corretto

clean tackle

pulito

clean serve, hit, throw

pulito, preciso

clean jump

perfetto

keep it clean (in match)

niente gioco pesante

8. clean (elegant, neat):

clean lines, profile

pulito

clean edge

netto

II.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] ADV

clean

completamente

clean

interamente

the bullet went clean through his shoulder

il proiettile gli trapassò la spalla da parte a parte

to jump clean over the wall

saltare il muro senza toccarlo

we're clean out of bread

non abbiamo neanche una briciola di pane

III.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] N

to give sth a clean

dare una pulita a qc

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

1. clean room, shoes, gun:

clean

pulire

to clean sth from or off hands, wall, car

togliere qc da

to clean the blackboard

cancellare la lavagna

to have sth cleaned

fare lavare qc or portare qc a lavare

to clean one's teeth

lavarsi i denti

2. clean FOOD:

clean chicken, fish, vegetables

pulire

V.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin] VB intr

1. clean (do housework):

clean person:

pulire, fare le pulizie

I've been cleaning all morning

ho passato la mattinata a fare le pulizie

2. clean (become cleansed):

these handles clean easily

queste maniglie si puliscono facilmente

VI.to clean itself VB refl

to clean itself animal:

to clean itself

pulirsi, lavarsi

VII.clean [Brit kliːn, Am klin]

to come clean about sth inf

spiattellare qc

I'll have to come clean inf

dovrò vuotare il sacco

to make a clean sweep of sth

fare piazza pulita di qc

squeaky clean in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for squeaky clean in the English»Italian Dictionary

squeaky-clean [ˌskwi:·ki·ˈkli:n] ADJ

squeaky-clean

immacolato, -a

Translations for squeaky clean in the English»Italian Dictionary

squeaky <-ier, -iest> [ˈskwi:·ki] ADJ

squeaky voice

stridulo, -a

squeaky door

cigolante

I.clean [kli:n] ADJ

1. clean (free of dirt, fair):

clean

pulito, -a

(as) clean as a whistle

pulitissimo

2. clean (free from bacteria):

clean

disinfettato, -a

3. clean (morally acceptable):

clean

onesto, -a

clean reputation

senza macchia

clean driving license

con tutti i punti

clean police record

fedina f penale pulita

4. clean (smooth):

clean cut

netto, -a

clean design

elegante

5. clean (complete):

to make a clean break with sth

dare un taglio netto a qc

6. clean (blank):

clean piece of paper

bianco, -a

II.clean [kli:n] N

clean

pulita f

III.clean [kli:n] ADV

clean

completamente

to clean forget that …

dimenticarsi completamente che …

IV.clean [kli:n] VB trans

clean

pulire

V.clean [kli:n] VB intr

clean

pulirsi

the coffee stain cleaned off easily

la macchia di caffè è venuta via facilmente

clean VB

User Entry

to clean sth off [o from] sth (remove dirt)

pulire qc da qc

to clean the dishes off the table (clear away)

togliere i piatti dalla tavola

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I have always tried to be squeaky clean because people will always try to cast this up in my face.

en.wikipedia.org

The disclosure will also likely embarrass the companies, many of which rely on squeaky clean images to convince customers to buy their products.

www.rte.ie

All will have been closely vetted, for whoever rules the world's most important sporting empire must be squeaky clean.

www.independent.co.uk

But for those who went on the show with relatively squeaky clean pasts, what was next after their moment in the sun?

www.vh1.com

I want to see these men even if their backgrounds aren't squeaky clean and their images aren't picture perfect, camera ready.

www.newsobserver.com

Lashes are left squeaky clean and the delicate eye area feels cooled and calm.

www.tv3.ie

And he's also quite politically savvy -- he's played every move very carefully, he's made sure to keep his campaign squeaky clean.

www.hepburnadvocate.com.au

It did for a long time... but the past three years have been so bad that the squeaky clean image does not wash at all.

www.abc.net.au

Why else would we take pains to keeps our homes squeaky clean, but dump our garbage in the empty site down the road?

www.thehindu.com

Could the squeaky clean image be in question as well as judicial independence?

www.ft.com