clean-up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for clean-up in the English»French Dictionary

clean-up [Brit ˈkliːnʌp, Am ˈklinˌəp] N

1. clean-up (gen):

clean-up

nettoyage m

to give sth a clean-up inf

nettoyer qc

2. clean-up Am (profit):

clean-up

joli coup m

to make a clean-up inf

ramasser un paquet inf

clean-up campaign N

clean-up campaign (of city)

campagne f de nettoyage

clean-up campaign (of internal politics)

campagne f d'épuration

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

1. clean up (remove dirt):

clean up

tout nettoyer

2. clean up (tidy):

clean up

tout remettre en ordre (after sb derrière qn)

3. clean up (wash oneself):

clean up

se débarbouiller

4. clean up (make profit) inf:

clean up dealer:

faire son beurre inf (on avec)

clean up gambler:

rafler la mise inf

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

clean up patient:

clean up

faire la toilette de

come and let me clean you up (to child)

viens que je te fasse un brin de toilette

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

1. clean up (remove dirt):

clean up mess, rubbish, area, spillage

nettoyer

clean that rubbish up off or from the floor

débarrasse le sol de ces saletés

2. clean up fig:

clean up (remove crime)

nettoyer inf

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

expurger

Translations for clean-up in the French»English Dictionary

torchon [tɔʀʃɔ̃] N m

1. torchon:

torchon (gén)

cloth

torchon (pour la vaisselle)

tea towel Brit

torchon (pour la vaisselle)

dish towel Am

donner ou passer un coup de torchon sur vaisselle, meuble

to give [sth] a wipe

coup de torchon inf (lutte)

scrap inf

coup de torchon inf (épuration)

purge

coup de torchon inf (épuration)

clean-up inf

2. torchon pej:

torchon (journal)

rag inf

torchon (travail mal présenté)

messy piece of work

c'est un vrai torchon!

it's a mess!

3. torchon Belg (serpillière):

torchon

floor cloth

le torchon brûle (entre eux) inf

it's war (between them)

See also serviette

serviette [sɛʀvjɛt] N f

1. serviette (pour la toilette):

serviette

towel

2. serviette (pour la table):

serviette (de table)

(table) napkin

serviette (de table)

serviette Brit

mets ta serviette!

put your napkin on

3. serviette (cartable):

serviette

briefcase

serviette de bain

bath towel

serviette hygiénique

sanitary towel

serviette d'invités

hand towel

serviette de plage

beach towel

serviette de toilette

towel

Phrases:

il ne faut pas mélanger les torchons et les serviettes inf

you've got to know what's what

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

dépollution

cleanup

moraliser campagne électorale

to clean up

assainir maison, rivière, région

to clean up

assainir quartier, rue

to clean up, to rehabilitate

assainir organisation

to clean up

dépolluer

to rid [sth] of pollution, to clean up

nettoyage

cleanup

la maison a besoin d'un bon nettoyage

the house needs a good cleanup

campagne de nettoyage

cleanup campaign

épurer mœurs

to clean up

clean-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clean-up in the English»French Dictionary

clean-up N

1. clean-up (clean):

clean-up

nettoyage m

clean-up

appropriation f Belg

2. clean-up (making legal):

clean-up

épuration f

3. clean-up no pl Am (profit):

he made a good clean-up from that business

cette affaire lui a rapporté gros

I.clean up VB trans

1. clean up (make clean):

clean up a. fig

nettoyer

to clean oneself up

se laver

2. clean up (tidy up):

clean up a. fig

mettre de l'ordre dans

II.clean up VB intr

1. clean up (make clean):

clean up a. fig

nettoyer

2. clean up (tidy):

clean up

remettre tout en ordre

3. clean up (remove dirt from oneself):

clean up

se laver

4. clean up Am inf (make profit):

clean up

rapporter gros

5. clean up SPORTS:

clean up

rafler tous les prix

Translations for clean-up in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

dépolluer rivière, mer

to clean up

passer la serpillière

to clean up the floor

débarbouiller qn

to clean sb up (quickly)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Benefits of dry grinding include dust free operation and easier clean-up since no slurry is created during the process.

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Good preparedness also includes the identification of ash disposal sites, before ash fall occurs, to avoid further movement of ash and to aid clean-up.

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Much of the work was far up the stream where the smaller flow of water made the clean-up of the logs slow work.

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Because of this, no clean-up operation was mounted.

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A general clean-up effort netted the town an award from a state appearance committee.

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It has been found in 61 of 1400 priority sites that need clean-up of industrial waste.

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Another benefit of phytoextraction is that it is less expensive than any other clean-up process.

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The construction of the resort and golf course required environmental clean-up of the debris left from the lumber industry.

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Because of this the area has been fenced off from the community with warning signs against eating contaminated fish, and is undergoing evaluation for clean-up.

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For example, the community was contributing to neighborhood clean-up techniques.

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