tidy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tidy in the English»French Dictionary

I.tidy [Brit ˈtʌɪdi, Am ˈtaɪdi] N Brit

tidy → tidy-out

II.tidy [Brit ˈtʌɪdi, Am ˈtaɪdi] ADJ

1. tidy:

tidy house, room, desk

bien rangé

tidy garden, writing, work, person, appearance

soigné

tidy habits, nature

ordonné

tidy hair

bien coiffé

tidy division, category

net/nette, bien défini

to get a room tidy

ranger une pièce

to make oneself tidy

s'arranger, ajuster sa toilette

to have a tidy mind

avoir l'esprit méthodique

2. tidy inf amount, salary, portion:

tidy

beau/belle

III.tidy [Brit ˈtʌɪdi, Am ˈtaɪdi] VB trans

tidy → tidy up

IV.tidy [Brit ˈtʌɪdi, Am ˈtaɪdi] VB intr

tidy → tidy up

See also tidy-out, tidy up

tidy-out [Brit ˈtʌɪdɪaʊt], tidy-up [ˈtaɪdɪʌp] N Brit

tidy-out

rangement m

to have a tidy-out

faire du rangement

I.tidy up VB [Brit ˈtʌɪdi -, Am ˈtaɪdi -] (tidy up)

tidy up

faire du rangement

to tidy up after person

ranger derrière

II.tidy up VB [Brit ˈtʌɪdi -, Am ˈtaɪdi -] (tidy up [sth], tidy [sth] up)

1. tidy up lit:

tidy up house, room, objects

ranger

tidy up garden, area, town

mettre de l'ordre dans

tidy up appearance, hair

arranger

tidy up handwriting

soigner

2. tidy up fig:

tidy up problem

résoudre

tidy up finances

mettre de l'ordre dans

III.tidy up VB [Brit ˈtʌɪdi -, Am ˈtaɪdi -] (tidy oneself up)

tidy up

s'arranger, ajuster sa toilette

tidy-out [Brit ˈtʌɪdɪaʊt], tidy-up [ˈtaɪdɪʌp] N Brit

tidy-out

rangement m

to have a tidy-out

faire du rangement

I.tidy up VB [Brit ˈtʌɪdi -, Am ˈtaɪdi -] (tidy up)

tidy up

faire du rangement

to tidy up after person

ranger derrière

II.tidy up VB [Brit ˈtʌɪdi -, Am ˈtaɪdi -] (tidy up [sth], tidy [sth] up)

1. tidy up lit:

tidy up house, room, objects

ranger

tidy up garden, area, town

mettre de l'ordre dans

tidy up appearance, hair

arranger

tidy up handwriting

soigner

2. tidy up fig:

tidy up problem

résoudre

tidy up finances

mettre de l'ordre dans

III.tidy up VB [Brit ˈtʌɪdi -, Am ˈtaɪdi -] (tidy oneself up)

tidy up

s'arranger, ajuster sa toilette

I.tidy away VB [Brit ˈtʌɪdi -, Am ˈtaɪdi -] (tidy [sth] away, tidy away [sth])

tidy away toys, plates:

tidy away

ranger

tidy-minded [ˌtaɪdɪˈmaɪndɪd] ADJ

tidy-minded

à or ayant l'esprit méthodique

I.tidy out VB [Brit ˈtʌɪdi -, Am ˈtaɪdi -] (tidy [sth] out, tidy out [sth])

tidy out cupboard, drawer:

tidy out

vider [qc] pour ranger

sink tidy N

sink tidy

égouttoir m pour brosses et éponges à vaisselle

Translations for tidy in the French»English Dictionary

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recoiffer qn

to tidy sb's hair

se recoiffer

to tidy one's hair

vide-poches

tidy

propret (proprette)

neat and tidy

tidy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tidy in the English»French Dictionary

I.tidy <-ier, -iest> [ˈtaɪdi] ADJ

1. tidy (in order):

tidy room, cupboard

bien rangé(e)

tidy person

net(te)

to keep everything clean and tidy

garder tout bien propre et bien rangé

2. tidy inf (considerable):

tidy

coquet(te)

II.tidy [ˈtaɪdi] N

1. tidy (for objects):

a shoe tidy

un rangement pour les chaussures

2. tidy (clean-up):

to have [or do] a quick tidy

faire un bout de ménage m

III.tidy [ˈtaɪdi] VB trans

tidy room

ranger

tidy hair

arranger

tidy (up) this mess!

fais disparaître ce chantier!

Translations for tidy in the French»English Dictionary

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rangé(e)

tidy

rondelet(te) somme, salaire

tidy

vide-poches (latéral)

tidy

vide-poches

tidy

ramasse-miettes

table tidy Brit

ordonné(e) maison

tidy

coquet(te)

tidy

il a amassé un petit/joli magot

he's got a little/tidy bit put away

faire du rangement

to tidy [or clean] up

gentille somme

tidy sum

tidy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to keep everything clean and tidy

garder tout bien propre et bien rangé

a shoe tidy

un rangement pour les chaussures

to have [or do] a quick tidy

faire un bout de ménage m

tidy (up) this mess!

fais disparaître ce chantier!

keep this room tidy

garder cette pièce en ordre

neat and tidy

propre et bien rangé

he's got a little/tidy bit put away

il a amassé un petit/joli magot

to tidy [or clean] up

faire du rangement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At the beach, he tidies up one loose end from the case, then returns home, where he finds his sister waiting for him.

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That is why his workshop is tidy, with every tool clean and in its place.

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But he was enjoyable to watch, compact, tidy, combining powerful hitting with delicate placing.

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A beautiful house stood there; she tidied it up and ate a meal before coming out to climb the same tree.

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The village is noted for its clean and tidy streets and nice houses.

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He thus sets to work building an enclosure for the chick to live in, feed and water it and keep the place tidy.

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Police note the room is extremely tidy and the bed appears to have fresh linen on it.

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The knot should have a tidy, triangular shape where the standing part enters the knot.

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He was once asked to tidy the appearance of his car, his reply was to turn up at the next meeting having wallpapered it.

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He is also shown to be obsessively tidy and an avid worker.

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