spring clean in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for spring clean in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.spring-clean [Am ˈsprɪŋklin, Brit ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn] VB trans Brit

spring-clean house:

spring-clean

hacer una limpieza general en

II.spring-clean [Am ˈsprɪŋklin, Brit ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn] VB intr

spring-clean

hacer limpieza general

Translations for spring clean in the Spanish»English Dictionary

voy a hacer una limpieza general

I'm going to do some spring-cleaning o a spring-clean o to have a general cleanup

limpieza general

spring-clean Brit

Translations for spring clean in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.spring <pt sprang or esp Am sprung, pp sprung> [Am sprɪŋ, Brit sprɪŋ] VB intr

1.1. spring (leap):

spring

saltar

I sprang out of bed

salté de la cama

he sprang over the wall

saltó el muro

the cat sprang up onto the table

el gato se subió a la mesa de un salto

to spring to one's feet

levantarse or ponerse de pie de un salto or como movido por un resorte

to spring to attention

ponerse firme

to spring into action

entrar en acción

the engine sprang into life

de pronto el motor se puso en marcha

tears sprang to his eyes

se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas

to spring to sb's aid

correr or acudir en ayuda de alguien

nothing springs to mind

no se me ocurre nada

the branch sprang back and hit me in the face

la rama saltó como un látigo y me dio en la cara

the door sprang open/shut

la puerta se abrió/se cerró de golpe

1.2. spring (pounce):

the tiger was poised to spring

el tigre estaba agazapado, listo para atacar

to spring at sb/sth the dog sprang at his throat

el perro se le tiró al cuello

she suddenly sprang at him

de pronto se le tiró encima or se abalanzó sobre él

2.1. spring liter:

spring stream:

surgir

spring stream:

nacer

spring shoots:

brotar

to spring into existence

aparecer de la noche a la mañana

where did you spring from? inf

¿y tú de dónde has salido?

2.2. spring:

to spring from ideas/doubts:

surgir de

to spring from problem:

provenir de

his aggression springs from his inadequacy

su agresividad es producto or resultado de su ineptitud

II.spring <pt sprang or esp Am sprung, pp sprung> [Am sprɪŋ, Brit sprɪŋ] VB trans

1.1. spring (produce suddenly):

to spring sth on sb they did rather spring it on us

nos lo soltaron así, de buenas a primeras

to spring sth on sb they did rather spring it on us

nos lo soltaron así, de golpe y porrazo inf

he sprang a surprise on them

les dio una sorpresa

1.2. spring mechanism:

spring

accionar

to spring a trap on sb

sorprender a alguien con una trampa

1.3. spring:

to spring a leak

empezar a hacer agua

2. spring fence/gate:

spring

saltar

spring

saltar por encima de

3. spring inf prisoner:

spring

sacar de la cárcel

spring

ayudar a fugarse

III.spring [Am sprɪŋ, Brit sprɪŋ] N

1. spring U or C (season):

spring

primavera f

in (the) spring

en primavera

in (the) spring attr weather/showers

primaveral

in (the) spring attr weather/showers

de primavera

2.1. spring C GEOG:

spring

manantial m

spring

fuente f

2.2. spring (origin) form:

spring often pl

origen m

3. spring C (jump):

spring

salto m

spring

brinco m

4.1. spring C:

spring (in watch, toy)

resorte m

spring (in mattress)

muelle m

spring (in mattress)

resorte m LatAm

4.2. spring (elasticity):

spring no pl

elasticidad f

to walk with a spring in one's step

caminar con brío or energía

I.clean <cleaner cleanest> [Am klin, Brit kliːn] ADJ

1.1. clean (not soiled):

clean face/dressing

limpio

are your hands clean?

¿tienes las manos limpias?

she wiped the table clean

limpió la mesa

the dog licked the bone clean

el perro lamió el hueso hasta dejarlo limpio

1.2. clean (of habits):

clean person/animal

limpio

1.3. clean (not used):

clean clothes/towel

limpio

use a clean sheet of paper

usa una hoja de papel nueva

1.4. clean (pure, non-polluting):

clean air/water

limpio

clean air/water

puro

clean smell

a limpio

clean taste

refrescante

clean energy

energía f no contaminante

clean fuel

combustible m limpio

2.1. clean (morally):

clean joke

inocente

keep it clean: there will be children around

no te pases, que habrá niños

clean living

vida f sana

2.2. clean (fair):

clean game/player/campaign

limpio

3. clean (unblemished):

clean driver's license

donde no constan infracciones

the airport has a clean safety record

no se han registrado accidentes en el aeropuerto

the player with the cleanest disciplinary record

el jugador que ha sido sancionado el menor número de veces

clean copy (of a book)

texto m bien presentado

clean copy (of a book)

material m bien presentado

to come clean about sth inf

confesar algo

4. clean (well defined):

clean stroke/features

bien definido

clean stroke/features

nítido

the clean lines of the design

la pureza de líneas del diseño

a clean break

una fractura limpia

she made a clean break with the past

cortó radicalmente con el pasado

she decided to make a clean break and stop seeing him

decidió cortar por lo sano y dejar de verlo

5. clean REL:

clean animal/flesh

puro

II.clean [Am klin, Brit kliːn] ADV inf

1. clean (completely):

I clean forgot about it

se me olvidó por completo

we're clean out of coffee

no tenemos ni pizca de café inf

they got clean away on a motorcycle

se escaparon en una moto sin dejar ni rastro

2. clean (cleanly, fairly):

clean fight/play

limpio

clean fight/play

limpiamente

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

1. clean (remove dirt from):

clean house/windows/carpet

limpiar

clean car/floor

lavar

clean car/floor

limpiar

clean blackboard

borrar

clean blackboard

limpiar

have you cleaned your teeth?

¿te has lavado los dientes?

to clean sth of sth it must be cleaned of dust and grease

hay que quitarle el polvo y la grasa

to clean sth from/off sth he cleaned the splashes off the windows

limpió las salpicaduras que había en las ventanas

you can clean it off with a sponge

lo puedes quitar con una esponja

2. clean (dry clean):

clean

limpiar en seco

clean

llevar a la tintorería

clean

llevar al tinte Spain

3. clean fish/chicken:

clean

limpiar

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

1. clean (become clean):

this carpet cleans well

esta alfombra se limpia fácil or queda muy bien cuando se limpia

the stain cleaned off easily

la mancha salió sin problemas

2. clean (remove dirt):

clean substance/device:

limpiar

V.clean [Am klin, Brit kliːn] N inf no pl

clean

limpieza f

it needs a good clean

necesita una buena limpieza

just give it a quick clean

dale una repasadita inf

spring clean in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spring clean in the English»Spanish Dictionary

spring-clean [ˌsprɪŋˈkli:n] VB trans

spring-clean

limpiar a fondo

Translations for spring clean in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.spring [sprɪŋ] sprang, sprung sprang, sprung N

1. spring (season):

spring

primavera f

2. spring (jump):

spring

salto m

3. spring (metal coil):

spring

muelle m

spring in watch, toy

resorte m

4. spring (elasticity):

spring

elasticidad f

5. spring (source of water):

spring

manantial m

spring

yurro m CRi

II.spring [sprɪŋ] sprang, sprung sprang, sprung VB intr

spring

saltar

to spring to one's feet

levantarse de un salto

to spring shut/open

cerrarse/abrirse de golpe

III.spring [sprɪŋ] sprang, sprung sprang, sprung VB trans

to spring sth on sb

soltar algo a alguien

I.clean [kli:n] ADJ

1. clean (free of dirt):

clean

limpio, -a

(as) clean as a new pin

(tan) limpio como una patena

2. clean (free from bacteria):

clean

desinfectado, -a

3. clean (fair):

clean

honrado, -a

4. clean (morally acceptable):

clean

decente

clean reputation

sin tacha

clean driving licence

sin sanciones

clean police record

registro m de antecedentes penales limpio

5. clean (smooth):

clean cut

limpio, -a

clean design

elegante

6. clean (complete):

to make a clean break with sth

romper por completo con algo

7. clean (blank):

clean piece of paper

en blanco

II.clean [kli:n] N

clean

limpieza f

III.clean [kli:n] ADV

clean

completamente

to clean forget that ...

olvidarse por completo de que...

IV.clean [kli:n] VB trans

clean

limpiar

V.clean [kli:n] VB intr

clean

hacer la limpieza

the coffee stain cleaned off easily

la mancha de café salió fácilmente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Rather than invest some time in an early spring clean-up, it was messy as usual.

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It was a timely issue given the annual spring clean-up period just concluded.

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He works with hotels and has contracted with local cities for their spring clean-up events, providing a drop-off place for old mattresses during the event.

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Why management of these establishments does not feel compelled to undertake annual spring clean-ups is beyond me.

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Fed up with spring cleaning in his secluded home, he ventures into the outside world.

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