clear
A. -adjective
clearer comparative
clearest superlative
1. (=unambiguous) [meaning, explanation] claro
a. a clear [case] of murder = un caso claro de homicidio
b. now let'noun [get] this clear ... = vamos a dejar esto claro ...
c. to [make] it clear that ... = dejar claro or bien sentado que ...
·to make o.noun. clear
·explicarse claramente
·do I make myself clear?
·¿me explico bien?
d. he'noun a clear [thinker] = tiene la mente lúcida or despejada
2. (=obvious) [motive, consequence] claro, evidente
·it is (absolutely) clear to me [that] ...
·no me cabe (la menor) duda de que ...
a. it [became] clear that ... = empezó a verse claro que ...
b. it'noun not clear [whether] ... = no está claro nouní ...
c. as clear as crystal masculineánoun claro que el agua
d. as clear as day masculineánoun claro que el sol
e. as clear as mud * nada claro
3. (=certain) [understanding, proof] seguro, cierto
·he was perfectly clear [that] he did not intend to go
·dijo claramente or tajantemente que no pensaba ir
·are we clear that we want this?
·¿estamos seguros de que queremos esto?
a. I'masculine not very clear [about] this = no tengo una idea muy clara de esto
b. I'masculine not clear [whether] ... = no tengo claro nouní ...
4. (=transparent) [water, glass] claro, transparente
·a clear [soup]
·una sopa clara
5. [sky, weather] despejado [air] puro
·on a clear [day]
·en un día despejado
6. (=bright) [light, colour] claro
·clear blue [eyes]
·ojos azul claro
7. [photograph, outline] claro, preciso [complexion] terso
·to have a clear [head]
·tener la cabeza despejada
8. (=distinct) [sound, impression, voice] claro
a. as clear as a bell
·I could hear his voice as clear as a bell
·oía su voz como si estuviera a mi lado, oía su voz con toda claridad
9. (=unobstructed) [road, space] libre, despejado
a. [all] clear! = ¡vía libre!, ¡adelante!
b. to get a clear [look] at somebody/something = poder ver somebody, someone/algo bien
c. to be clear [of] something
(=free of) estar libre de algo
(=away from) estar lejos de algo
d. we had a clear [view] = teníamos una buena vista, se veía bien
10. (=untroubled) [conscience] limpio, tranquilo
11. (after deductions)
·a clear [profit]
·una ganancia neta
·£3 clear profit
·una ganancia neta de 3 libras
12. a clear [majority] = una mayoría absoluta
b. to win by a clear [margin] = ganar por un amplio margen
c. a clear [winner] = un ganador absoluto
13. (=complete)
·three clear days
·tres días enteros
14. (=without commitments) [day, afternoon] libre [diary] despejado
B. -adverb
2. (=completely)
·he jumped clear across the river
·atravesó el río limpiamente de un salto
·you could hear it clear across the valley
·se oía claramente desde el otro lado del valle
3. (=free)
a. to [get] clear away = escaparse sin dejar rastro alguno
·to get clear of
(=get rid of) deshacerse de
·when we get clear of London
(=away from) cuando estemos fuera de Londres
b. to [keep] clear of somebody/something
·keep clear of the wall
·no te acerques a la pared
·I decided to keep clear of him
·decidí evitarle
·keep clear of my daughter!
·¡no te acerques a mi hija!, ¡mantente alejado de mi hija!
c. to [stand] clear of something = mantenerse apartado de algo
·stand clear of the doors!
·¡apártense de las puertas!
4. (British, Great Britain) (Sport)
(=ahead)
·to be seven metres/seconds/points clear [of] somebody
·estar siete metros/segundos/puntos por delante de somebody, someone
5. (=net)
·he'll get £250 clear
·sacará 250 libras netas
6. (especially United States)
·clear to something
(=as far as) hasta algo
·they went clear to Mexico
·llegaron hasta Mexicoéjico
C. -noun
1. ·to be [in] the clear
(=out of debt) estar libre de deudas
(=free of suspicion) quedar fuera de toda sospecha
(=free of danger) estar fuera de peligro
2. ·message in clear
mensaje (m) no cifrado
D. -transitive verb
1. (=remove obstacles etcetera from)
[+place, surface] despejar
[+road, railway track] dejar libre, despejar
[+site] desmontar
[+woodland] despejar, desbrozar
[+court, hall] desocupar, desalojar (de público etcetera)
[+pipe] desatascar
[+postbox] recoger las cartas de
a. to clear one'noun [conscience] = descargar la conciencia
b. to clear one'noun [head] = despejar la cabeza
c. to clear something [of] something = despejar algo de algo
d. to clear a [space] for something/somebody = hacer sitio para algo/somebody, someone
e. to clear the [table] = recoger or quitar la mesa
f. to clear one'noun [throat] = carraspear, aclararse la voz
g. to clear the [way] for something (figurative) dejar el camino libre para algo
h. to clear the air
(=clarify things) aclarar las cosas
(=ease tensions) relajar el ambiente
2. [+liquid] aclarar, clarificar (medicine)
[+blood] purificar
3. (Sport)
[+ball] despejar
4. (=get over)
[+fence etcetera] salvar, saltar por encima de
(=get past)
[+rocks etcetera] pasar sin tocar
·the plane just cleared the roof
·el aviónoun no tocó el tejado por poco, el aviónoun pasó casi rozando el tejado
·to clear two metres
[jumper] saltar dos metros
·this part has to clear that by at least one centimetre
·entre esta pieza y aquélla tiene que haber un espacio de un centímetro al menos
5. (=declare innocent etcetera)
[+person] absolver, probar la inocencia de
·he was cleared [of] murder
·fue absuelto de asesinato
·to clear [o.noun.] of a charge
·probar su inocencia de una acusaciónoun
6. (=authorize)
·you will have to be cleared [by] Security
·será preciso que le acredite la Seguridad
·the plan will have to be cleared [with] the director
·el plan tendrá que ser aprobado por el director
7. ·to clear a [cheque]
(=accept) aceptar or dar el visto bueno a un cheque
(=double check) compensar un cheque
8. (commerce etcetera)
[+debt] liquidar, saldar
[+profit] sacar (una ganancia de)
[+goods etcetera] liquidar
·he cleared £50 on the deal
·sacó 50 libras del negocio
·he clears £250 a week
·se saca 250 libras a la semana
·we have just about cleared our costs
·nos ha llegado justo para cubrir los gastos
·half-price to clear
·liquidaciónoun a mitad de precio
9. (computing) despejar
E. -intransitive verb
1. (=improve)
[weather] also clear up despejarse
[sky] despejarse
[fog] disiparse
2. [liquid] aclararse, clarificarse
3. [cheque] ser compensado
4. (Sport) despejar
F. -compound
·clear round -noun (Showjumping) ronda (f) sin penalizaciones