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limpiar / to tidy
 
limpiar  
A. -transitive verb
1. [+casa]   to tidy,   tidy up,   clean
[+cara, piel]   to cleanse
[+marca]   to wipe off,   clean off
[+maquillaje]   to remove
[+zapatos]   to polish,   shine
·limpiar en seco
·to dry-clean
2. (culinary, cooking )
[+conejo]   to clean
[+pescado]   to gut
3. (=enjugar)   to wipe,   wipe off
·limpiar las narices a un niño
·to wipe a child'noun nose
4. (military)   to mop up   (Policía)   to clean up
5. (botany)   to prune,   cut back
6. *   (en el juego)   to clean out *
7. **
(=robar)   to swipe *,   nick *
8. (Mexicoéx)   *
(=pegar)   to hit,   bash *,   beat up
9. **
(=matar)   to do in **
B.   -pronominal verb   to clean o.noun.,   wipe o.noun.
·limpiarse las narices
·to blow one'noun nose
 
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