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"Oh! the beds are properly made," she said; "everything is very clean too.« Oh ! les lits sont bien faits, tout est propre.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
Start with a clean sheet of paper – ask what you want and then try to figure out how to get there.Commencez par une feuille de papier vierge: faites la liste de vos aspirations, puis tâchez de déterminer comment y parvenir.© TDhttp://www.td.com/ 02.06.2009
be constructed in such a way that it is easy to clean and disinfect.être construit de manière à pouvoir être aisément nettoyé et désinfecté.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Each of his discoveries brings Canada one step closer to tapping into a plentiful source of clean-burning fuel: methane gas.Chacune de ses découvertes rapproche le Canada du jour où il pourra compter sur une nouvelle source d'énergie propre, abondante et accessible : le méthane.©Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 1996 - 2009.http://www.aucc.ca/ 29.05.2009
Such a nice little home, and so clean, and a couple that adored each other, who never said one word louder than another!Un petit ménage si gentil, et propre, et qui s'adorait, et où l'on n'entendait jamais un mot plus haut l'un que l'autre!Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
And she not only stretched out her foot, which was very clean and very white, carefully tended indeed, with well-cut, pink nails, but complacently turned it so that the young priest might examine it at his ease.Et elle allongea son pied, très propre, très blanc, soigné même, avec des ongles roses bien coupés, le tournant d’un air de complaisance, pour que le prêtre pût l’examiner commodément.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
Oh, she had Germans and Kurds to do her foul work, but their hands were clean compared to hers.Oh! elle chargeait des Allemands et des Kurdes de ces vilaines besognes, mais leurs mains étaient propres comparées aux siennes.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
For 15 years Canadians have joined TD in its mission to clean Canadian shorelines and reduce the litter that reaches our waterways.Depuis 15 ans, des Canadiens et Canadiennes unissent ainsi leurs efforts à ceux de La Banque TD en vue de débarrasser les rives de cours d’eau du pays des rebuts qui les jonchent, et d’en empêcher la pollution.© TDhttp://www.td.com/ 02.06.2009
They opened the glass door, and on a bench near the tree they saw a plump girl, who doubtless had just arrived, pretending to clean t squealing infant.Ils ouvrirent la porte vitrée, et trouvèrent sur un banc, près de l’arbre, une grosse fille, débarquée sans doute à l’instant même, qui essuyait le derrière de son enfant avec un morceau de journal.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Repeat the procedure with the sample(s) of control or reference ("clean") sediment.Répéter l'opération avec le ou les échantillons de sédiment de contrôle ou de référence (sédiment « non contaminé »).©Ministre des Approvisionnements et Services Canada 1993http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/2/2012© Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1993http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/2/2012
S/he shall check that the A and B bottles are empty and clean.L'athlète doit vérifier que les flacons Bereg A et B sont vides et propres.© Copyright 2009http://www.olympic.org 7/19/2011© Copyright 2009http://www.olympic.org 7/19/2011
It was a very clean room, almost coquettish with its white curtains, and rendered very cheerful by its two large windows, which admitted the golden radiance of the afternoon sun.Elle était très propre, cette grande chambre, très coquettement arrangée avec ses rideaux blancs, très égayée aussi par les deux larges fenêtres, qui laissait entrer la nappe d’or du soleil à son déclin.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Rhepoxynius abronius inhabits clean sands on the continental shelf and along the lower portion of estuaries where salinities are no lower than 20 g/kg.Rhepoxynius écologiques vit dans des sables non contaminés sur le plateau continental et, le long des estuaires, dans les zones où la salinité ne baisse pas à moins de 20 g/kg.© Ministre des Approvisionnements et Services Canada 1993http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/23/2012© Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1993http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/23/2012
She had her usual clean and agreeable look; but, in his mind, he could still hear her defiling her lips with the most abominable words.Elle avait son air propre, sa mine agréable; et il l'entendait encore, la voix éraillée par les gros mots.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Cephalopods should be washed in clean seawater or potable water immediately after gutting to remove any remaining material from the tube cavity and to reduce the level of micro-organisms present on the product.Il faut laver les céphalopodes dans de l'eau de mer propre ou de l'eau potable tout de suite après l'éviscération afin d'éliminer tout résidu de la cavité du tube et de réduire la quantité de micro-organismes présents sur le produit.© FAO et OMS 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 11.08.2011© FAO and WHO 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 11.08.2011
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Collocations
clean record
casier judiciaire vierge
clean room
salle blanche
clean technologies
technologies non polluantes
clean water
eau non polluée
clean the barrel
nettoyer le canon
clean production
production non polluantes
Clean Technology Fund
Fonds pour les technologies propres
dry-cleaner
teinturier
cleaning agent
décapant
spring cleaning
nettoyage de printemps
air cleaning
épuration de l'air
cleaner technologies
techniques moins polluantes
gas cleaning
épuration des gaz
cleaning rod
baguette
dry cleaner
nettoyeur
Word forms
clean
adverb
Positive degree | clean |
Comparative degree | cleaner |
Superlative degree | cleanest |
clean
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | clean | *cleans |
Possessive case | clean's | *cleans' |
clean
adjective
Positive degree | clean |
Comparative degree | cleaner |
Superlative degree | cleanest |
clean
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | cleaned |
Imperative | clean |
Present Participle (Participle I) | cleaning |
Past Participle (Participle II) | cleaned |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I clean | we clean |
you clean | you clean |
he/she/it cleans | they clean |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am cleaning | we are cleaning |
you are cleaning | you are cleaning |
he/she/it is cleaning | they are cleaning |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have cleaned | we have cleaned |
you have cleaned | you have cleaned |
he/she/it has cleaned | they have cleaned |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been cleaning | we have been cleaning |
you have been cleaning | you have been cleaning |
he/she/it has been cleaning | they have been cleaning |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I cleaned | we cleaned |
you cleaned | you cleaned |
he/she/it cleaned | they cleaned |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was cleaning | we were cleaning |
you were cleaning | you were cleaning |
he/she/it was cleaning | they were cleaning |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had cleaned | we had cleaned |
you had cleaned | you had cleaned |
he/she/it had cleaned | they had cleaned |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been cleaning | we had been cleaning |
you had been cleaning | you had been cleaning |
he/she/it had been cleaning | they had been cleaning |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will clean | we shall/will clean |
you will clean | you will clean |
he/she/it will clean | they will clean |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be cleaning | we shall/will be cleaning |
you will be cleaning | you will be cleaning |
he/she/it will be cleaning | they will be cleaning |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have cleaned | we shall/will have cleaned |
you will have cleaned | you will have cleaned |
he/she/it will have cleaned | they will have cleaned |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been cleaning | we shall/will have been cleaning |
you will have been cleaning | you will have been cleaning |
he/she/it will have been cleaning | they will have been cleaning |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would clean | we should/would clean |
you would clean | you would clean |
he/she/it would clean | they would clean |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be cleaning | we should/would be cleaning |
you would be cleaning | you would be cleaning |
he/she/it would be cleaning | they would be cleaning |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have cleaned | we should/would have cleaned |
you would have cleaned | you would have cleaned |
he/she/it would have cleaned | they would have cleaned |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been cleaning | we should/would have been cleaning |
you would have been cleaning | you would have been cleaning |
he/she/it would have been cleaning | they would have been cleaning |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am cleaned | we are cleaned |
you are cleaned | you are cleaned |
he/she/it is cleaned | they are cleaned |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being cleaned | we are being cleaned |
you are being cleaned | you are being cleaned |
he/she/it is being cleaned | they are being cleaned |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been cleaned | we have been cleaned |
you have been cleaned | you have been cleaned |
he/she/it has been cleaned | they have been cleaned |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was cleaned | we were cleaned |
you were cleaned | you were cleaned |
he/she/it was cleaned | they were cleaned |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being cleaned | we were being cleaned |
you were being cleaned | you were being cleaned |
he/she/it was being cleaned | they were being cleaned |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been cleaned | we had been cleaned |
you had been cleaned | you had been cleaned |
he/she/it had been cleaned | they had been cleaned |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be cleaned | we shall/will be cleaned |
you will be cleaned | you will be cleaned |
he/she/it will be cleaned | they will be cleaned |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been cleaned | we shall/will have been cleaned |
you will have been cleaned | you will have been cleaned |
he/she/it will have been cleaned | they will have been cleaned |