clean up
To make an area or a thing cleanTo make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
» I'm tired of cleaning up after you.
Es reicht mir langsam, immer nach dir aufräumen zu müssen. — raggione
Я устал за тобой убирать. — marafon
Я устал за вами убирать. — marafon
Мне надоело за тобой убирать. — marafon
Мне надоело за вами убирать. — marafon
Я устала за тобой убирать. — marafon
Я стомився прибирати за тобою. — Ahha
Я стомився прибирати після тебе. — Ahha
Я стомилася прибирати після тебе. — Ahha
Я стомилася прибирати за тобою. — Ahha
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(transitive)To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
Clean up your room.
putzen
убира́тьсяubirátʹsja, прибиратьсяpribiratʹsja
прибира́тиprybyráty, прибра́тиprybráty
make oneself clean, presentable or neat
(colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive)To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.
He sure cleans up nice.
(idiomatic, transitive)To make something less corrupt or unseemly.
clean up one's act
(idiomatic, intransitive)To make a large profit; to win by a large margin, or to win a large amount, especially in gambling. Also clean house.
Man, he sure cleaned up last night at the blackjack table.
The investors cleaned up when the stock hit the roof last year.
To intervene in a fight between two players at low health and easily kill both of them or the winner.
Examples
615 sentencesI'm tired of cleaning up after you.
Я стомився прибирати за тобою. — Ahha
ruЯ устал за тобой убирать. — marafon
deEs reicht mir langsam, immer nach dir aufräumen zu müssen. — raggione
She ordered him to clean up his room.
Вона наказала йому прибрати в своїй кімнаті. — deniko
ruОна сказала ему, чтобы он убрал в своей комнате. — heccele
It'll take forever to clean up this mess.
Розібратися в цьому безладі займе цілу вічність. — deniko
deEs wird ewig dauern, dieses Chaos zu bereinigen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Could you help me clean up a bit before you leave?
Можеш допомогти мені трохи поприбрати перед тим, як я піду? — Ahha
Clean up the kitchen.
Прибери на кухні. — deniko
ruВымой кухню. — Biga
deMach die Küche sauber. — Sudajaengi
Translations
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Forms
cleans up, cleaning up, cleaned up, cleaned up| Base form | clean up · to clean up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cleans up |
| Present participle | cleaning up |
| Past simple | cleaned up |
| Past participle | cleaned up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
7 synonyms- put (things or places) in order:tidytidy upneatenstraightenstraighten outsquare away
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
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