spring cleaning en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de spring cleaning en el diccionario inglés»español

spring cleaning [ingl. am. sprɪŋ klinɪŋ, ingl. brit. ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnɪŋ], ingl. brit. also spring clean SUST. sin pl.

spring cleaning

limpieza f general

I.spring-clean [ingl. am. ˈsprɪŋklin, ingl. brit. ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn] V. trans. ingl. brit.

spring-clean house:

spring-clean

hacer una limpieza general en

II.spring-clean [ingl. am. ˈsprɪŋklin, ingl. brit. ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn] V. intr.

spring-clean

hacer limpieza general

Traducciones de spring cleaning en el diccionario español»inglés

limpieza general

spring-cleaning ingl. am.

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 ingl. brit.

estamos de limpieza general

we're spring-cleaning

están de limpieza/viaje

they're spring-cleaning/on a trip

Traducciones de spring cleaning en el diccionario inglés»español

I.clean <cleaner cleanest> [ingl. am. klin, ingl. 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 coloq.

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 [ingl. am. klin, ingl. brit. kliːn] ADV. coloq.

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 coloq.

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 [ingl. am. klin, ingl. brit. kliːn] V. 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 Esp.

3. clean fish/chicken:

clean

limpiar

IV.clean [ingl. am. klin, ingl. brit. kliːn] V. 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 [ingl. am. klin, ingl. brit. kliːn] SUST. coloq. sin pl.

clean

limpieza f

it needs a good clean

necesita una buena limpieza

just give it a quick clean

dale una repasadita coloq.

cleaning [ingl. am. ˈklinɪŋ, ingl. brit. ˈkliːnɪŋ] SUST. U

cleaning

limpieza f

who's going to do the cleaning?

¿quién va a limpiar or hacer la limpieza?

the cleaning lady or woman

la señora or mujer de la limpieza

the cleaning lady or woman

la limpiadora

I.spring <pret. sprang or esp ingl. am. sprung, part. pas. sprung> [ingl. am. sprɪŋ, ingl. brit. sprɪŋ] V. 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? coloq.

¿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 <pret. sprang or esp ingl. am. sprung, part. pas. sprung> [ingl. am. sprɪŋ, ingl. brit. sprɪŋ] V. 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 coloq.

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 coloq. prisoner:

spring

sacar de la cárcel

spring

ayudar a fugarse

III.spring [ingl. am. sprɪŋ, ingl. brit. sprɪŋ] SUST.

1. spring U or C (season):

spring

primavera f

in (the) spring

en primavera

in (the) spring atrbv. weather/showers

primaveral

in (the) spring atrbv. weather/showers

de primavera

2.1. spring C GEOGR.:

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 amer.

4.2. spring (elasticity):

spring sin pl.

elasticidad f

to walk with a spring in one's step

caminar con brío or energía

spring cleaning en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de spring cleaning en el diccionario inglés»español

spring-cleaning SUST.

spring-cleaning

limpieza f a fondo

spring-clean [ˌsprɪŋˈkli:n] V. trans.

spring-clean

limpiar a fondo

Traducciones de spring cleaning en el diccionario inglés»español

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] SUST.

clean

limpieza f

III.clean [kli:n] ADV.

clean

completamente

to clean forget that ...

olvidarse por completo de que...

IV.clean [kli:n] V. trans.

clean

limpiar

V.clean [kli:n] V. intr.

clean

hacer la limpieza

the coffee stain cleaned off easily

la mancha de café salió fácilmente

cleaning [kli:nɪŋ] SUST. sin pl.

cleaning

limpieza f

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

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 C. Rica

II.spring [sprɪŋ] sprang, sprung sprang, sprung V. 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 V. trans.

to spring sth on sb

soltar algo a alguien

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

It's like spring-cleaning your body.

thenelsondaily.com

Recently, when spring-cleaning fever hit the family, a dusty, dog-eared bundle tumbled off the loft.

www.thehindu.com

So remember this if you are thinking of a bout of online spring-cleaning.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The walk-in-wardrobe in her master bedroom is overflowing with clothes and requires constant organisation and spring-cleaning by her personal assistant of seven months.

www.themalaymailonline.com

It's the perfect time for a spring-cleaning session to get rid of your rubbish.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Stream-of-consciousness writing is mental anarchy and spring-cleaning all in one.

psychcentral.com

He is busy cleaning all the windows in the main restaurant and conservatory, and spring-cleaning and setting up the lobby lounges and their adjacent verandas and courtyard.

www.stuff.co.nz

Cleaning kitchen and bathroom cabinet fronts is also part of her spring-cleaning routine.

www.nola.com

We all have rooms in our homes that could benefit from a good spring-cleaning.

www.foxsports.com

Here are three spring-cleaning categories to use as you sort through your financial files.

www.telegram.com