clean
adjective
1 adjective without dirt, marks, etcglan adj1 are your hands clean? an bhfuil do lámha glan?rabbits are very clean animals is ainmhí an-ghlan é an coinínto wash sth clean rud a níclean clothes éadaí glanaclean water uisce glan 2 adjective without contamination etcglan adj1 keep the wound clean coinnigh an chneá glanclean air aer glanTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective LAW of record etcglan adj1 a clean driving licence ceadúnas tiomána glan 4 adjective of behaviour etcglan adj1 gan smál he has a clean image níl aon smál ar a chlúshe promised to stay clean gheall sí go bhfanfadh sí glan ar an gcoiriúlacht 5 adjective of languageglan adj1 keep the language clean seachain an droch-chaint, coinnigh do bhéal glan 6 adjective fight, match, etcglan adj1 féaráilte adj3 a clean fight troid fhéaráiltea clean player imreoir glan 7 adjective informal not carrying drugs, weapons, etcwhen searched, he was clean cuardaíodh é ach ní raibh dada aige 8 adjective informal not using drugsglan adj1 saor ó dhrugaíathletes have to prove they're clean caithfidh lúthchleasaithe a chruthú go bhfuil siad glanshe's been clean for years níor bhain sí do dhrugaí le blianta 9 adjective of cut, fracture, design, etcglan adj1 a clean cut gearradh glan 10 adjective of shot, hit, etcglan adj1 a clean shot urchar glan 11 adjective unimpededglan adj1 they made a clean getaway thug siad na cosa leo gan mhaslaa clean jump léim ghlan 12 adjective of taste, smell, colour, etcglan adj1 úr adj1 13 adjective clear, blankbán adj1 a clean sheet of paper leathanach bán 14 adjective of finalised documentglan adj1 a clean copy of the contract cóip ghlan den chonradh
verb
15 verb remove dirt etc TRANSITIVEglan verb nigh verb we cleaned the whole house ghlanamar an teach ar fadclean your shoes glan do bhrógahe cleans windows glanann sé fuinneogathe cat was cleaning itself bhí an cat á ní féinto clean your teeth do chuid fiacla a ní
INTRANSITIVEglan verb they spent the day cleaning chaith siad an lá ag glanadhplastic cleans more easily is fusa plaisteach a ghlanadhsomeone else cleans for them déanann duine éigin eile an ghlantóireacht dóibh
16 verb COOK gut TRANSITIVEglan verb noun
17 noun wipe, scrub etcglanadh masc I gave the table a good clean sciúr mé an bordthis room could do with a clean tá glanadh maith de dhíth ar an seomra seoadverb
18 adverb informal completelyglan I clean forgot about it rinne mé dearmad glan airhe lifted it clean off the ground thóg sé glan den talamh éthey got clean away d'éalaigh siad glanit went clean through chuaigh sé díreach tríd