clear up

aclarar, esclarecer

Explicar algo para que se entienda bien o desaparezca la confusión.

En inglés sencillo: To explain something so that people understand it correctly or no longer feel confused.

• Let me clear up one point.
• The teacher cleared up our confusion about the homework.
• Have the police cleared up the mystery yet?

Cómo se usa: clear something up (Can you clear this misunderstanding up?)

Sinónimos: clarify, explain

Antónimos: confuse

Expresiones frecuentes: clear up confusion, clear up something

desaparecer, remitir

Desaparecer un problema o un síntoma de una enfermedad.

En inglés sencillo: For a problem or sign of illness to go away.

• The rash cleared up.
• Her symptoms cleared up after a week of treatment.
• Has your cough cleared up yet?

Sinónimos: go away, disappear

Antónimos: appear

Expresiones frecuentes: clear up quickly, clear up completely

despejarse

Terminar el mal tiempo y quedar el cielo más despejado o el tiempo más tranquilo.

En inglés sencillo: For bad weather to end and the sky to become brighter or calmer.

• The weather is clearing up.
• It cleared up after lunch, so we went outside.
• Will it clear up before the picnic?

Sinónimos: improve, brighten up

Expresiones frecuentes: clear up later, clear up soon

recoger, limpiar

Quitar la basura o guardar las cosas para dejar un lugar ordenado.

En inglés sencillo: To remove rubbish or put things away so that a place is tidy.

• Please clear up this mess.
• We cleared up after the party.
• Who will help me clear the kitchen up?

Cómo se usa: clear something up (We cleared the kitchen up after dinner.); clear up after someone/something (I am tired of clearing up after you.)

Sinónimos: tidy up, clean up

Expresiones frecuentes: clear up something, clear up afterwards

mejorar, sanar

Desaparecer los granos u otras marcas de la piel y volver esta a estar sana.

En inglés sencillo: For skin to lose spots or other marks and become healthy again.

• My skin is clearing up.
• Her face cleared up after she changed her skin cream.
• Will this treatment help my skin clear up?

Sinónimos: improve, heal

Expresiones frecuentes: clear up naturally, clear up completely

embocar todas las bolas restantes

En snooker o billar americano, meter todas las bolas restantes en las troneras durante un solo turno.

En inglés sencillo: In snooker or pool, to hit every remaining ball into a hole during one turn.

• She cleared up to win.
• He cleared up from the last red to the black.
• Can she clear up without missing a shot?

Sinónimos: clear the table

Expresiones frecuentes: clear up successfully, clear up completely