clean up

nettoyer, ranger

Enlever la saleté ou remettre les choses à leur place.

En anglais simple : To remove dirt or put things in their proper places.

• Please clean up your room.
• We cleaned up the beach yesterday.
• Who will clean up after dinner?

Comment l'utiliser : clean something up (Please clean the kitchen up.); clean up after someone/something (We cleaned up after the party.)

Synonymes : tidy up, clean

Contraires : mess up

Expressions courantes : clean up a mess, clean up the kitchen, clean up after someone

assainir, réformer

Éliminer la corruption ou les comportements nuisibles ou inacceptables dans un milieu.

En anglais simple : To remove dishonest, harmful, or unacceptable behavior from something.

• He needs to clean up his act.
• The new chief cleaned up the police force.
• Can we clean up the language in this script?

Comment l'utiliser : clean something up (The mayor promised to clean the department up.)

Synonymes : reform, improve

Expressions courantes : clean up politics, clean up your act, clean up the industry

se faire beau, se faire belle

Se laver et s’habiller pour avoir une allure soignée ou séduisante.

En anglais simple : To wash and dress so that you look attractive or smart.

• You clean up well!
• He cleaned up nicely for the wedding.
• After a shower and a shave, she really cleaned up well.

Synonymes : smarten up

Expressions courantes : clean up well, clean up nicely

rafler la mise, se faire beaucoup d’argent

Gagner beaucoup d’argent, faire un gros bénéfice ou remporter une victoire facile.

En anglais simple : To win a lot of money, make a large profit, or win easily.

• She cleaned up at poker.
• The shop cleaned up during the festival.
• Our team cleaned up at the awards ceremony.

Synonymes : win big, make a fortune

Expressions courantes : clean up at poker, clean up financially

achever les joueurs

Dans un jeu, tuer facilement des joueurs affaiblis après s’être battus entre eux.

En anglais simple : In a game, to easily kill players weakened by fighting each other.

• Let them fight, then clean up.
• She cleaned up both players after their duel.
• He hid nearby and cleaned up the wounded winner.

Comment l'utiliser : clean someone up (Wait until they fight, then clean them up.)

Synonymes : finish off

Expressions courantes : clean up weakened players, clean up both enemies