cleaning

nettoyage

Travail consistant à enlever la saleté des objets ou des lieux.

En anglais simple : The work of removing dirt from things or places.

• The kitchen needs cleaning.
• I do the cleaning on Saturdays.
• Regular cleaning keeps the floor looking new.

Expressions courantes : house cleaning, do the cleaning, spring cleaning

délivre, placenta

Placenta et autres tissus expulsés par une vache ou une brebis après la naissance du petit.

En anglais simple : The material that leaves a cow or sheep’s body after it gives birth.

• The cow passed the cleaning after giving birth.
• The farmer checked that the cleaning had come away.
• The vet examined the ewe’s cleaning.

Synonymes : afterbirth, placenta

Expressions courantes : cow’s cleaning, pass the cleaning