clear away

débarrasser, enlever

Enlever les choses inutiles ou gênantes pour laisser un endroit rangé ou vide.

En anglais simple : You remove things that are unwanted or in the way, leaving a place tidy or empty.

• Please clear away the plates.
• We cleared away the leaves from the path.
• Have you cleared the breakfast things away?

Comment l'utiliser : clear away something / clear something away (She cleared the dishes away.); clear something away from something (We cleared the rubbish away from the gate.)

Synonymes : remove, tidy up

Expressions courantes : clear away the dishes, clear something away, clear away rubbish, clear away debris

se dissiper

Disparaître ou s'éloigner, notamment en parlant des nuages, du brouillard ou du mauvais temps.

En anglais simple : Something, especially bad weather, disappears or moves away.

• The clouds cleared away.
• These showers should clear away by evening.
• Has the morning mist cleared away yet?

Synonymes : disappear, disperse

Expressions courantes : clouds clear away, showers clear away

préparer, dégager

Rendre du matériel utilisable en retirant ce qui le bloque ou en défaisant ses cordes ou ses attaches.

En anglais simple : You make equipment ready to use by removing anything blocking it or undoing its ropes or fastenings.

• The crew cleared away the boat.
• They cleared away the gun before the exercise began.
• Clear away the rescue boat so it is ready to launch.

Comment l'utiliser : clear away something (The sailors cleared away the boat for launching.)

Synonymes : prepare, ready

Expressions courantes : clear away a boat, clear something away