French Dictionary

French-English translation of nettoyer

1 nettoyer Verb, transitive

(a) to clean an object

(b) to clean clothes; ~ à sec to dry-clean; il faut le ~ à sec it's dry-clean only

See also: accessoiriser, enlever, étirer, habiller, laver, laverie, lavette, mettre, porter, repasser, retirer

(c) to clean, clear a street, garden, clean out a rabbit hutch

(d) (Slang) to kill, finish off (Infml), bump off (Infml), do in (Slang)

(e) (Infml) to clean out (Infml), skint (Slang)

(f) (Infml) to wear out (neutral)

Present: je nettoie, tu nettoies, il/elle nettoie, nous nettoyons, vous nettoyez, ils/elles nettoient
Imperfect: je nettoyais, tu nettoyais, il/elle nettoyait, nous nettoyions, vous nettoyiez, ils/elles nettoyaient
Future: je nettoierai, tu nettoieras, il/elle nettoiera, nous nettoierons, vous nettoierez, ils/elles nettoieront
Perfect: j' ai nettoyé, tu as nettoyé, il/elle a nettoyé, nous avons nettoyé, vous avez nettoyé, ils/elles ont nettoyé
Present subjunctive: je nettoie, tu nettoies, il/elle nettoie, nous nettoyions, vous nettoyiez, ils/elles nettoient

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Terms from the DGT glossary

French term	English term
Autres appareils pour nettoyer	Other appliances for cleaning

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French-English translation of nettoyer

Terms from the DGT glossary