Meaning of tīrīt | Babel Free
Definitions
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to clean (to make something clean, cleaner, e.g.,by scrubbing or washing it) transitive
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to clean (to remove something undesirable, e.g. dirt, stains, etc., from something else) transitive
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to clean (to separate unnecessary parts, elements from something, in order to prepare it for use, or for further processing) transitive
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to clean (to free a territory, an organization, etc. from undesirable people) transitive
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to clean, to steal colloquial, transitive
Equivalents
English
clean
Examples
“tīrīt apģērbus, zābakus”
to clean one's clothes, boots
“ķīmiski tīrīt mēteli”
to dry-clean the coat (lit. to clean it chemically)
“tīrīt dzīvokli”
to clean the apartment
“tīrīt zobus”
to clean (one's) teeth
“tīrīt ielu no sniega”
to clean the street from snow
“ūdens strūkla tīra ietves”
the water spray cleans the sidewalks
“man gan vienmēr paticis tīrīt, kārtot, mazgāt... ja man būtu bijis laiks!”
I always liked to clean, to tidy up, to wash... if only I had had time!
“tīrīt putekļus”
to clean the dust
“tīrīt gružus no celiņa”
to clean the debris from the roadway
“sieviete apstājās netālu no durvīm un sāka tīrīt no drēbēm sniegu”
the woman stood near the door and began to clean the snow from her clothes
“tīrīt zivis, saknes”
to clean fish, roots
“tīrīt zvīņas (no zivju)”
to clean the scales (from fish)
“tīrīt sēnes”
to clean the mushrooms
“tīrīt graudu sēklas”
to clean the grain seeds
“bet tur mežā nebūt nav mazāk bīstami: vācieši kopā ar šucmaņiem laiku pa laikam tīra mežus”
but there in the forest it would not be less dangerous: the Germans and their policemen occasionally cleaned the forests
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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