limpar

/lĩˈpaɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
limpo
preterite (eu)
limpei
past participle
limpado

Meaning

  1. to clean

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

despoluir

despoluir specifically means to clean up environmentally, to depollute; limpar is the general word for "to clean" anything.

Similar in other languages

German

putzen

putzen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to clean."

Spanish

limpiar

limpiar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to clean."

French

nettoyer

nettoyer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to clean."

Practice

1 What does limpar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ a casa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches limpar?

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