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The Dutch word for clean is
schoon





clean



Translations for clean and their definitions

schoonmaken
     1. v. to clean


schoon
     1. adj. clean; cleansed (Netherlands)
     2. adj. beautiful (Belgium)


kuisen
     1. n. Plural form of kuis
     2. n. Plural form of kuise
     3. v. (transitive literally) To clean, cleanse.
     4. v. (transitive figuratively) To clean up, render (more) presentable, possibly (auto-)censure.
     5. v. (intransitive) To become clean.


proper
     1. adj. (chiefly Belgium) clean


poetsen
     1. v. to clean, shine
     2. v. to brush (teeth)


reinigen
     1. v. to clean


wassen
     1. v. To wash or clean (something or oneself)
     2. v. (intransitive archaic) To grow; to rise; to increase; to become higher and/or bigger; to wax.
           De wassende maan (the waxing moon)
     3. adj. Made of wax; waxen.
     4. v. To rub wax on.



leeg
     1. adj. empty, hollow
     2. adj. (figuratively) listless, lethargic
     3. v. first-person singular present indicative of legen
     4. v. imperative of legen


mooie
     1. adj. inflected form of mooi


prachtig
     1. adj. splendid, marvelous
           Het bos is vol met prachtige dingen om naar te kijken.
             The forest is full of marvelous things to look at.


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