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The Finnish word for clean is
puhdas





clean



Translations for clean and their definitions

puhdas
     1. adj. clean; neat, tidy (not dirty)
     2. adj. clean, unpolluted (not polluted)
     3. adj. clear, clean, innocent (free of guilt)
           Omatuntoni on puhdas.
             My conscience is clear.
     4. adj. pure, undiluted, absolute, neat; sweet (unadulterated; free from extraneous elements)
           puhdas kulta
             pure gold
           puhdas alkoholi
             absolute alcohol
     5. adj. net (with all deductions or allowances made)
           puhdas voitto
             net profit
     6. adj. naked (without decoration, put bluntly)
           Tämä on puhdas totuus.
             This is the naked truth.
     7. adj. sheer (being only what it seems to be)
           Tämä teksti on puhdasta hölynpölyä.
             This text is sheer nonsense.


puhdistaa
     1. v. To clean (up), clear (up), cleanse, purge, scour.
     2. v. To refine, purify.
     3. v. To purify (air, water).


siivota
     1. v. To clean.


siistiä
     1. adj. partitive singular form of siisti
     2. interj. (slang) wicked! cool!
     3. v. To clean (up).


putsata
     1. v. To clean, cleanse.


sileä
     1. adj. smooth, as having a texture with no or just a little friction.


veto
     1. n. pull (act of pulling)
     2. n. pull (attractive force)
     3. n. draught/draft of air
     4. n. stroke of hand, oar etc.
     5. n. bet, wager (e.g. in gambling)
     6. n. (colloquial) move, as in a debate or game
           Tuo oli hyvä veto!
             That was a good move!
     7. n. veto


täysin
     1. adj. superlative degree of täysi
     2. adj. instructive plural form of täysi
     3. adv. totally, fully, completely
           Olen täysin pihalla.
     4. adv. * I'm totally clueless.
           Ymmärrän täysin.
     5. adv. * I fully understand.
     6. adv. wide (used with awake)


harjata
     1. v. To brush.


siisti
     1. adj. clean, neat
     2. adj. (slang) cool, wicked
     3. v. third-person singular indicative past of siistiä
     4. v. indicative present connegative of siistiä
     5. v. second-person singular imperative present of siistiä
     6. v. second-person singular imperative present connegative of siistiä


tyhjä
     1. adj. empty
     2. adj. blank (free from writing, printing, or marks)
     3. adj. (typography) white; see white space (having no characters)
     4. n. nothing
           Vähäkin on tyhjää parempi.
             A little is better than nothing.
           Paljon melua tyhjästä.
             Much ado about nothing.
           Hänen päänsä on tyhjää täynnä. (lit. His head is full of nothing, i.e. empty.)
             He is an idiot.


viaton
     1. adj. innocent
     2. adj. immaculate (having no stain or blemish, spotless, undefiled, clear, pure)
     3. adj. pure (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean)


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