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[klɪə(r)]
1. adj, -er comp -est superl
1) (water) chiaro (-a), limpido (-a), (glass, plastic) trasparente, (air, sky, weather) sereno (-a), (complexion) senza brufoli o macchie, (photograph, outline) nitido (-a), (conscience) pulito (-a)

a clear plastic bottle — una bottiglia di plastica trasparente

on a clear day — in una giornata limpida

2) (sound) chiaro (-a), distinto (-a), (impression, meaning, explanation) chiaro (-a), (motive, consequence) ovvio (-a), (understanding, proof) certo (-a), sicuro (-a), (profit, majority) netto (-a)

a clear case of murder — un chiaro caso di omicidio

to make o.s. clear — spiegarsi bene

have I made myself clear? — mi sono spiegato?, sono stato chiaro?

to make it clear to sb that ... — far capire a qn che...

it is clear to me that ... — per me è evidente che...

as clear as day — chiaro come il sole

three clear days — tre giorni interi

to win by a clear head — (horse) vincere di un'incollatura

3) (free: road, way, space) libero (-a), sgombro (-a)

wait till the road is clear — aspetta finché la strada sarà libera

I have a clear day tomorrow Brit — non ho impegni domani

we had a clear view — avevamo una buona visuale

the ship was clear of the rocks — la nave aveva superato il pericolo delle rocce

we're clear of the police now — ora siamo sufficientemente lontani dalla polizia

all clear! — cessato pericolo!

2. adv
1)
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2)

clear of — distante da

to keep clear of sb/sth — tenersi lontano da qn/qc, stare alla larga da qn/qc

to stand clear of sth — stare lontano da qc

3) (completely) completamente

to get clear away — svignarsela senza lasciar tracce

3. n

to be in the clear — (out of debt) essere in attivo, (out of suspicion) essere a posto, (out of danger) essere fuori pericolo

4. vt
1) (place, surface, road, railway track) liberare, sgombrare, (site, woodland) spianare, (pipe) sbloccare, (Med: blood) purificare

to clear a space for sth/sb — fare posto or spazio per qc/qn

they are clearing the road — stanno liberando la strada

he cleared the path of leaves — ha sgombrato le foglie dal viale

to clear the table — sparecchiare (la tavola)

to clear one's throat — schiarirsi la gola

to clear the air fig — chiarire le cose

to clear one's conscience — togliersi un peso dalla coscienza

2) (get over: fence etc) scavalcare, (get past: rocks) evitare

to clear 2 metres — (athlete, horse) superare i 2 metri

3) (declare innocent) discolpare

to clear sth (with sb) — (get permission for) ottenere il permesso (di qn) per qc

to be cleared of ... — essere scagionato dall'accusa di...

he was cleared of murder — fu scagionato dall'accusa di omicidio

to clear o.s. — provare la propria innocenza

he'll have to be cleared by the security department — dovrà superare il controllo del dipartimento di sicurezza

4) (debt) liquidare, saldare, (stock) svendere, liquidare, (cheque) fare la compensazione di

to clear a profit — avere un profitto netto

5. vi
(weather, sky) schiarirsi, rasserenarsi, (smoke, fog) dissolversi, andarsene
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