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clear2

UK: /klɪər/ US: /klɪr/

Translation

v [i]
despejar
The sky is clearing
El cielo se está despejando
v [t]
recoger
despejar
Can you clear the worktop?
¿Puedes despejar la encimera?
desalojar
desocupar
(un obstáculo)
salvar
absolver [de un cargo]
autorizar
conseguir autorización
I'll clear it for you
Te conseguiré una autorización
to clear the air
aclarar las cosas
to clear sth away [m] to clear off to clear out to clear sth out to clear up to clear (sth) up [m] to clear sth up [m]Véase tb: to clear one's throat; to clear the table
(Definition of clear vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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