Limpiaba (en. I was cleaning)

/limˈpjaba/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Action of making something clean by removing dirt.

She cleaned the house every Saturday.

Ella limpiaba la casa todos los sábados.

To hold one's usual cleaning routine in a past time.

Before, when I lived with my parents, I regularly cleaned my room.

Antes, cuando vivía con mis padres, yo limpiaba mi habitación con regularidad.

To perform maintenance or disinfection of a place or object.

The cleaning staff cleaned the facilities of the building.

El personal de limpieza limpiaba las instalaciones del edificio.

From the verb 'limpiar', which comes from the Latin 'limpĭdus'.

clean thoroughly

To perform an exhaustive cleaning of a place.

limpiar a fondo

there’s nothing to clean

There is no dirt or disorder to attend to.

no hay nada que limpiar

clean after

To clean after having done something that generates dirt.

limpiar después de

clean

To perform the action of removing dirt.

limpiar

cleanliness

The act of cleaning.

limpieza

cleaner

Product intended for cleaning surfaces.

limpiador

To clean something quickly and superficially.

You only cleaned the surface; you needed to clean it better.

Solo limpiaste por encima; necesitabas limpiarlo mejor.

To clean methodically and with dedication, sometimes in a humorous tone.

That place was so dirty it needed a war cleaning.

Ese lugar estaba tan sucio que necesitaba una limpiada de guerra.