Also means
cleanup
Usage Note
Nettoyage is the verbal noun from nettoyer ('to clean'). Nettoyage à sec means 'dry cleaning', a phrase found on every French dry-cleaner's sign. In a military or political context, nettoyage can carry the darker sense of a 'purge' or 'sweep'.
Examples
"Le nettoyage de la cuisine a pris une heure."
Natural Translation
Cleaning the kitchen took an hour.
Literal Translation
The cleaning of the kitchen took an hour.
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