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nettoyer

clean, tidy up

verb neh-twah-YEH Less Common

Usage Note

Nettoyer means to clean something — dishes, floors, a wound. It follows the -oyer conjugation pattern where the y changes to i before a silent e (je nettoie). The noun nettoyage means cleaning or a clean-up, and nettoyant is a cleaning product.

Examples

"Elle nettoie la cuisine tous les matins."

Natural Translation

She cleans the kitchen every morning.

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