nettoyage
French → English
(maintenance) Cleaning: the process of removing dirt, stains, or waste from a place or object.
Le nettoyage de printemps permet de se débarrasser de tout ce qui est inutile.
(English) Spring cleaning allows one to get rid of everything that is useless.
Un nettoyage rigoureux de la plaie est nécessaire pour éviter l'infection.
(English) A rigorous cleaning of the wound is necessary to avoid infection.
(military) Mopping up: a tactical operation to clear out remaining enemy forces from a captured area.
Après la bataille, l'armée a procédé au nettoyage du village pour sécuriser la zone.
(English) After the battle, the army proceeded with the mopping up of the village to secure the area.
L'opération de nettoyage des poches de résistance a duré toute la nuit.
(English) The operation to clear out pockets of resistance lasted all night.
Entry ID: fr:en:nettoyage · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary