limpieza

Definitions of limpieza
  1. noun
    the act of making something clean
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    limpieza a fondo, limpieza general
    the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter
    fregado
    the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
    barredura, barrido
    the act of cleaning with a broom
    depuracion, expurgación, purga
    an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
    esterilización
    the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
    catarsis
    (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
    pasterización, pasteurización
    partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food
    afeitado, rapadura, rasura, rasurado
    the act of removing hair with a razor
    ducha
    washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
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    mejora, mejoramiento
    the act of improving something
  2. noun
    a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
    synonyms: limpiada, limpión, pasada
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    levantamiento de pesas
    bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
  3. noun
    the act of freeing from suspicion
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    depuracion, expurgación
    the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
    exculpación, exoneración
    the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
    purificación
    the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
    justificación
    the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
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    desvinculación, emancipación, liberación
    the act of liberating someone or something
  4. noun
    the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
    synonyms: precisión, puntualidad, rigor
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    imprecisión
    the quality of lacking precision
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    exactitud
    the quality of being exact
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