hreinsa

Icelandic

Verb

hreinsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hreinsaði, supine hreinsað)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to clean, to cleanse deriv. syn.
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative, e.g. of oil or air) to refine, to purify
    Að hreinsa olíu.
    To refine oil.
    Hreinsað loft.
    Purified air.
    Hreinsaðar olíuvörur.
    Refined petroleum products.

Synonyms

Derived terms
(to clean): def. syn. derived terms
  • dauðhreinsa (to sterilise)
  • fituhreinsa (to degrease)
  • hreinsa af ákæru (to exculpate)
  • hreinsa til
  • hreinsa sig
  • hreinsa sig af
  • hreinsaður
  • hreinsaður sykur (refined sugar)
  • hreinsanlegur (refinable)
  • hreinsun
  • sótthreinsa (to disinfect)
  • óhreinsaður (unrefined, unrectified)
  • óhreinsaður sykur (unrefined sugar)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.