"spring cleaning" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spring cleanings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spring cleaning (countable and uncountable, plural spring cleanings)
  1. A systematic cleaning of a residence at the end of winter Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (systematic cleaning at the end of winter): 春季大掃除 (Chinese Mandarin), 春季大扫除 (chūnjì dàsǎochú) (Chinese Mandarin), 大掃除 (Chinese Mandarin), 大扫除 (dàsǎochú) (Chinese Mandarin), jarní úklid [masculine] (Czech), voorjaarsschoonmaak [masculine] (Dutch), kevätsiivous (Finnish), nettoyage de printemps [masculine] (French), ménage de printemps [masculine] (French), Frühjahrsputz [masculine] (German), ανοιξιάτικο καθάρισμα (anoixiátiko kathárisma) [neuter] (Greek), tavaszi nagytakarítás (Hungarian), pulizie di primavera [feminine, plural] (Italian), 大掃除 (ōsōji) (alt: おおそうじ) (Japanese), スプリングクリーニング (supuringu kurīningu) (Japanese), vårrengjøring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), vårreingjøring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), vårreingjering [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), خانهتکانی (Persian), wiosenne porządki [feminine, plural] (Polish), limpeza de primavera [feminine] (Portuguese), curățenie de primăvară [feminine] (Romanian), весе́нняя убо́рка (vesénnjaja ubórka) [feminine] (Russian), limpieza de primavera [feminine] (Spanish), vårstädning [common-gender] (Swedish), bahar temizliği (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-spring_cleaning-en-noun-Wbj3i2Tv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'systematic cleaning at the end of winter': 71 29
  2. (by extension) A systematic cleaning, reorganization, or weeding out of a system Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Hygiene Synonyms: spring clean [noun] Derived forms: spring clean [verb]
    Sense id: en-spring_cleaning-en-noun-tZDiYgI3 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (systematic cleaning of anything): 大掃除 (Chinese Mandarin), 大扫除 (dàsǎochú) (Chinese Mandarin), suursiivous (Finnish), Großreinemachen [neuter] (German), γενικό καθάρισμα (genikó kathárisma) [neuter] (Greek), 大掃除 (ōsōji) (alt: おおそうじ) (Japanese), генера́льная убо́рка (generálʹnaja ubórka) [feminine] (Russian), limpieza general [feminine] (Spanish), storstädning [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'systematic cleaning of anything': 49 51

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      ],
      "word": "Großreinemachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "genikó kathárisma",
      "sense": "systematic cleaning of anything",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "γενικό καθάρισμα"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おおそうじ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōsōji",
      "sense": "systematic cleaning of anything",
      "word": "大掃除"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "generálʹnaja ubórka",
      "sense": "systematic cleaning of anything",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "генера́льная убо́рка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "systematic cleaning of anything",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "limpieza general"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "systematic cleaning of anything",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "storstädning"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spring cleaning"
}

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