"clean as a whistle" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈkliːn æz ə ˈwɪs.əl\ Audio: En-au-clean as a whistle.ogg
  1. Propre comme un sou neuf. . Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-clean_as_a_whistle-en-adj-6Uf9H9VI Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
  2. Blanc comme neige , totalement innocent. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-clean_as_a_whistle-en-adj-ce34F8nJ Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Comparaisons en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "name": "Dates manquantes en anglais",
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  ],
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    " ",
    "(Date à préciser) → voir clean, as, a et whistle",
    "Littéralement « propre comme un sifflet ». (ou « coup de sifflet », ou « sifflement » ? à préciser ou à vérifier)"
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Locution adjectivale",
  "raw_tags": [
    "sans comparatif"
  ],
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        "Propre comme un sou neuf. ."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "Heavy Rain, Norman Jayden pensant",
          "text": "Not much help, this so-called ‘Mad Jack’… He’s either clean as a whistle… or else he’s got something to hide.",
          "translation": "Pas très serviable, ce soi-disant « Mad Jack »… Il est soit blanc comme neige… ou sinon il a quelque chose à cacher."
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        "Blanc comme neige , totalement innocent."
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        "figuratively"
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    },
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      "audio": "En-au-clean as a whistle.ogg",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Australie"
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    " ",
    "(Date à préciser) → voir clean, as, a et whistle",
    "Littéralement « propre comme un sifflet ». (ou « coup de sifflet », ou « sifflement » ? à préciser ou à vérifier)"
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          "ref": "Heavy Rain, Norman Jayden pensant",
          "text": "Not much help, this so-called ‘Mad Jack’… He’s either clean as a whistle… or else he’s got something to hide.",
          "translation": "Pas très serviable, ce soi-disant « Mad Jack »… Il est soit blanc comme neige… ou sinon il a quelque chose à cacher."
        }
      ],
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        "Blanc comme neige , totalement innocent."
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        "figuratively"
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    },
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