"clean as a whistle" meaning in Anglais

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Adjective

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-rAKdjN3J 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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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Comparaisons en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Dates manquantes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
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      "source": "w"
    },
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      "name": "Anglais",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    " ",
    "(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"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Métaphores en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Propre comme un sou neuf.."
      ],
      "id": "fr-clean_as_a_whistle-en-adj-rAKdjN3J",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Blanc comme neige , totalement innocent."
      ],
      "id": "fr-clean_as_a_whistle-en-adj-ce34F8nJ",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "\\ˈkliːn æz ə ˈwɪs.əl\\"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-clean as a whistle.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-clean as a whistle.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Australie"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "clean as a whistle"
}
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    "Dates manquantes en anglais",
    "Locutions adjectivales en anglais",
    "Pages à vérifier en anglais",
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  "etymology_texts": [
    " ",
    "(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",
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    "sans comparatif"
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        "Propre comme un sou neuf.."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
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        "Métaphores en anglais"
      ],
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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."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Blanc comme neige , totalement innocent."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "\\ˈkliːn æz ə ˈwɪs.əl\\"
    },
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      "audio": "En-au-clean as a whistle.ogg",
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