tidy

tidy
tidy [{{t}}'taɪdɪ] (compar tidier, superl tidiest, pl tidies, pt & pp tidied)
1 adjective
(a) (room, house, desk, drawer) bien rangé, en ordre; (garden) bien entretenu; (town) propre;
neat and tidy propre et net;
he keeps his flat very tidy il tient son appartement bien rangé;
can't you make the room a bit tidier? tu ne peux pas mettre un peu (plus) d'ordre dans cette pièce?
(b) (in appearance → person, clothes, hair) soigné
(c) (work, writing) soigné, net
(d) (in character → person) ordonné, méthodique;
she has a very tidy mind elle a l'esprit très méthodique
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} (sum, profit) joli, coquet;
a tidy part of my income goes in tax une bonne partie de mes revenus part en impôts
2 noun
(a) (receptacle) vide-poches m inv
(b) {{}}American{{}} (on chair) têtière f
3 transitive verb
(room) ranger, mettre de l'ordre dans; (desk, clothes, objects) ranger;
to tidy one's hair se recoiffer;
tidy those books into a cupboard range ces livres dans un placard
tidy away separable transitive verb
ranger, ramasser
tidy out separable transitive verb
(drawer, wardrobe, garden shed) ranger de fond en comble, mettre de l'ordre dans; (newspapers) ranger, trier;
go and tidy out your room va mettre de l'ordre dans ou ranger ta chambre
tidy up
1 intransitive verb
(a) (in room) tout ranger;
after the last guests had gone she was left to tidy up elle a dû tout remettre en ordre ou tout ranger après le départ des derniers invités
(b) (in appearance) s'arranger;
you'd better tidy up before they arrive tu ferais mieux de t'arranger un peu avant qu'ils arrivent
2 separable transitive verb
(room, clothes) ranger, mettre de l'ordre dans; (desk) ranger;
to tidy oneself up s'arranger;
tidy your things up (make tidy) range tes affaires; (put away) range ou ramasse tes affaires

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