What does limpieza in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word limpieza in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use limpieza in Spanish.

The word limpieza in Spanish means cleanliness, cleaning, honesty, integrity, clean-up, precision, integrity, honesty, neatly, broom closet, clean, facial cleansing, a facial, racial purity, dry cleaning, ethnic cleansing, cleaning product, cleaning lady, cleaning woman, cleaning service. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word limpieza

cleanliness

nombre femenino (aseo, higiene)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi madre es fanática de la limpieza; su casa siempre está impecable.
My mother is a cleanliness freak. Her house is always spotless.

cleaning

nombre femenino (acción de limpiar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El salón está muy sucio; le hace falta una buena limpieza.
The living room is really dirty, it needs a good cleaning.

honesty, integrity

nombre femenino (honradez, integridad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sin importar la profesión que elijas, debes actuar con limpieza en todo momento.
Regardless of the profession you choose, you should always act with integrity.

clean-up

nombre femenino (figurado (acción de limpiar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se inició una limpieza de policías corruptos.
They began a clean-up of corrupt police officers.

precision

nombre femenino (precisión, destreza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La limpieza de sus notas fue impecable durante todo el concierto.
The precision of his notes was impeccable throughout the concert.

integrity, honesty

nombre femenino (seguir reglas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El partido de fútbol se caracterizó por su limpieza; solo se cometieron 2 faltas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I was impressed by the integrity of the whole operation. There were no underhand dealings going on.

neatly

locución adverbial (limpiamente)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

broom closet

locución nominal masculina (con utensilios de aseo) (cleaning supplies, equipment)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

clean

locución verbal (limpiar un lugar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Tenemos que hacer la limpieza de la casa antes de irnos.
We have to clean the house before we leave.

facial cleansing, a facial

(en centro estético)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Martina se hizo una limpieza de cutis antes de la boda.
Martina had a facial before the wedding.

racial purity

nombre femenino (ES (discriminación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Enfocarse en la limpieza de sangre es parte de la intolerancia de la sociedad.

dry cleaning

nombre femenino (ropa: lavar sin agua)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu vestido de noche requiere limpieza en seco.

ethnic cleansing

nombre femenino (exterminio de un pueblo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ratko Mladic llevó a cabo una limpieza étnica que le valió el sobrenombre de genocida de Srebrenica.
Ratko Mladic carried out ethnic cleansing which earned him the nickname Butcher of Bosnia.

cleaning product

(sustancia para limpiar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cleaning lady, cleaning woman

(limpiadora profesional)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La señora de la limpieza viene una vez por semana.
The cleaning lady comes once a week.

cleaning service

(sistema de limpieza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La empresa contrató un servicio de limpieza.
The company hired a cleaning service.

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