fare le pulizie

Italian

Etymology

Literally, to do the cleanings. Compare French faire le ménage.

Pronunciation

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Verb

fàre le pulizie (first-person singular present fàccio le pulizie, first-person singular past historic féci le pulizie, past participle fàtto le pulizie, first-person singular imperfect facévo le pulizie, second-person singular imperative fài le pulizie or fà' le pulizie, auxiliary avére)

  1. to clean up or tidy up (especially one's home)
    Stavo facendo le pulizie quando il telefono squillò.
    I was tidying up the house when the phone rang.
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