ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
B1
1
Gebruikspatroon:
a cleanup of [a place]
We did a big cleanup of the garage last weekend.
Múlt hétvégén nagy takarítást tartottunk a garázsban.
After the festival, volunteers organized a street cleanup.
A fesztivál után önkéntesek utcai takarítási akciót szerveztek.
The kitchen is a disaster; it needs a serious cleanup before guests arrive.
The city scheduled a riverbank cleanup to remove plastic waste.
Every autumn we have a yard cleanup to prepare for winter.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
We had a cleanup of the living room.
Takarítást tartottunk a nappaliban.
The school plans a park cleanup on Saturday.
Az iskola szombatra takarítási akciót tervez a parkban.
My roommates helped with the kitchen cleanup.
After the party, the cleanup took two hours.
Our town does a big street cleanup every year.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners often confuse the noun 'cleanup' with the verb phrase 'clean up'. Use 'cleanup' as a thing or event: 'We did a cleanup of the room.' Use 'clean up' as a verb: 'We need to clean up the room.' Another common mistake is omitting the article: in singular countable use, say 'a cleanup', not just 'cleanup'.
Betekenis
the act of cleaning a place
Woordcombinaties
do a cleanup
|major cleanup
|spring cleanup
|post-party cleanup
|trash cleanup
|beach cleanup
Synoniemen
cleaning (The most general word; does not always suggest one special period or event like 'a big cleanup'.)
Antoniemen
mess (Refers to the dirty or untidy state that exists before or without a cleanup.)
Thema's
daily life
|home
|environment
|daily_life
|housing
Definitie
A time when you clean a place and take away dirt and things you do not want.
An act or period of removing dirt, mess, or unwanted things from a place so that it becomes tidy or clean.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
B2
2
Gebruikspatroon:
a cleanup of [an organization / a system]
The new government promised a major cleanup of the banking sector.
Az új kormány a bankszektor átfogó megtisztítását ígérte.
After the scandal, the party began an internal cleanup to restore trust.
A botrány után a párt belső tisztogatásba kezdett, hogy helyreállítsa a bizalmat.
The president launched an anti-corruption cleanup in state-owned companies.
Some critics say the police cleanup has not gone far enough.
Shareholders demanded a thorough cleanup of the company’s leadership and culture.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
The mayor started a cleanup of city politics.
A polgármester megkezdte a várospolitika megtisztítását.
After the scandal, the company needed a big cleanup.
A botrány után a vállalatnál alapos rendbetételre volt szükség.
Voters hoped the new leader would begin a corruption cleanup.
The minister talked about a cleanup of the tax system.
The police chief promised a cleanup of the force.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes think this sense is physical cleaning. In this meaning, 'cleanup' is about removing illegal or bad behavior in groups or systems, not about washing or tidying places.
Betekenis
removal of corruption or problems
Woordcombinaties
corruption cleanup
|political cleanup
|image cleanup
|party cleanup
|police cleanup
|corporate cleanup
Synoniemen
reform (Broader and more formal; focuses on changing rules and structures, while 'cleanup' emphasizes removing bad or illegal elements.)
Antoniemen
corruption (The illegal or dishonest behavior that a cleanup tries to remove.)
Thema's
politics
|business
|society
|law
Definitie
An organized action to stop corruption, crime, or big problems in a group or system.
A planned effort to remove corruption, crime, or other serious problems from an organization, system, or situation.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
C1
TECHNICAL
3
Gebruikspatroon:
to bat [someone] cleanup
The manager moved their star slugger to cleanup.
A menedzser a csapat sztárütőjátékosát a negyedik ütőhelyre tette.
She hit fourth in the lineup, taking the cleanup role for her team.
Negyedikként ütött az ütősorrendben, vagyis ő volt a csapata negyedik ütője.
After his strong season, he was rewarded with the cleanup spot.
They need a power hitter to bat cleanup if they want more runs.
The rookie was surprised to find his name penciled in at cleanup.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
He bats cleanup for his baseball team.
Ő a baseballcsapatának negyedik ütője.
Our coach asked me to hit cleanup today.
Az edzőnk ma arra kért, hogy negyedikként üssek.
She moved to the cleanup spot this season.
Their best hitter is in the cleanup position.
The new player will take the cleanup role.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may think 'cleanup' here means cleaning something. In baseball, it is only the name of a position in the batting order, not an action of cleaning.
Betekenis
fourth batting position in baseball
Woordcombinaties
bat cleanup
|hit cleanup
|cleanup spot
|cleanup hitter
|move to cleanup
|pencil in at cleanup
Synoniemen
cleanup spot (More specific sports jargon for the same position; slightly more informal within baseball talk.)
Antoniemen
leadoff (Refers to the first position in the batting order, which has a very different role from cleanup.)
Definitie
In baseball, the number four place in the hitting order, usually for a very strong hitter.
In baseball, the fourth position in the batting order, usually given to a strong hitter who is expected to drive in runners.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
C1
TECHNICAL
4
Gebruikspatroon:
a cleanup of [accounts / the balance sheet]
The bank announced a balance-sheet cleanup to write off non-performing loans.
A bank mérlegtisztítást jelentett be a nem teljesítő hitelek leírására.
The new CFO led a major accounting cleanup after irregularities were found.
Az új pénzügyi igazgató jelentős könyvelési rendbetételt irányított, miután szabálytalanságokat találtak.
Investors welcomed the portfolio cleanup as a sign of greater transparency.
A year-end cleanup of the books revealed several old unpaid invoices.
The software company is planning a data cleanup before migrating to the new system.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
The company did a cleanup of its accounts.
A cég rendbe tette a könyvelését.
They started a balance-sheet cleanup last year.
Tavaly mérlegtisztítást kezdtek.
After the audit, an accounting cleanup was needed.
The bank’s portfolio cleanup took many months.
We will do a data cleanup before we change systems.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may confuse this with physical cleaning. In this sense, 'cleanup' is about removing problems from numbers, records, or data, not about washing or tidying offices.
Betekenis
removal of problems from accounts
Woordcombinaties
balance-sheet cleanup
|accounting cleanup
|portfolio cleanup
|year-end cleanup
|tax cleanup
|data cleanup
Synoniemen
restructuring (Broader and often larger in scale; may include many changes, not only removing bad items from accounts.)
Antoniemen
inflation of accounts (Refers to making accounts look better than they are, the opposite of honestly cleaning them up.)
Thema's
business
|finance
Definitie
In business, a time when a company changes its accounts to remove bad debts, mistakes, or other unwanted things.
In business and finance, a process of adjusting or reorganizing accounts or records to remove bad debts, errors, or other unwanted items.