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| FRENCH | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|
| propre / sale | clean / dirty | |
| une assiette propre | a clean plate | |
| les serviettes propres | clean towels | |
| J'ai les mains propres. / Mes mains sont propres. | My hands are clean. | |
| Ça doit être propre. | It has to be clean. | |
| les mains et les pieds sales | dirty hands and feet | |
| La assiette est sale. | The plate is dirty. | |
| Other uses of propre and sale | ||
| mes propres mains | my own hands | |
| leur propre enfant | their own child | |
| Tu as l’esprit sale. | You have a dirty mind. | |
| le sale boulot | the dirty work | |