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sauber

clean

adjective ZOW-ber Common

Also means

tidy

Usage Note

sauber is the everyday word for clean and tidy, the opposite of schmutzig. The verb saubermachen means 'to clean up', and ironically sauber! can be exclaimed sarcastically to mean 'nice job!' when something has gone wrong.

Examples

"Die Küche ist endlich sauber."

Natural Translation

The kitchen is finally clean.

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