Adjective
clean
Pronunciation: [kliːn]
clean, drugfree
C1
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Meanings
Adjective
- clean, drugfree
Example sentence
Er ist seit zwei Jahren clean und fühlt sich viel besser.
He has been clean for two years and feels much better.
Usage
- clean sein — Be drug-free; informal English borrowing.
- clean / sauber — In this context clean concerns drug use, not ordinary physical cleanliness.
Im Roman erzählt er, dass er seit einem Jahr clean ist.
In the novel, he says that he has been drug-free for a year.