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pulizia

cleaning

noun poo-lee-TSEE-ah Less Common

Origin: from pulito 'clean'

Also means

cleanliness

Usage Note

Pulizia covers both the act of cleaning and the state of being clean. In the plural, le pulizie means 'the housecleaning', as in fare le pulizie ('to do the cleaning'). The stress falls on the -zi-: poo-lee-TSEE-ah.

Examples

"Faccio le pulizie ogni sabato."

Natural Translation

I do the cleaning every Saturday.

Literal Translation

I-do the cleanings every Saturday.

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