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pulite

clean

→ pulire
pul to clean + ite you plural present or command form
adjective · plural feminine Uncommon #17,540
clean When used of someone's hands, it can also mean honest or not involved in wrongdoing.
IT: Le mani sono pulite.
EN: The hands are clean.
Forms of pulire
MasculineFeminine
Plural puliti pulite

Hai le gambe così pulite, mamma.

Your legs are so clean, Mom.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Una bella donna come lei dovrebbe avere sempre le scarpe pulite.

A beautiful woman like her should always have clean shoes.

— Hong Kong Express (1994)

Il vero chef ha il grembiule sporco e le maniche pulite.

The real chef has a dirty apron and clean sleeves.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Le mani pulite riflettono la cura personale.

Clean hands reflect personal care.

Deve tenersi le mani pulite.

He must keep his hands clean.

Le loro camere sono sempre pulite.

Their rooms are always clean.

Joe, tu vuoi cose semplici e pulite.

Joe, you want things simple and clean.

— Eddington (2025)

Ci saranno scarpe pulite sul tuo cadavere.

There will be clean shoes on your corpse.

— Il vento che accarezza l'erba (2006)

Noi dovremmo tenerci pulite.

We should keep ourselves clean.

Le vostre mani sono pulite?

Are your hands clean?

Lei deve tenersi le mani pulite.

She has to keep her hands clean.

Dopo tutto, noi nel corpo diplomatico dobbiamo tenere le nostre mani pulite.

After all, we in the diplomatic corps have to keep our hands clean.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Devi tenerti pulite le scarpe.

You have to keep your shoes clean.

Lenzuola pulite.

Clean sheets.

— Les choristes - I ragazzi del coro (2004)

Tengono pulite le loro auto.

They keep their cars clean.

Deve tenersi pulite le scarpe.

He must keep his shoes clean.

Una dottoressa ha le mani pulite e un camice bianco.

A female doctor has clean hands and a white coat.

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Le sue mani sono pulite?

Are your hands clean?

verb · present tense, 2nd-person plural Rare #31,774
clean Can mean “you clean” or the plural command “clean!”
IT: Pulite la cucina ogni giorno.
EN: You clean the kitchen every day.
Conjugation of pulire
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First pulisco puliamo
Second pulisci pulite
Third pulisce —
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — puliamo
Second pulisci pulite
Third pulisca —

Perché non pulite la vostra stanza adesso?

Why don't you clean your room now?

Pulite la camera.

Clean the room.

Quanto spesso lo pulite?

How often do you clean it?

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Pulite tutto, eh.

Clean everything up, okay?

— Victoria (2015)

Dopo pulite quello?

Do you clean that after?

— Interstellar (2014)

Dove le ha pulite?

Where did he clean them?

Dove le avete pulite?

Where did you clean them?

Ragazzi, pulite.

Guys, clean up.

— Una battaglia dopo l’altra (2025)