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ti·dy (t

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adj. ti·di·er, ti·di·est

1. Orderly and neat in appearance or procedure. See Synonyms at neat¹.

2. Informal Adequate; satisfactory: a tidy arrangement.

3. Informal Substantial; considerable: a tidy sum.

v. ti·died, ti·dy·ing, ti·dies

v.tr.

To put in order: tidied up the house.

v.intr.

To make things tidy: tidied up after dinner.

n. pl. ti·dies

A decorative protective covering for the arms or headrest of a chair.

[Middle English tidi, in season, healthy, from tide, time; see tide¹.]

tidi·ly adv.

tidi·ness n.

tidy [ˈtaɪdɪ]

adj -dier, -diest

1. characterized by or indicating neatness and order

2. Informal considerable a tidy sum of money

vb -dies, -dying, -died

(when intr, usually foll by up) to put (things) in order; neaten

n pl -dies

a. a small container in which odds and ends are kept

sink tidy a container with holes in the bottom, kept in the sink to retain rubbish that might clog the plug hole

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) Chiefly US and Canadian an ornamental protective covering for the back or arms of a chair

[C13 (in the sense: timely, seasonable, excellent): from tide¹ + -y¹; related to Dutch tijdig timely]

tidily adv

tidiness n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	tidy - receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials) receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
Verb	1.	tidy - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" clean up, neaten, square away, tidy up, straighten, straighten out make up, make - put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room" order - bring order to or into; "Order these files" clean house, houseclean, clean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
Adj.	1.	tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" groomed - neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed" untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"
	2.	tidy - (of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" kempt groomed - neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"
	3.	tidy - large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" goodly, sizable, sizeable, goodish, hefty, respectable, healthy considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

tidy

adjective

1. neat, orderly, ordered, clean, trim, systematic, spruce, businesslike, well-kept, well-ordered, shipshape, spick-and-span, trig (archaic or dialect), in apple-pie order (informal) Having a tidy desk can sometimes seem impossible.
neat disordered, messy, untidy, dirty, disorderly, filthy, sloppy, scruffy, in disarray, dishevelled, unkempt, slovenly, unsystematic, unbusinesslike, unmethodical

2. organized, neat, fastidious, methodical, smart, efficient, spruce, businesslike, well-groomed, well turned out She wasn't a tidy person.

3. (Informal) considerable, large, substantial, good, goodly, fair, healthy, generous, handsome, respectable, ample, largish, sizable or sizeable The opportunities are there to make a tidy profit.
considerable little, small, tiny, insignificant, inconsiderable

verb

neaten, straighten, put in order, order, clean, groom, spruce up, put to rights, put in trim She made her bed and tidied her room.
neaten disorder, mess up, dirty, mess, dishevel

Translations

tidy [ˈtaɪdɪ]

A. ADJ (tidier (compar) (tidiest (superl)))

1. (= neat, orderly)

1.1. (in appearance) [house, room] → ordenado, arreglado; [garden] → cuidado; [cupboard, desk, pile] → ordenado; [appearance] → aseado, pulcro; [hair] → arreglado; [schoolwork] → limpio
he likes to keep the house tidy → le gusta tener la casa ordenada or arreglada
to look tidy [person] → tener un aspecto aseado or pulcro; [room] → tener un aspecto ordenado

1.2. (in character) [person, child] → ordenado
she's not very tidy → no es muy ordenada
I'm an obsessively tidy person → soy un obseso del orden

2. (= sizeable) [sum] → bonito; [income, profit] → bueno
he'll make a tidy sum out of it → sacará de ello un buen dinero or una bonita cantidad

B. VT (also tidy up) [+ room, house] → ordenar, arreglar; [+ drawer, cupboard, desk] → ordenar

C. N

1. (= container for desk, kitchen, etc) recipiente para poner utensilios de escritorio, cubiertos etc

2. (= act) I gave the lounge a quick tidy (up) → arreglé un poco el salón

tidy away VT + ADV (Brit) [+ toys, books, papers] → guardar, poner en su sitio
to tidy the dishes away → guardar los platos, poner los platos en su sitio

tidy out VT + ADV → limpiar, ordenar

tidy up

A. VI + ADV → ordenar

B. VT + ADV

1. = tidy B

2. to tidy o.s. up → arreglarse

tidy [ˈtaɪdi]

adj

[room] → bien rangé(e); [dress, work, appearance] → soigné(e)
Your room's very tidy → Ta chambre est très bien rangée.
He always looks neat and tidy → Il a toujours une bonne présentation., Il présente toujours bien.

[person, personality] (in habits) → ordonné(e)
She's very tidy → Elle est très ordonnée.
She's obsessively tidy
BUT C'est une maniaque de l'ordre.

[mind] → ordonné(e)

(= large) [sum, amount, profit] → rondelet(te)

vt → ranger
Go and tidy your room → Va ranger ta chambre.

vi → ranger

tidy up

vi → ranger
Don't forget to tidy up afterwards → N'oubliez pas de ranger après.

vt → ranger
to tidy o.s. up → s'arranger

tidy away

vt → ranger

tidy

adj (+er)

(= orderly) → ordentlich; appearance → gepflegt, ordentlich; room → aufgeräumt; desk → ordentlich; handwriting, schoolwork → sauber; to look tidy (person) → ordentlich or gepflegt aussehen; (room) → ordentlich aussehen; she has very tidy habits → sie ist ein sehr ordentlicher or ordnungsliebender Mensch; to teach somebody tidy habits → jdn zur Ordnung erziehen; to keep something tidy → etw in Ordnung halten; to get a room tidy → ein Zimmer aufräumen; she’s very tidy in her dress → sie ist immer sehr ordentlich gekleidet; to make oneself tidy → sich zurechtmachen; to have a tidy mind → klar or logisch denken

(inf: = considerable) → ordentlich (inf), → ganz schön (inf); a tidy sum → eine ordentliche Stange Geld (inf)

vt hair → in Ordnung bringen; room also → aufräumen; (also tidy up) drawer, desk → aufräumen

n → Behälter m

tidy:

tidy-out

n → Entrümpelung f; the cupboards could do with a tidy → die Schränke müssten mal entrümpelt or ausgemistet (inf) → werden

tidy-up

n → Aufräumen nt; this room needs a tidy → dieses Zimmer muss aufgeräumt werden; go and give yourself a tidy → mach dich ein bisschen zurecht

tidy [ˈtaɪdɪ]

1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → ordinato/a, in ordine; (hair, dress) → in ordine, curato/a, a posto; (room) → lindo/a; (work) → accurato/a; (drawing) → pulito/a; (person, in appearance) → curato/a; (in character) → ordinato/a; (mind) → organizzato/a
a tidy sum (fam) → una bella sommetta

2. vt (also tidy up) (room, toys) → mettere in ordine, riordinare; (one's hair) → ravviarsi

tidy away vt + adv → mettere via

tidy out vt + adv → mettere in ordine

tidy up

1. vi + adv → fare ordine

2. vt + adv = tidy 2
to tidy o.s. up → rassettarsi

tidy [ˈtaɪdɪ]

2. vt (also tidy up) (room, toys) → mettere in ordine, riordinare; (one's hair) → ravviarsi

tidy away vt + adv → mettere via

tidy out vt + adv → mettere in ordine

tidy up

1. vi + adv → fare ordine

2. vt + adv = tidy 2
to tidy o.s. up → rassettarsi

tidy

adj tidy [ˈtaidi]

1 (negativeuntidy) in good order; neat a tidy room/person; Her hair never looks tidy. netjies مُرَتَّب، مُنَظَّم спретнат uklizený, upravený ryddelig; ordentlig ordentlich τακτικός, περιποιημένος, συγυρισμένος ordenado korralik مرتب siisti net, ordonné מְסוּדָר स्वच्छ uredan, čist rendes rapi snyrtilegur ordinato きちんとした 깔끔한 tvarkingas kārtīgs; tīrs kemas netjes ordentlig, pen, ryddig schludny arrumado îngrijit; ordonat опрятный uprataný, upravený urejen uredan prydlig, proper ที่เป็นระเบียบ düzenli 整潔的 охайний, акуратний صاف ستھرا sạch sẽ, ngăn nắp 整洁的

2 fairly big a tidy sum of money. groot, aardig كَبير إلى حَدٍّ ما значителен pořádný pæn ordentlich μεγαλούτσικος, σεβαστός considerable kena(ke) هنگفت؛ قابل ملاحظه sievoinen coquet דֵי גָדוֹל साफ-सुथरा znatan, priličan tekintélyes (összeg) besar þokkalegur considerevole かなりの 상당한 nemenkas pamatīgs lumayan aardig nett, pen spory grande mare значительный poriadny čeden priličan nätt, rundlig, skaplig ใหญ่พอควร oldukça büyük, hatırı sayılır miktarda 相當多的 значний, чималий اچھا خاصا khá lớn, khá to 相当多的

(sometimes withup, ~awayetc) to put in good order; to make neat He tidied (away) his papers; She was tidying the room (up) when her mother arrived. opruim يُرَتِّب разтребвам uklidit gøre orden; rydde op in Ordnung bringen τακτοποιώ, συγυρίζω ordenar korrastama, koristama مرتب کردن siistiä ranger לְסַדֵר व्यवस्थित करना pospremiti, urediti rendbe tesz merapikan laga til riordinare 整える 정돈하다 (su)tvarkyti []kārtot; uzkopt; tīrīt mengemas opruimen rydde opp (i), ordne, stelle układać, sprzątać arrumar a face curăţenie/ordine (în) прибирать(ся) upratať pospraviti srediti städa [] จัดให้เรียบร้อย derleyip toparlamak 整理 прибирати, наводити порядок ترتيب سے رکھنا، صاف ستھرا رکھنا làm cho ngăn nắp 整理

adv tidily

opruimend بِتَرْتيب спретнато upraveně ordentligt; ryddeligt ordentlich τακτικά ordenadamente korralikult بطور منظم siististi soigneusement בְּאוֹפֶן מְסוּדַר सुव्यवस्था से, साफ सुथरेपन से uredno rendesen dengan rapi snyrtilega accuratamente きちんと 깨끗이 tvarkingai kārtīgi; tīri dgn rapi netjes ordentlig, pent, ryddig schludnie com asseio ordonat опрятно čisto, upravene urejeno uredno prydligt, propert อย่างเป็นระเบียบ düzenle 整潔地 охайно صفائي سے ngăn nắp 整洁地

n tidiness

opgeruim تَرْتيب спретнатост čistota, pořádek orden; ryddelighed die Ordnung τάξη, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. συγυρισμένο(ς) orden korralikkus نظم و ترتیب siisteys ordre, propreté סֵדֶר सुव्यवस्था, साफ सुथरापन urednost rendesség kerapian snyrtimennska ordine, accuratezza 整とん 깨끗함 tvarkingumas kārtīgums; tīrīgums; tīrība kerapian netheid ordenssans, (god) orden schludność asseio curăţenie, ordine опрятность čistota, poriadok red; snažnost urednost prydlighet, properhet ความเป็นระเบียบ düzen, tertip 整潔 охайність صفائي sự ngăn nắp 整洁

tidy → مرتب, يُسَوْي poklidit, uklizený rydde op i, ryddelig aufräumen, ordentlich νοικοκυρεμένος, σιγυρίζω ordenado, ordenar siisti, siivota rangé, ranger spremiti, uredan ordinare, ordinato きちんとした, 片付ける 단정한, 정돈하다 netjes, opruimen rydde, ryddig schludny, uporządkować arrumado, arrumar аккуратный, убирать städa, städad จัดให้เป็นระเบียบ, ที่เป็นระเบียบ derli toplu, toplamak dọn dẹp, ngăn nắp 整理, 整齐的

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