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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

ar limpo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aʁ ˈlĩpu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Clean air/kliːn ɛər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"As árvores ajudam a manter o ar limpo nas cidades."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Free from pollutants, smoke, smog, and harmful particulate matter; pertaining to unpolluted atmospheric conditions.

    "The hikers enjoyed the refreshing feeling of clean-air at the mountain summit."
As noun
  1. 1

    Atmosphere that is pure and untainted by industrial emissions or urban smog.

    "Urban planners are prioritizing green spaces to bring more clean-air into the downtown core."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The adjective 'clean' stems from Old English 'clǣne', meaning pure, free from dirt or pollution. 'Air' derives from Old French 'air', ultimately from ancient Greek 'aēr', denoting the Earth's atmosphere.

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