sanear

v.

1 to drain (higienizar) (tierras).

2 to write off or down (finance) (bienes).

3 to make sanitary, to sanitate, to make sound, to sanitize.

María sanea el baño del hospital Mary makes the hospital bathroom sanitary.

4 to mend.

Ella sanea su alma She mends his soul.

5 to pay to satisfaction.

María sanea esa deuda Mary pays that debt to satisfaction.

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sanear

► verbo transitivo

1 (limpiar) to clean; (desinfectar) to disinfect

2 (económicamente) to make financially viable

3 (compensar) to compensate

4 (compensar) to compensate

5 (drenar) to drain

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VT

1) (=limpiar) [+ río, ciudad, alcantarillado] to clean up; [+ casa] to upgrade

2) [+ empresa] to restructure

es preciso sanear la compañía — the company needs restructuring

sanear la economía — to put the economy back on a sound footing

3) (Econ) [+ deuda] to write off; [+ activo] to write down

4) (Jur) (=compensar) to compensate, indemnify

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verbo transitivo

a) <empresa> to reorganize, rationalize

sanear la economía — to get the economy into shape o on to a sound footing

b) <edificio/barrio> to clean up

c) (Der) to compensate

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verbo transitivo

a) <empresa> to reorganize, rationalize

sanear la economía — to get the economy into shape o on to a sound footing

b) <edificio/barrio> to clean up

c) (Der) to compensate

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sanear [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹empresa› to reorganize, rationalize

sus planes para sanear la economía his plans to get the economy into shape

2 ‹edificio/barrio› to clean up

3 (Der) to compensate

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sanear verbo transitivo
1 (hacer más salubre) to clean up
2 (un río, un terreno) to drain
3 fig (una empresa, la economía) to reorganise o reorganize: sanear la economía nacional es la prioridad del nuevo presidente, the new president's priority is to reorganize the economy
'sanear' also found in these entries:
English:
slim down

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sanear vt

1. [higienizar] [tierras] to drain;

[edificio] to disinfect

2. [río] to clean up

3. [amortizar totalmente] to write off;

[reconocer minusvalías] to write down

4. [moneda] to stabilize;

[economía] to refloat; [empresa] to turn around; [cuenta] to regularize;

sanear las cuentas públicas to reform o restructure public finances

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sanear

v/t

1 terreno, edificio clean up

2 COM restructure, rationalize

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sanear vt

1) : to clean up, to sanitize

2) : to reorganize, to streamline