Cleanse in Different Languages: How to Say “Cleanse”

The word “cleanse” describes the act of cleaning, washing, purifying, or removing something unwanted. Depending on the context, it can refer to cleansing the body, cleaning a surface, purifying something, or removing impurities.

Learning how to say cleanse in different languages is useful for travelers, language learners, writers, translators, and anyone interested in how everyday ideas are expressed around the world.

Below, you will find cleanse translations in 70 languages, including the native word or phrase, an easy English pronunciation, and a simple real-life example. This guide makes it easy to understand how to say cleanse in different languages while seeing how the word is naturally used.

Cleanse in Different Languages

#	Language	Native Phrase	Easy English Pronunciation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
1	English	cleanse	klenz	I cleanse my face every night.	I clean my face every night.
2	Spanish	limpiar	lee-MPYAR	Necesito limpiar mi cara.	I need to cleanse my face.
3	French	nettoyer	nwah-yay-YAY	Je dois nettoyer ma peau.	I need to cleanse my skin.
4	German	reinigen	RYE-nee-gen	Ich muss meine Haut reinigen.	I need to cleanse my skin.
5	Italian	detergere	deh-TEHR-jeh-reh	Devo detergere la pelle.	I need to cleanse the skin.
6	Portuguese	limpar	leem-PAR	Preciso limpar minha pele.	I need to cleanse my skin.
7	Dutch	reinigen	RY-nih-gen	Ik moet mijn huid reinigen.	I need to cleanse my skin.
8	Swedish	rengöra	RENG-yur-ah	Jag behöver rengöra huden.	I need to cleanse the skin.
9	Norwegian	rense	REN-seh	Jeg må rense huden.	I need to cleanse the skin.
10	Danish	rense	REN-seh	Jeg skal rense min hud.	I am going to cleanse my skin.
11	Finnish	puhdistaa	POOH-dis-taa	Haluan puhdistaa ihoni.	I want to cleanse my skin.
12	Icelandic	hreinsa	HRYN-sah	Ég þarf að hreinsa húðina.	I need to cleanse the skin.
13	Irish	glan	glan	Caithfidh mé mo chraiceann a ghlanadh.	I need to cleanse my skin.
14	Welsh	glanhau	GLAN-hye	Rhaid i mi lanhau fy nghroen.	I need to cleanse my skin.
15	Polish	oczyszczać	oh-CHISH-chatch	Muszę oczyszczać skórę.	I need to cleanse the skin.
16	Czech	čistit	CHIS-tit	Musím si čistit pleť.	I need to cleanse my skin.
17	Slovak	čistiť	CHIS-teet	Musím si čistiť pleť.	I need to cleanse my skin.
18	Slovenian	očistiti	oh-CHIS-tee-tee	Moram očistiti kožo.	I need to cleanse the skin.
19	Croatian	čistiti	CHIS-tee-tee	Trebam očistiti kožu.	I need to cleanse the skin.
20	Serbian	очистити	oh-CHIS-tee-tee	Moram očistiti kožu.	I need to cleanse the skin.
21	Bulgarian	почиствам	poh-CHIST-vam	Трябва да почистя кожата.	I need to cleanse the skin.
22	Russian	очищать	ah-chee-SHCHAT	Мне нужно очищать кожу.	I need to cleanse the skin.
23	Ukrainian	очищати	oh-chee-CHA-tee	Мені потрібно очищати шкіру.	I need to cleanse the skin.
24	Belarusian	ачышчаць	ah-chish-CHATZ	Мне трэба ачышчаць скуру.	I need to cleanse the skin.
25	Lithuanian	valyti	vah-LEE-tee	Turiu valyti odą.	I need to cleanse the skin.
26	Latvian	tīrīt	TEE-reet	Man jānotīra āda.	I need to cleanse the skin.
27	Estonian	puhastama	POO-has-tah-ma	Ma pean nahka puhastama.	I need to cleanse the skin.
28	Romanian	curăța	koo-ruh-TSA	Trebuie să-mi curăț pielea.	I need to cleanse my skin.
29	Hungarian	megtisztít	meg-TIS-teet	Meg kell tisztítanom a bőröm.	I need to cleanse my skin.
30	Greek	καθαρίζω	ka-tha-REE-zo	Πρέπει να καθαρίσω το δέρμα μου.	I need to cleanse my skin.
31	Albanian	pastroj	PAS-troy	Duhet të pastroj lëkurën.	I need to cleanse the skin.
32	Macedonian	чистам	CHEE-stam	Треба да ја исчистам кожата.	I need to cleanse the skin.
33	Turkish	temizlemek	teh-MEEZ-leh-mek	Cildimi temizlemeliyim.	I should cleanse my skin.
34	Azerbaijani	təmizləmək	teh-MEEZ-leh-mek	Dərimi təmizləməliyəm.	I should cleanse my skin.
35	Georgian	გაწმენდა	gah-TSMEN-dah	კანი უნდა გავიწმინდო.	I need to cleanse my skin.
36	Armenian	մաքրել	mah-KREL	Ես պետք է մաքրեմ մաշկս։	I need to cleanse my skin.
37	Arabic	يطهّر	yoo-TAH-her	أحتاج إلى تطهير بشرتي.	I need to cleanse my skin.
38	Hebrew	לנקות	leh-na-KOT	אני צריך לנקות את העור שלי.	I need to cleanse my skin.
39	Persian	پاک کردن	paak KARD-an	باید پوستم را پاک کنم.	I need to cleanse my skin.
40	Urdu	صاف کرنا	saaf KAR-na	مجھے اپنی جلد صاف کرنی ہے۔	I need to cleanse my skin.
41	Hindi	साफ़ करना	saaf KAR-na	मुझे अपनी त्वचा साफ़ करनी है।	I need to cleanse my skin.
42	Bengali	পরিষ্কার করা	porish-KAR kora	আমাকে আমার ত্বক পরিষ্কার করতে হবে।	I need to cleanse my skin.
43	Punjabi	ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ	saaf KAR-na	ਮੈਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਚਮੜੀ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨੀ ਹੈ।	I need to cleanse my skin.
44	Gujarati	સાફ કરવું	saaf KAR-vun	મારે મારી ત્વચા સાફ કરવી છે.	I need to cleanse my skin.
45	Marathi	स्वच्छ करणे	swachh KAR-ne	मला माझी त्वचा स्वच्छ करायची आहे.	I need to cleanse my skin.
46	Nepali	सफा गर्नु	sa-FA GAR-nu	मैले आफ्नो छाला सफा गर्नुपर्छ।	I need to cleanse my skin.
47	Sinhala	පිරිසිදු කරනවා	pee-ree-see-DOO kar-na-WA	මට මගේ සම පිරිසිදු කරන්න ඕනේ.	I want to cleanse my skin.
48	Tamil	சுத்தம் செய்ய	SOOTH-tham SEY-ya	நான் என் தோலை சுத்தம் செய்ய வேண்டும்.	I need to cleanse my skin.
49	Telugu	శుభ్రం చేయడం	SHOOB-ram CHAY-yadam	నేను నా చర్మాన్ని శుభ్రం చేయాలి.	I need to cleanse my skin.
50	Kannada	ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳಿಸು	SWACH-ha-go-li-soo	ನಾನು ನನ್ನ ಚರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳಿಸಬೇಕು.	I need to cleanse my skin.
51	Malayalam	വൃത്തിയാക്കുക	VRIT-ti-yaa-kuka	ഞാൻ എന്റെ ചർമ്മം വൃത്തിയാക്കണം.	I need to cleanse my skin.
52	Thai	ชำระล้าง	cham-RAH lahng	ฉันต้องชำระล้างผิว	I need to cleanse my skin.
53	Vietnamese	làm sạch	lam sahk	Tôi cần làm sạch da.	I need to cleanse my skin.
54	Indonesian	membersihkan	mem-BER-see-kan	Saya perlu membersihkan kulit saya.	I need to cleanse my skin.
55	Malay	membersihkan	mem-BER-see-kan	Saya perlu membersihkan kulit saya.	I need to cleanse my skin.
56	Tagalog	linisin	lee-NEE-sin	Kailangan kong linisin ang aking balat.	I need to cleanse my skin.
57	Chinese	清洁	qīng jié	我需要清洁皮肤。	I need to cleanse my skin.
58	Japanese	清潔にする	seiketsu ni suru	肌を清潔にします。	I cleanse my skin.
59	Korean	깨끗이 하다	kkae-kkeu-shi ha-da	피부를 깨끗이 해야 해요.	I need to cleanse my skin.
60	Mongolian	цэвэрлэх	tse-ver-lekh	Би арьсаа цэвэрлэх хэрэгтэй.	I need to cleanse my skin.
61	Swahili	kusafisha	koo-sa-FEE-sha	Ninahitaji kusafisha ngozi yangu.	I need to cleanse my skin.
62	Amharic	ማጽዳት	ma-tsi-DAT	ቆዳዬን ማጽዳት አለብኝ።	I need to cleanse my skin.
63	Somali	nadiifin	na-DEEF-in	Waxaan rabaa inaan maqaarkayga nadiifiyo.	I want to cleanse my skin.
64	Zulu	hlanza	HLAN-za	Ngifuna ukuhlanza isikhumba sami.	I want to cleanse my skin.
65	Xhosa	coca	KOH-tsa	Ndifuna ukucoca ulusu lwam.	I want to cleanse my skin.
66	Afrikaans	reinig	RAY-nikh	Ek moet my vel reinig.	I need to cleanse my skin.
67	Haitian Creole	netwaye	neh-twa-YEH	Mwen bezwen netwaye po mwen.	I need to cleanse my skin.
68	Malagasy	manadio	ma-nee-OW	Mila manadio ny hoditro aho.	I need to cleanse my skin.
69	Esperanto	purigi	poo-REE-gee	Mi volas purigi mian haŭton.	I want to cleanse my skin.
70	Latin	purgare	poor-GAR-eh	Cutem purgare debeo.	I need to cleanse the skin.

What Does “Cleanse” Mean?

Cleanse generally means to make something clean by removing dirt, impurities, unwanted substances, or contamination. It can be used as a verb in everyday, cosmetic, spiritual, and figurative contexts.

For example:

• Cleanse your face means to wash or clean your face.
• Cleanse the skin means to remove dirt, oil, or other buildup.
• Cleanse the area means to clean an area thoroughly.
• Cleanse the body can refer to cleaning the body, although the exact meaning depends on context.
• Cleanse the mind is often used figuratively to describe removing negative thoughts or emotional burdens.

The most natural translation therefore depends on what is being cleansed.

How to Say “Cleanse” in Different Languages

There is no single translation that works perfectly in every situation. In many languages, the closest everyday equivalent is a verb meaning “to clean” or “to purify.”

For example, Spanish commonly uses limpiar, while French uses nettoyer. German uses reinigen, and Italian can use detergere, especially when discussing cleansing the skin.

In languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, the most natural choice can change depending on whether you are talking about skin care, ordinary cleaning, or purification.

This is why understanding the sentence around the word is important when looking at cleanse translations.

Cleanse in All Languages: Common Contexts

The English word “cleanse” has several meanings, so context matters.

Skin Care

In beauty and skin-care writing, “cleanse” usually means washing the skin to remove dirt, oil, makeup, sweat, or other buildup.

Example:

I cleanse my face every evening.

This usage is often translated using the ordinary verb for cleaning or washing.

Cleaning Something

“Cleanse” can also have a more formal meaning similar to clean or purify.

Example:

The workers cleansed the area before use.

In this context, a language may use a stronger verb associated with thorough cleaning or purification.

Spiritual or Figurative Meaning

The word can also have a figurative meaning.

Example:

The ritual was believed to cleanse the spirit.

Here, a translation may use a word meaning purify, rather than simply wash.

Cleanse vs. Clean

Although cleanse and clean are closely related, they are not always interchangeable.

Clean is the more common everyday word. It can describe removing dirt from almost anything.

Cleanse often sounds more deliberate, thorough, formal, cosmetic, or figurative.

For example:

• Clean the table.
• Cleanse the skin.
• Cleanse the spirit.
• Cleanse the area.

The exact distinction changes from language to language, which is one reason translations should be chosen according to context.

Cleanse Translations for Travel and Everyday Conversation

If you are learning a new language, it is usually more useful to learn “cleanse” inside a complete phrase rather than memorizing the isolated word.

For example, someone traveling abroad might need expressions related to:

• cleansing the face
• cleansing the skin
• cleaning a wound
• cleaning a surface
• purifying water
• removing impurities

The correct local verb may be different for each situation.

Why “Cleanse” Has Different Translations Around the World

Languages organize concepts differently. A single English word may correspond to several words in another language depending on the object and situation.

For instance, the English word “cleanse” can overlap with concepts such as:

• clean
• wash
• purify
• disinfect
• remove impurities
• make clean

Because of this, the cleanse around the world translations in the table should be understood as practical equivalents rather than claims that every language has one exact word matching every English use.

Tips for Learning “Cleanse” in Another Language

If you want to remember the word more easily, try these simple methods:

1. Learn it in a sentence. A sentence gives the word useful context.
2. Practice the pronunciation. Say the native phrase several times.
3. Connect it with an action. Use the word while actually cleaning or washing something.
4. Learn related vocabulary. Words for skin, water, soap, washing, and cleaning can make the phrase easier to remember.
5. Check the context. A word for ordinary cleaning may not be the best choice for spiritual or medical contexts.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do you say “cleanse” in different languages?

“Cleanse” can be translated in many ways depending on the language and context. Common equivalents include limpiar in Spanish, nettoyer in French, reinigen in German, limpar in Portuguese, 清洁 (qīng jié) in Chinese, and 청결하게 하다 / 깨끗이 하다 in Korean.

2. What is the most common meaning of “cleanse”?

The most common meaning is to clean or purify something by removing dirt, impurities, or unwanted substances. In skin care, it commonly means washing the skin to remove buildup.

3. Is “cleanse” the same as “clean”?

They have similar meanings, but “cleanse” can sound more formal, thorough, cosmetic, or figurative. “Clean” is generally more common in ordinary everyday English.

4. How do you say “cleanse your skin” in other languages?

The phrase varies by language. Spanish commonly uses a form of limpiar, French uses nettoyer, German uses reinigen, and several Asian languages use their respective everyday expressions for cleaning or keeping the skin clean.

5. Can “cleanse” mean “purify”?

Yes. In some contexts, cleanse can mean purify, especially when talking about the body, spirit, emotions, or something that needs impurities removed. The best translation depends on the specific sentence.

Conclusion

Learning cleanse in different languages is a useful way to understand how languages express the ideas of cleaning, washing, and purification. Although the English word has several meanings, the 70 translations above provide practical equivalents for everyday communication and language learning.

When searching for cleanse in all languages, remember that context is important. A translation used for skin care may differ from one used for spiritual purification or thorough cleaning. Learning the word together with a natural example sentence is one of the best ways to use it correctly.