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ξεσκατώνω

ξεσκατώνω

Greek

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ξεσκατώνω (xeskatóno) (simple past ξεσκάτωσα, passive form ξεσκατώνομαι)

  1. (transitive, colloquial, vulgar) wipe, clean (the faeces from the bottom of a baby, an ill person or an infirm person)
    Ως νοσοκόμα, κάθε μέρα πρέπει να ξεσκατώνω τους αρρώστους.Os nosokóma, káthe méra prépei na xeskatóno tous arróstous. ― As a nurse, every day I have to wipe the bottoms of the sick.
  2. (transitive, colloquial, by extension) clean up, fix (someone else's problem or metaphorical mess)
    Τα έκανες όλα σκατά και αφίσες εμένα να ξεσκατώσω μετά.Ta ékanes óla skatá kai afíses eména na xeskatóso metá. ― You messed everything up and left me to clean up after you.

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