barrer
verbo:transitivo
barrer
transitive verb
1to sweep (con escoba)
2to sweep away (sujeto: viento, olas)
- el huracán barrió todo a su paso -> the hurricane destroyed everything in its path
3to scan (computing & medicine) (con escáner)
4to thrash, to annihilate (informal) (derrotar)
intransitive verb
also:
- barrer con -> to finish off, to make short work of (llevarse)
- barrer hacia o para adentro (figurative) -> to look after number one
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barrer [bar-rerr’]
article & verb transitive
1To sweep.
2To carry off the whole of what there was in a place. (Metaphorical)
- Barrer un navío de popa a proa -> (Naut.) To rake a ship fore and aft
- Al barrer -> on an average
noun
3To sweep aside; to sweep clean. (Commerce) (m)
- Los candidatos del partido barrieron a sus adversarios -> the party's candidates swept aside their rivals
verb neuter
4Comprar algo al barrer, (Cono Sur) To buy something in a job lot. (n)
5Barrer hacia dentro, to look after number one. (n)
verb reflexive
6To shy, to start. (Mexico)
7To grovel. (Mexico)
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Verb Conjugation for "barrer"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | barro | barrí | barría | barreré | barra |
| Tú | barres | barriste | barrías | barrerás | barras |
| Ella/Él/Usted | barre | barrió | barría | barrerá | barra |
| Nosotros | barremos | barrimos | barríamos | barreremos | barramos |
| Vosotros | barréis | barristeis | barríais | barreréis | barráis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | barren | barrieron | barrían | barrerán | barran |
