sweep up

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sweep up
verbo transitivo con partícula
1barrer (dust, leaves)
verbo intransitivo
2limpiar (clean up)

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sweep up [suip]
barrer en montón; limpiar, recoger.

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sweep up
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (with broom, brush) barrer
it was my job to sweep up after the bar closed Every morning, after I sweep up, I open the window to sweep up after a party
2
to sweep up to sth: the car swept up to the house (majestically) el coche subió majestuosamente hasta la casa; (fast) el coche subió a toda velocidad hasta la casa
carriages and cars sweeping up to the main door
the lawn swept up to the woods el césped llegaba se extendía hasta el bosque;or the drive sweeps up to the house el camino de entrada se alza majestuoso hasta la casa
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (clean up) (with brush) recoger con un cepillo; (with broom) recoger con una escoba
I swept up the broken glass
2 (seize, pick up) [+person] coger; agarrar; (LAm) [+storm] arrastrar
I swept her up in my arms la levanté en mis brazos
she swept up her poodle and left she swept up her two young granddaughters into her arms he swept up the dictionary and thrust it into her hands Imagine you were suddenly swept up and deposited in Morocco huge dust storms sweep up salt and sand and then deposit it on the surrounding farmland
3 (arrange) recoger
her hair was swept up in a bun tenía el pelo recogido en un moño
Keep long hair tied back or swept up in a French pleat Her hair was swept up from her handsome face and packed into her beret Their long hair was braided or swept up and piled on top of their heads
4 (carry along)
she had been swept up in an exciting relationship se había dejado arrastrar por una relación apasionante; they became so swept up with excitement that ... se dejaron llevar tanto por el entusiasmo que ...
they became so swept up with excitement that they ignored the warning signs

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