La Palabra Del Dia: "barrer"
barrer ( bah-rrehr' )
verb ( to sweep; to thrash )
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Examples:
1. Cuando termines de limpiar el baño, barre la cocina.
When you're done cleaning the bathroom, sweep the kitchen.
2. El Barcelona barrió el Real Madrid en el partido de anoche.
Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid in last night's match.
13 Answers
Cuando estoy a punto de hacer tareas en el jardín a veces le pregunta pregunto a mi esposa "¿cuál es la tarea más importante que podría hacer?" y siempre me pide que barra el porche, lo que es algo que ella podría hacer y normalmente está claro que no es la tarea más importante.
When I am about to do chores in the garden sometimes I ask my wife "What is the most important chore that I could do?" and she always requests that I sweep the porch, which is something that she could do and normally it is clear that it is not the most important task.
Sweeping the house is an habitual work in all houses of the world.
Barrer la casa es una tarea habitual en todas las casas del mundo.
I really need to sweep my kitchen and mop but I'd rather post on SD.
Realmente tengo que barrer el piso en la cocina y fregarla pero preferiría subir en SD.
El trabajo de la mujer nunca se acaba, tiene que tirar el arado, cocinar, barrer, planchar, cuidar a la familia y después de todo esto, la mujer debe ser como una diosa en la cama pero muchas veces tiene dolor de cabeza en este momento .
A woman's work is never done, a woman has to pull the plough, cook, sweep, iron, look after the family and after all that she should be like a goddess in bed, but a lot of the time she gets a headache at this point.
Una ola de terror barrió el país.
A wave of terror swept the country.
Sus explicaciones barrieron todas mis dudas.
His explanations swept away my doubts.
El viento barrerá las nubes.
The wind will blow away the clouds.
Nos van a barrer.
We’re going to get thrashed.
Los Yankees de Nueva York barrieron a los Rangers de Texas por un marcador de 21-5 anoche.
The New York Yankees thrashed the Texas Rangers by a score of 21-5 last night.
Tengo que barrer con todas las cosas en mi depósito porque me cuesta mucho para guardar lo que ya no necesito más.
I have to clear out all the things in my storage space because it's costing me a lot to keep stuff I don't need anymore.
No es necesario barrer tanto si usas una aspiradora.
It's not necessary to sweep so much if you use a vacuum cleaner.
Siempre había sido una mujer que tenía que barrer su casa con una escoba pero estaba cansada de hacer esto y se convirtió en una bruja y su escoba transformó magicamente en una maquina de volar.
She was always a woman who had to sweep her house with a broom but she got tired of doing this and turned into a witch and her broom magically transformed into a flying machine.
La película Titanic barrió con los 11 premios de Oscar en el año 1997 y es un gran exito desde entonces.
The movie Titanic swept up 11 awards of Oscar in the year 1997 and it is a great success ever since.
Cuando él la barrió a sus pies, no se dio cuenta que ella estaría barriendo el piso por el resto de su vida.
When he swept her off her feet, she didn't realise that she would be sweeping the floor for the rest of her life.
Cenicienta tuvo que barrer el suelo si era estuviese o no sucio.
Cinderella had to sweep the floor whether or not it was dirty.
Cuando un monje está comportando demasiado preciosa,
se le dice a barrer las hojas todo el día.
When a monk is behaving too precious, he is told to sweep leaves all day.
