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"Rising" is a form of "rising", an adjective which is often translated as "creciente". "Sweeping" is a form of "sweeping", a noun which is often translated as "el barrido". Learn more about the difference between "rising" and "sweeping" below.
rising(
rayz
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ihng
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (increasing)
a. creciente
There has been a rising number of home burglaries in recent months.Ha habido un número creciente de robos de casas en los últimos meses.
b. en aumento
The sun and rising temperatures are helping clear roads of snow and ice.El sol y las temperaturas en aumento están ayudando a despejar la nieve y el hielo de los caminos.
c. en alza
Rising interest rates have dampened new home sales.Las tasas de interés en alza han enfríado las ventas de viviendas nuevas.
d. alcista
Grain resumes its rising course and promises a recovery.Los granos retoman el rumbo alcista y prometen una recuperación.
a. naciente
Watching the rising sun at Machu Picchu was breathtaking.Ver el sol naciente en Machu Picchu fue impresionante.
b. creciente
The rising tide is threating to flood the city.La marea creciente amenaza con inundar la ciudad.
c. ascendente
Rising temperatures are leading to a proliferation of mosquito-borne illnesses.Las temperaturas ascendentes están dando lugar a una proliferación de enfermedades transmitidas por mosquitos.
d. en pendiente
Through the fog, he could just barely make out a cluster of buildings on a rising terrain.A través de la niebla, apenas podía divisar un grupo de casas en un terreno en pendiente.
3. (promising)
a. prometedor
Tracy is a rising singer and is drawing larger crowds at every concert.Tracy es una cantante prometedora y atrae multitudes cada vez más grandes en cada concierto.
b. en alza
Everyone agrees that Alfonso is a rising politician.Todos están de acuerdo que Alfonso es un político en alza.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (ascension)
a. la rebelión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The police put the rising down.La policía aplastó la rebelión.
b. el levantamiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What started as a rising in a single neighborhood has grown into a civil war.Lo que empezó como un levantamiento en un solo barrio se ha convertido en guerra civil.
c. la revuelta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Some fear there will be a social rising as a result of the new policies.Algunos temen una revuelta social como resultado de las nuevas medidas.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
He's rising 60 and will retire soon.Pronto tendrá 60 y se jubilará.
The people who like that band are rising 30.La gente a quien le gusta esa banda ya raya en los 30 años.
sweeping(
swi
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pihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (chore)
a. el barrido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There's a lot of dust in this room. Can you give it a sweeping?Hay mucho polvo en este cuarto. ¿Puedes darle un barrido?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (wide)
a. amplio
He made a sweeping gesture with his hand to indicate that all the land we saw was his.Hizo un gesto amplio con la mano para indicarnos que todas las tierras que veíamos eran suyas.
a. indiscriminado
The politician was censured for making sweeping racist generalizations.El político fue censurado por hacer generalizaciones indiscriminadas de tono racista.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Asserting that the whole government is corrupt is a sweeping statement.Afirmar que el gobierno en su totalidad es corrupto es generalizar demasiado.
I think it is a sweeping comment to say that the new generation is not interested in anything.A mí me parece demasiado tajante decir que la nueva generación no está interesada en nada.
a. arrollador
Political analysts predict a sweeping victory for our candidate in the presidential election.Los analistas políticos predicen la victoria arrolladora de nuestro candidato en las elecciones presidenciales.
b. aplastante
The game ended in a sweeping victory for the home team.El partido finalizó con una victoria aplastante del equipo de casa.
a. radical
The new principal made sweeping reforms to the school's education policies.El nuevo director llevó a cabo reformas radicales en las políticas educativas de la escuela.
sweepings
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. la basura del barrido (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I can't find the dustpan. What can I use to pick up these sweepings?No puedo encontrar el recogedor. ¿Qué puedo usar para recoger la basura del barrido?
