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sweep(

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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to clean with a broom)

a. barrer (a floor)

Before you leave, please sweep up the leaves in the hallway.Antes de que salgas, por favor barre las hojas en el pasillo.

b. escobar (a floor)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

I recommend that you sweep the floor before you mop it.Recomiendo que escobes el piso antes de que lo friegues.

c. deshollinar (a chimney)

At the beginning of winter, one must sweep the chimney to clear out debris.Al comienzo del invierno, hay que deshollinar la chimenea para sacar los desechos.

2. (to touch)

a. rozar

The hammock was so low that it swept the floor as it swung.La hamaca estaba tan baja que rozaba el suelo mientras oscilaba.

3. (to spread through)

a. arrasar

This latest theory has swept the entire scientific field.Esta última teoría ha arrasado el campo científico entero.

b. propagar

The pop music craze is sweeping the nation.La locura de la música pop está propagando la nación.

4. (to lash)

a. azotar

A cold front will sweep our region on Friday.Un frente frío azotará nuestra región el viernes.

5. (to scan)

a. recorrer

I swept the room once for the keys but didn't see them.Recorrí la sala una vez por las llaves, pero no las vi.

6. (to comb)

a. peinar

They are sweeping the bottom of the lake for evidence of the murder.Están peinando el fondo del lago para encontrar pruebas del asesinato.

7. (to win decisively)

a. arrasar

My favorite team swept the series against their opponents.Mi equipo favorito arrasó en la competencia contra sus rivales.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

8. (to clean up with a broom)

a. barrer

Don't worry, we swept before mopping this time.No te preocupes, barrimos antes de fregar esta vez.

9. (to spread through)

a. arrasar

The flu virus is sweeping through our school uncontrollably.El virus de la gripe está arrasando nuestra escuela sin control.

10. (to move)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

All eyes were on her as she swept into the room.Todos la miraban cuando entró majestuosamente al cuarto.

He swept past me without a word.Pasó por mi lado sin decirme una sola palabra.

11. (to stretch)

a. bajar

I want to be where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.Quiero estar donde las montañas de Mourne bajan hacia el mar.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

12. (act of sweeping)

a. el barrido

(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).

(M)

With one sweep of the broom, the dust flew out the door.Con un barrido de la escoba, el polvo voló hacia la puerta.

b. la barrida

(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).

(F)

Please give the kitchen a quick sweep.Por favor, dale una barrida rápida a la cocina.

13. (movement)

a. el movimiento

(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).

(M)

With a wide sweep of his arm, the real estate agent welcomed us to our new home.Con un amplio movimiento de su brazo, el agente inmobiliario nos dio la bienvenida a nuestro nuevo hogar.

14. (search)

a. el rastreo

(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).

(M)

The police did a sweep of the premises for contraband.La policía hizo un rastreo del edificio por contrabando.

15. (curve)

a. la curva

(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).

(F)

(of a river)

There's a little clearing in the forest after the sweep of the river.Hay un claro en el bosque después de la curva del río.

b. la extensión

(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).

(F)

(of land)

The boat tour followed the sweep of the coastline.El recorrido en bote seguía la extensión de la costa.

sweep

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (action)

a. el barrido

(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).

(M)

b. la barrida

(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).

(F)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

to give the floor a sweepbarrer el suelo

2. (fig)

at one sweepde una pasada

3. (fig)

to make a clean sweepquitar de en medio personal

4. (movement)

with a sweep of the armmoviendo el brazo extendido

5. (extent; of land, knowledge)

a. la extensión

(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).

(F)

6. (of road, river)

a. la curva

(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).

(F)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

7. (floor, street)

a. barrer

8. (chimney)

a. deshollinar

a wave swept him overboardlo arrastró una ola y cayó al mar

9. (idioms)

to sweep something under the carpetsoterrar algo

to sweep the boardarrasar

the latest craze to sweep the countryla última moda que está haciendo furor en todo el país

10. (fig)

he swept her off her feetse enamoró perdidamente de él

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

11. (with broom)

a. barrer

12. (move rapidly)

to sweep in/outentrar/salir con gallardía

to sweep to powersubir al poder de forma arrasadora

sweep [swiːp] swept (past)

transitive verb

1 [+place, area] (clean) [+floor, room, street] barrer; [+chimney] deshollinar

the owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in to sweep (out) a room Many others ended up sweeping the streets or working as porters

have you had your chimney swept lately? ¿te han deshollinado la chimenea recientemente?

the hearth had been swept [clean]

the floor had been swept clean el suelo estaba limpio porque lo habían barrido

(touch) rozar

her long dress swept the ground as she walked su vestido largo rozaba el suelo al caminar

(spread through) [+disease, idea, craze] arrasar; [+rumours] correr por; extenderse por

the flood of anti-Comunist feeling sweeping the country

the cycling craze sweeping the nation la locura del ciclismo que está arrasando el país

anti-government riots swept the country a polio epidemic that swept the country in the 1950s rumours of a prospective settlement swept the building

(lash) [+storm, rain, waves] azotar; barrer

torrential storms swept the country tormentas torrenciales azotaron or barrieron el país; the beach was swept by great waves olas gigantescas azotaron or barrieron la playa

driving wind and rain swept the south coast

(scan) [+searchlight, eyes] recorrer

helicopters with searchlights swept the park which was sealed off he watched the searchlights sweep the predawn sky her eyes swept the room, searching for her friend

he swept the horizon with his binoculars recorrió el horizonte con sus prismáticos

as he swept the darkness with a beam of light it suddenly illuminated a figure standing close to him

(search) peinar

to sweep the sea for mines dragar el mar en busca de minas

2 (move) (with brush)

to sweep sth [into] sth

she was sweeping crumbs into a dustpan estaba recogiendo las migas con una escoba y un recogedor

the autumn leaves had been swept into huge piles

she swept the snow into a heap barrió la nieve y la amontonó

to sweep sth [off] sth

he swept the leaves off the path barrió las hojas del camino

to sweep sth under the carpet (Britain)

sweep sth under the rug (US)

ocultar algo

(with hand, arm)

she swept her hair back with a flick of her wrist se echó el pelo hacia atrás con un movimiento rápido de muñeca

her hair was swept back in a ponytail tenía el pelo peinado hacia atrás en una cola de caballo

stylish ways of sweeping your hair off your face Her hair was swept back, softly bouffant, crowned by a white lace headdress

the curtains were swept back in an elegant fashion las cortinas estaban recogidas con elegancia

to sweep sth [into] sth

he swept the stamps into a box recogió los sellos en una caja

He swept all his coins back into the box "thanks friend", he said, while sweeping the money into his pocket she swept the hairs into a bag

to sweep sb into one's arms coger or tomar a algn en brazos

she swept Peter into his arms and ran to raise the alarm He was swept up in a huge bearhug by his triumphant lawyer to sweep sth [off] sth he swept a hair [off] his jacket With a gesture of frustration, she swept the cards off from the table

I swept the rainwater off the bench with my hand quité el agua de la lluvia del banco con la mano

to sweep sth [onto] the floor Glen swept the junk off the top of his locker onto the floor

(forcefully)

she was swept along by the crowdthe crowd swept her along la multitud la arrastró

to be swept along by or on a wave of sth dejarse llevar por una ola de algo

the trade union movement was swept along by the same tidal wave of patriotism they were swept along by the fast-flowing currents of fashion \it was easy to be swept along on the euphoria\ engendered by the pioneer spirit

landslides that swept cars into the sea corrimientos de tierra que arrastraron coches hasta el mar

the election which swept Labour into office or power las elecciones en la que los laboristas arrasaron haciéndose con el poder

the water swept him off his feet la fuerza del agua lo derribó

he swept her off her feet la conquistó totalmente; they swept him off to lunch se lo llevaron a comer apresuradamente

the gale swept the caravan [over] the cliff

a wave swept him overboard una ola lo arrastró por encima de la borda

to sweep all before one arrasar con todo

Manchester United continue to sweep all before them she is convinced that Britain's comeback couple will once again sweep all before them although nobody reasonably expects Brundle to sweep all before him in the opening race of the season after a mere 65 test laps he knows he must win this season or risk oblivion The Movimiento sweeps all before it and there is no human force that can stop it a brand of nationalism that threatens to sweep all before it

3 (win decisively) [+election] arrasar en

Indira Ghandi swept the 1971 election

to sweep the board (win prizes) arrasar con todo

the socialists swept the board at the election los socialistas arrasaron en las elecciones

intransitive verb

1 (clean) barrer

she spent the day cooking, cleaning and sweeping

2 (spread) [+violence, disease, storm]

the violence which swept across Punjab la violencia que arrasó el Punjab

storms swept [across] the region the rain swept across the plain

the storm which swept over the country la tormenta que arrasó el país

cold winds swept [over] the treeless plains a disease that swept [through] southern Italy

plague swept through the country la peste arrasó el país

Hurricane Bob swept [up] the east coast

[+fire, smoke]

the fire swept rapidly through the forest el fuego se propagó or extendió rápidamente por el bosque

thick smoke swept through their home una densa humareda se propagó or extendió por la casa

[+emotion]

a great wave of anger swept over me me invadió una gran oleada de ira

panic swept through the city en la ciudad cundió el pánico

3 (move) [+crowd, procession]

an angry crowd swept along the main thoroughfare una multitud airada avanzaba por la calle principal

(majestically) [+person, car]

to sweep past/in/out pasar/entrar/salir majestuosamente

Mrs Parsons swept in wearing a beautiful silk skirt the Chief turned and swept out she swept past

to sweep into or out of a place entrar/salir de un sitio majestuosamente

as he swept into the plush Knightsbridge hotel Monty and the smug-faced page swept out of the room the royal car swept [down] the avenue el coche real bajó majestuosamente por la avenida as the limousine swept [past]

(quickly) [+vehicle, convoy]

the planes went sweeping [across] the sky los aviones pasaron por el cielo a toda velocidad

the convoy swept along the road la caravana pasó por la carretera a toda velocidad

the car swept [round] the corner

to sweep into power arrasar haciéndose con el poder

when the Communists swept into power 12 years ago

4 (stretch) [+land, water]

the bay sweeps away to the south la bahía se extiende (majestuosamente) hacia el sur

the hills/woods sweep down to the sea las colinas/los bosques bajan (majestuosamente) hacia el mar

sweep up

noun

1 (with broom, brush) barrido (m); barrida (f)

the floor/the kitchen could do with a sweep al suelo/a la cocina le hace falta un barrido or una barrida

to give sth a sweep darle un barrido or una barrida a algo

I must give the hall a sweep

2 (Britain)(also chimney sweep) deshollinadoradeshollinadora (m) (f);a deshollinadora

if you still use open fires, get a sweep to call regularly

3 (movement) [of pendulum] movimiento (m); [of scythe] golpe (m); [of beam] trayectoria (f); [of events, progress, history] marcha (f)

with a sweep of his arm con un amplio movimiento del brazo

with one sweep of his scythe, he cleared all the nettles con un golpe de guadaña hizo desaparecer todas las ortigas

with one sweep of his arm, Roger cleared the papers off the table with one sweep of her hands she threw back the sheets he shoved the tray off the table and on to the floor with one sweep of his arm

with a sweep of her hand she indicated the desk extendió la mano indicando el pupitre con un gesto amplio

Plans for a superscanner which can add up all items in a trolley in one sweep were unveiled last week he decapitated hundreds of nettles with each sweep of the scythe each sweep of the beam produces an image and takes only one twentieth of a second individuals whose lives are caught up in the sweep of historical events the sweep of events which culminated in the First World War she did not bother to keep up with the news, so the sweep of events which culminated in the Dunkirk evacuation seemed to come out of the blue a small phase in the broad sweep of history he was trying to summarize the sweep of recent American history the whole sweep of German political history the struggle against Israel will be just a small phase in the broad sweep of history

4 (search) (for criminals, drugs) batida (f); rastreo (m)

there maybe be periodic police sweeps of crime in the area Yesterday the police said it was hopeless to continue the search after fruitless house-to-house inquiries and an unproductive second sweep of the area from which he vanished many had been hoping for some sort of comprehensive sweep by the security forces to net the men of violence on both sides the Interior Ministry said the anti-drug sweep had netted nearly nine hundred kilogrammes of cocaine dropped by light planes from Colombia since the beginning of the year

to make a sweep: they made a sweep for hidden arms dieron una batida or hicieron un rastreo buscando armas ocultas; to make a sweep of sth (with binoculars, torch) hacer una pasada por algo; (with team of people) rastrear algo; the police began making a sweep of the premises la policía comenzó a rastrear el lugar; his eyes made a sweep of the audience paseó la mirada por el público

clean sweep

(change)

to make a clean sweep hacer tabla rasa

the company announced a clean sweep of its senior management

there will be a clean sweep of all those involved in this cover-up se hará tabla rasa con todos los que estén involucrados en esta tapadera

He planned a clean sweep of officials unresponsive to his ideas As predicted it's been a clean sweep of the old regime and there are no representatives for the former ruling Socialist party in the cabinet the government has failed to make a clean sweep of those implicated in the corruption scandal

(in competition, series of competitions)

to make a clean sweep arrasar ganándolo todo; (Cards) ganar todas las bazas

Italy could have a clean sweep in all three European competitions this season to make a clean sweep [of] trophies

it was the first club to make a clean sweep of all three trophies fue el primer club que arrasó llevándose or ganando el total de los tres trofeos

Liverpool was the first club to make a clean sweep [of] all three trophies

6 (curve, line) [of coastline, river] curva (f); [of land] extensión (f); [of staircase] trazado (m); [of long skirt, curtains] vuelo (m); [of wings] envergadura (f)

the great sweep of the bay the sweep of the hills in the distance a mighty sweep of green mountains coming down to the sea the dramatic sweep of the hills the whole sweep of the Thames at Putney she loved the sweep of the staircase that led down to the hall a wide sweep of country

a wide sweep of meadowland una gran extensión de pradera

the ground fell away in a broad sweep down to the river the sweep of her veil camino $ de entrada must be long and curving - the sort you get in front of a big country house. please check they drove up the long sweep to the front of the mansion from this terrace the steps descend to the gravel sweep

7 (range) [of telescope, gun, lighthouse, radar] alcance (m)

with a sweep of 180° con un alcance de 180°

[of views, ideas] espectro (m)

the imaginative sweep of his ideas has always inspired me

representatives from a broad sweep of left-wing opinion representantes de un amplio espectro de la izquierda

the broad sweep of opinion within South Africa as well as outside is that the solution of the country's problems must now be a matter for internal negotiation it was the historical event of a lifetime, just in its scale and sweep it gives his views a particular authority, as does the sweep of his analysis, ranging over the centuries and using a variety of sources, from novelists to anthropologists

8 (wave) [of emotion] ola (f)

he felt a sweep of concerned tenderness for her suddenly and he felt, suddenly, a sweep of painful gratitude events which led to a sweep of arrests of drug pushers

sweepstake

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Phrases

sweep the floor	barrer el piso
sweep away	barrer
sweep the floor clean	barrer el piso
I have to sweep the floor	tengo que barrer el piso
sweep to victory	lograr una aplastante victoria
sweep out	escobar
sweep it	barrerlo

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	barriendo
Past:	barrido

Indicative

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	barro	barrí	barría	barrería	barreré
tú	barres	barriste	barrías	barrerías	barrerás
él/ella/Ud.	barre	barrió	barría	barrería	barrerá
nosotros	barremos	barrimos	barríamos	barreríamos	barreremos
vosotros	barréis	barristeis	barríais	barreríais	barreréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	barren	barrieron	barrían	barrerían	barrerán