At the beginning of winter, you need to sweep the chimney to clear out debris.Al comienzo del invierno, hay que deshollinar la chimenea para sacar los desechos.
(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).
(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).
(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).
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.
(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).
(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) 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).
(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).
(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).
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)
a.
at one sweepde una pasada
3.(fig)
a.
to make a clean sweepquitar de en medio personal
4.(movement)
a.
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) 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 owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked into sweep (out) a roomMany 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 cleanel suelo estaba limpio porque lo habían barrido
(touch)rozar
her long dress swept the ground as she walkedsu 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 nationla locura del ciclismo que está arrasando el país
anti-government riots swept the countrya polio epidemic that swept the country in the 1950srumours of a prospective settlement swept the building
(lash)[+storm, rain, waves]azotar;barrer
torrential storms swept the countrytormentas torrenciales azotaron or barrieron el país;the beach was swept by great wavesolas 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 offhe watched the searchlights sweep the predawn skyher eyes swept the room, searching for her friend
he swept the horizon with his binocularsrecorrió 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 minesdragar el mar en busca de minas
2(move)(with brush)
to sweep sth [into] sth
she was sweeping crumbs into a dustpanestaba recogiendo las migas con una escoba y un recogedor
the autumn leaves had been swept into huge piles
she swept the snow into a heapbarrió la nieve y la amontonó
to sweep sth [off] sth
he swept the leaves off the pathbarrió 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 wristse echó el pelo hacia atrás con un movimiento rápido de muñeca
her hair was swept back in a ponytailtenía el pelo peinado hacia atrás en una cola de caballo
stylish ways of sweeping your hair off your faceHer hair was swept back, softly bouffant, crowned by a white lace headdress
the curtains were swept back in an elegant fashionlas cortinas estaban recogidas con elegancia
to sweep sth [into] sth
he swept the stamps into a boxrecogió los sellos en una caja
He swept all his coins back into the box"thanks friend", he said, while sweeping the money into his pocketshe swept the hairs into a bag
to sweep sb into one's armscoger or tomar a algn en brazos
she swept Peter into his arms and ran to raise the alarmHe was swept up in a huge bearhug by his triumphant lawyerto sweep sth [off] sthhe swept a hair [off] his jacketWith a gesture of frustration, she swept the cards off from the table
I swept the rainwater off the bench with my handquité el agua de la lluvia del banco con la mano
to sweep sth [onto] the floorGlen swept the junk off the top of his locker onto the floor
(forcefully)
she was swept along by the crowdthe crowd swept her alongla multitud la arrastró
to be swept along by or on a wave of sthdejarse llevar por una ola de algo
the trade union movement was swept along by the same tidal wave of patriotismthey 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 seacorrimientos de tierra que arrastraron coches hasta el mar
the election which swept Labour into office or powerlas elecciones en la que los laboristas arrasaron haciéndose con el poder
the water swept him off his feetla fuerza del agua lo derribó
he swept her off her feetla conquistó totalmente;they swept him off to lunchse lo llevaron a comer apresuradamente
the gale swept the caravan [over] the cliff
a wave swept him overboarduna ola lo arrastró por encima de la borda
to sweep all before onearrasar con todo
Manchester United continue to sweep all before themshe is convinced that Britain's comeback couple will once again sweep all before themalthough 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 oblivionThe Movimiento sweeps all before it and there is no human force that can stop ita 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 electionlos 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 Punjabla violencia que arrasó el Punjab
storms swept [across] the regionthe rain swept across the plain
the storm which swept over the countryla tormenta que arrasó el país
cold winds swept [over] the treeless plainsa disease that swept [through] southern Italy
plague swept through the countryla peste arrasó el país
Hurricane Bob swept [up] the east coast
[+fire, smoke]
the fire swept rapidly through the forestel fuego se propagó or extendió rápidamente por el bosque
thick smoke swept through their homeuna densa humareda se propagó or extendió por la casa
[+emotion]
a great wave of anger swept over meme invadió una gran oleada de ira
panic swept through the cityen la ciudad cundió el pánico
3(move)[+crowd, procession]
an angry crowd swept along the main thoroughfareuna multitud airada avanzaba por la calle principal
(majestically)[+person, car]
to sweep past/in/outpasar/entrar/salir majestuosamente
Mrs Parsons swept in wearing a beautiful silk skirtthe Chief turned and swept outshe swept past
to sweep intoorout of a placeentrar/salir de un sitio majestuosamente
as he swept into the plush Knightsbridge hotelMonty and the smug-faced page swept out of the roomthe royal car swept [down] the avenueel coche real bajó majestuosamente por la avenidaas the limousine swept [past]
(quickly)[+vehicle, convoy]
the planes went sweeping [across] the skylos aviones pasaron por el cielo a toda velocidad
the convoy swept along the roadla caravana pasó por la carretera a toda velocidad
the car swept [round] the corner
to sweep into powerarrasar haciéndose con el poder
when the Communists swept into power 12 years ago
4(stretch)[+land, water]
the bay sweeps away to the southla bahía se extiende (majestuosamente) hacia el sur
the hills/woods sweep down to the sealas colinas/los bosques bajan (majestuosamente) hacia el mar
with a sweep of his armcon un amplio movimiento del brazo
with one sweep of his scythe, he cleared all the nettlescon un golpe de guadaña hizo desaparecer todas las ortigas
with one sweep of his arm, Roger cleared the papers off the tablewith one sweep of her hands she threw back the sheetshe 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 deskextendió 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 weekhe decapitated hundreds of nettles with each sweep of the scytheeach sweep of the beam produces an image and takes only one twentieth of a secondindividuals whose lives are caught up in the sweep of historical eventsthe sweep of events which culminated in the First World Warshe 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 bluea small phase in the broad sweep of historyhe was trying to summarize the sweep of recent American historythe whole sweep of German political historythe struggle against Israel will be just a small phase in the broad sweep of history
there maybe be periodic police sweeps of crime in the areaYesterday 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 vanishedmany had been hoping for some sort of comprehensive sweep by the security forces to net the men of violence on both sidesthe 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 armsdieron 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 premisesla policía comenzó a rastrear el lugar;his eyes made a sweep of the audiencepaseó la mirada por el público
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clean sweep
(change)
to make a clean sweephacer 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-upse hará tabla rasa con todos los que estén involucrados en esta tapadera
He planned a clean sweep of officials unresponsive to his ideasAs predicted it's been a clean sweep of the old regime and there are no representatives for the former ruling Socialist party in the cabinetthe government has failed to make a clean sweep of those implicated in the corruption scandal
(in competition, series of competitions)
to make a clean sweeparrasar ganándolo todo;(Cards)ganar todas las bazas
Italy could have a clean sweep in all three European competitions this seasonto make a clean sweep [of] trophies
it was the first club to make a clean sweep of all three trophiesfue 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
the great sweep of the baythe sweep of the hills in the distancea mighty sweep of green mountains coming down to the seathe dramatic sweep of the hillsthe whole sweep of the Thames at Putneyshe loved the sweep of the staircase that led down to the halla wide sweep of country
a wide sweep of meadowlanduna gran extensión de pradera
the ground fell away in a broad sweep down to the riverthe sweep of her veilcamino $ de entradamust be long and curving - the sort you get in front of a big country house. please checkthey drove up the long sweep to the front of the mansionfrom this terrace the steps descend to the gravel sweep
the imaginative sweep of his ideas has always inspired me
representatives from a broad sweep of left-wing opinionrepresentantes 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 negotiationit was the historical event of a lifetime, just in its scale and sweepit 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 suddenlyand he felt, suddenly, a sweep of painful gratitudeevents which led to a sweep of arrests of drug pushers
