Translate sweep | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of sweep
A. vt (past & pp swept)
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1 a (clean) [floor/path] barrer; [chimney] deshollinar b (remove) [leaves/dirt] barrer; [mines] barrer to sweep sth under the rug o (BrE) carpet = correr un velo sobre algo
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2 (touch lightly, brush) [surface] rozar*
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3 a (pass over, across) [storm] azotar, barrer the epidemic is sweeping the country = la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país b (remove by force) [sea/tide] arrastrar
B. vi
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1 (+ adv compl) (move proudly) she swept into the room = entró majestuosamente en la habitación
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2 (
+ adv compl)
a (spread) fire swept through the hotel = el fuego se propagó por todo el hotel b (extend) the path sweeps down to the road = el sendero baja describiendo una curva hasta la carretera
Phrasal verbs
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v + o + adv, v + adv + o [object] apartar; [opposition/doubts] desechar-
v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (carry away) [flood/storm] arrastrar b (abolish) erradicar*-
a v + adv (clear up) barrer, limpiar b v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (clear up) [dust/leaves] barrer y recoger* b (gather up) [belongings/bags] recoger*
