broom

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrʊm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/brum, brʊm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bro̅o̅m, brŏŏm)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
broom n (for sweeping)escoba nf
 Cleaning supplies, brooms, and mops can be found at the back of the store.
 Los productos de limpieza, escobas y fregonas están al fondo de la tienda.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
broom n (evergreen shrub) (arbusto)retama nf
  hiniesta nf
  genista nf
  gayomba nf
 A scraggly broom grew by the front entrance to the old house.
 Junto a la entrada principal de la vieja casa crecía una escuálida retama.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
broom clause n (in a real-estate contract)cláusula de limpieza nf + loc adj
 La cláusula de limpieza responsabiliza al contratista por todo el trabajo de limpieza, incluyendo las manchas y goteos de materiales.
broom handle n (long stick of a broom)palo de escoba nm + loc adj
 Attach the broom handle to the broom head.
 Junta el palo de escoba con la cabeza de la escoba.
curling broom n (sport: brush used in curling)cepillo de curling nm + loc adj
  escoba de curling nf + loc adj
new broom n figurative, UK (person recently appointed)nuevo, nueva nm, nf
 He's a new broom, and we expect him to reform the department.
 Es el nuevo y esperamos de él que reforme el departamento.
push broom n (long-handled brush for sweeping)escoba nf
 At night, the school janitor uses a push broom to clean all the classrooms.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Barre toda esa basura con la escoba.
  escobillón nm
 El portero usa un escobillón para barrer las aulas por la noche.
whisk broom n US (small brush)escobilla nf
whisk broom n (sensor)sensor nm
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'broom' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
besom - broom handle - broomstick - sweep away - sweep out - sweep up - sweeping - swept up
Spanish:
escoba - genista - ginesta - hiniesta - retama - brusco - cuarto de aseo - cuarto de limpieza - escoba voladora - escobajo - escobazo - escobero - escobillón - escobón - lampazo - toda escoba nueva barre bien

Collocations: is in the broom closet, (whacked him with) the broom handle, the broom [hairs, bristles], more...

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