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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
mop up vi phrasal	(clean floors)	limpiar el piso loc verb
	The villagers are still mopping up after their homes were flooded yesterday evening.
	Los vecinos todavía están limpiando los pisos después de que sus casas se inundaran ayer por la tarde.
mop up vi phrasal	slang, figurative (handle consequences)	hacerse cargo loc verb
		lidiar con las consecuencias loc verb
	You're always causing trouble and it's always me who has to come in and mop up after you.
	Siempre te estás metiendo en problemas y siempre soy yo quien tiene que venir a hacerse cargo.
mop [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	(clean up) (ES)	limpiar con la fregona loc verb
	I'll mop up the milk you spilled.
	Voy a limpiar con la fregona la leche que has tirado.
	(AR)	pasar el lampazo loc verb
	(MX)	trapear⇒ vtr
	Voy a pasar el lampazo sobre la leche que has tirado.
	Voy a trapear la leche que has tirado.
mop [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	informal, figurative (wipe up) (figurado)	limpiar⇒ vtr
	Serve with plenty of bread to mop up the gravy.
	Sírvelo con mucho pan para limpiar tanta salsa.
mop [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	slang, figurative (handle consequences) (figurado)	limpiar el desastre loc verb
	First they will have to mop up the mess created by the outgoing administration.
	Primero van a tener que limpiar el desastre creado por la administración anterior.
mop [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	slang, figurative (defeat) (figurado, informal)	barrer⇒ vtr
	Allied troops were still trying to mop up resistance in the south of the country.
	Las tropas aliadas todavía estaban intentando barrer con la resistencia en el sur del país.

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Spanish:

rebañar - empapar - rebañar el plato

Synonyms: finish off, clean up, defeat, more...

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