| Principal Translations |
| sweep⇒ vi | (clean a floor) | barrer⇒ vi |
| | Robert cleaned and swept before he went to bed. |
| | Robert limpió y barrió antes de irse a la cama. |
| sweep [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean: a floor) | barrer⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | escobar⇒ vtr |
| | Helen swept the kitchen floor after she'd finished cooking. |
| | Helen barrió el piso de la cocina cuando terminó de cocinar. |
| sweep n | (act of brushing or cleaning) | barrido nm |
| | | barrida nf |
| | The bathroom floor is covered in hairs; a sweep will get it clean. |
| | El piso del baño está lleno de pelos, un barrido lo limpiará. |
| sweep n | (movement in an arc) | movimiento circular nm + adj |
| | With a sweep of his hand, the musketeer brought his sword to his enemy's throat. |
| | Con un movimiento circular de la mano, el mosquetero llevó su espada a la garganta de su enemigo. |
| sweep n | (betting pool) (MX, CO, CU, VE, UY, AmC) | vaca nf |
| | | apuestas mutuas nfpl + adj |
| | Carol won the sweep. |
| | Carol ganó la vaca. |
| sweeps npl | informal (sweepstakes) | lotería nf |
| | George won £10,000 in the sweeps. |
| | George ganó £10 000 en la lotería. |
| Additional Translations |
| sweep n | (cervical sweep, membrane sweep) (método para inducir el parto) | separación de las membranas loc nom f |
| | | ruptura deliberada de las membranas loc nom f |
| | | maniobra de Hamilton loc nom f |
| | | amniotomía nf |
| | Elizabeth needed a sweep to induce childbirth. |
| | Elizabeth necesitaba una separación de las membranas para inducir el parto. |
| sweep n | (search) (figurado) | barrida nf |
| | | búsqueda nf |
| | The sweep of the area failed to find the criminal. |
| | La barrida de la zona no sirvió para encontrar el criminal. |
| sweep n | (extent, expanse) | extensión nf |
| | | superficie nf |
| | Tom stood outside his front door, looking at the sweep of the lawn in front of him. |
| | Tom estaba parado afuera, viendo la extensión del césped. |
sweep,
sweep oar n | (long oar) | remo largo loc nom m |
| | Each rower holds his sweep with both hands. |
| | Cada remero sostiene el remo largo con ambas manos. |
| sweeps npl | US, informal (television: rating) | rating nm |
| | | nivel de audiencia nm + loc adj |
| sweep⇒ vi | (extend) | extenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | The wooded slopes sweep down to a river. |
| | La bajada de madera se extiende hasta el río. |
| sweep [sth]⇒ vtr | US (sports: win a series) | arrasar en vi + prep |
| | The gymnast swept the competition, winning six gold medals. |
| | La gimnasta arrasó en la competición: ganó seis medallas de oro. |
| sweep [sth] vtr | (clean: a chimney) | deshollinar⇒ vtr |
| | Alan swept the chimney, ready to light the fire over the winter. |
| | Alan deshollinó la chimenea, listo para encender el hogar durante el invierno. |
| sweep [sth] vtr | figurative (spread quickly across) | propagarse por vtr + prep |
| | | extenderse por vtr + prep |
| | Fire swept the building. |
| | El fuego se propagó por el edificio. |
| sweep off vtr + adv | figurative (take, carry) | llevarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | tomar⇒, agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | John swept off the prize. |
| | Tom se llevó el premio. |
| sweep [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | (search) (figurado) | barrer⇒ vtr |
| | | buscar⇒ vtr |
| | | rastrear⇒ vtr |
| | The squadron swept the area for mines. |
| | The spies swept the room for bugs. |
| | El escuadrón barrió el área de minas. |
Compound Forms:
sweep | chimney sweep |
cervical sweep,
membrane sweep n | (method of inducing childbirth) (técnica inducción del parto) | barrido de membranas nm + loc adj |
| | | desprendimiento de membranas nm + loc adj |
| a clean sweep n | (thorough clearing-up) | limpieza a fondo nf + loc adv |
| | Before leaving the campground, we did a clean sweep of the site. |
| | Antes de abandonar el terreno, hicimos una limpieza a fondo de la zona. |
| a clean sweep n | (overwhelming victory) | una victoria holgada nf + adj |
| a clean sweep n | (thorough reform, change) | cambio radical nm + adj mf |
| | | cambio rotundo nm + adj |
| sweep account n | (finance) | cuenta de colocación de saldos excedentes nf + loc adj |
| | | cuenta con servicio de barrido nf + loc adj |
| sweep across [sth] vi + prep | (spread rapidly over) | avanzar por vi + prep |
| | This snow storm is sweeping across the entire state! |
| | La tormenta de nieve avanza por todo el estado. |
| | | cubrir⇒ vtr |
| | | extenderse por v prnl + prep |
sweep [sth] along,
sweep along [sth] vtr + adv | (carry, transport) | arrastrar⇒ vtr |
| | | barrer⇒ vtr |
| | The wind swept along debris from the street. |
| | El viento arrastraba los deshechos por la calle. |
| sweep along vi + prep | (move smoothly) | deslizarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Cars swept along the road. |
| | Los coches se deslizaban por la calle. |
| sweep [sth] away vtr + adv | (clear with a broom or brush) | barrer⇒ vtr |
| | I swept the dirt away from the door with an old broom. |
| | Barrí el polvo de la entrada con una vieja escoba. |
sweep [sth] away,
sweep away [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (banish, eliminate) | eliminar⇒, erradicar⇒ vtr |
| | | borrar⇒ vtr |
| | | barrer⇒ vtr |
| | The new leader promised to sweep away the corruption in the country. |
| | El nuevo líder prometió erradicar la corrupción en el país. |
sweep [sth] away,
sweep away [sth] vtr + adv | (clear, destroy) | barrer con algo vi + prep |
| | | llevarse algo v prnl |
| | The floodwaters swept away several trees. |
| | Las inundaciones barrieron con varios árboles. |
| sweep in vi + adv | figurative (enter in a dramatic way) | hacer una entrada triunfal loc verb |
| | | entrar a lo grande loc verb |
| | The family had been waiting for an hour before their long-lost daughter finally swept in, fashionably late. |
| | La familia había estado esperando una hora hasta que su hija hizo una entrada triunfal, tarde. |
| sweep in vi + adv | figurative (dash into a place) | entrar de repente, entrar de sopetón loc verb |
| | The car was about to hit the child, when a man swept in from nowhere and pushed her out of the way. |
| sweep in vi + adv | figurative (be elected decisively) | ganar por mayoría loc verb |
| | (en una elección) | barrer⇒ vtr |
| | This party swept in at the last election. |
sweet [sb] off their feet,
sweep [sb] off his feet,
sweep [sb] off her feet v expr | (make [sb] fall in love with you) (coloquial) | flechar a alguien vtr + prep |
| | | hacer que alguien se enamore perdidamente loc verb |
| | (cambio de sujeto) | enamorarse perdidamente v prnl + adv |
| | (cambio de sujeto) | caer rendido a los pies de alguien loc verb + prep |
| sweep [sth] out vtr + adv | (clear with a broom) | barrer⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar la escoba loc verb |
| | I need to sweep out my dirty garage. |
| | Necesito barrer mi garaje. |
| sweep out vi + adv | figurative (exit haughtily) | abandonar un lugar con arrogancia loc verb |
| | | irse altaneramente loc verb |
| | (CL, figurado, coloquial) | parar la cola loc verb |
| | Nancy entered the room, saw James was there, and immediately turned and swept out. |
| | Nancy entró a la habitación, vio que James estaba ahí, se dio vuelta y abandonó el lugar con arrogancia. |
| sweep over [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (pass over and submerge) | pasar sobre vi + prep |
| | | arrasar⇒ vtr |
| | A tsunami swept over a number of coastal villages, causing massive damage. |
| sweep over [sb] vtr + prep | figurative (strongly affect, overwhelm) | pasar por encima de loc verb + prep |
| | | pasarle por encima a loc verb + prep |
| | A sense of relief swept over me as the verdict was read out. |
sweep past,
sweep by vi + adv | (go by rapidly) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | Gareth stood at the side of the racetrack, watching as the horses swept by. |
sweep past [sb/sth],
sweep by [sb/sth] vi + prep | (move rapidly past [sth], [sb]) | pasar a vi + prep |
| | The cars swept past the front of the house. |
| sweep the board v expr | figurative (competition: win all events) (figurado) | barrer con todo loc verb |
| | | arrasar con todo loc verb |
| sweep the nation v expr | figurative (become hugely popular) | causar sensación, hacer furor vtr |
| | La nueva consola de videojuegos causa sensación entre los jóvenes. |
| sweep through [sth] vi + prep | (spread quickly) | propagarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | extenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | The virus swept through the school; within two weeks, almost all the pupils had had it. |
| sweep through [sth] vi + prep | figurative (information: spread quickly) | propagarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | divulgar⇒ vi |
| | News of Jerry's return swept through the village. |
| sweep [sth] up vtr + adv | (clean with a broom, brush) | cepillar⇒ vtr |
| | If you are going to allow dogs in the house you need to sweep up the dog hair. |
| | Si permites que los perros entren en casa tendrás que cepillar los pelos. |
| sweep up vi + adv | (clean using a broom, brush) | barrer⇒ vi |
| | Once she had finished cooking, Polly swept up. |
| | Una vez que terminó de cocinar, Polly barrió. |