WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |