| 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. |
Locuciones verbales
sweep | swept |
sweep [sb/sth] along,
sweep along [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, often passive (involve) (figurado) | arrastrar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Sarah didn't mean to get involved, but she was swept along by the enthusiasm of the crowd. |
sweep [sth/sb] aside,
sweep aside [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (disregard [sth/sb]) | apartar⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | apartar a vtr + prep |
| | | pasar por alto loc verb |
| | (persona) | pasar por alto a loc verb |
| | The colleagues had to sweep aside their past disagreements in order to work as a team. |