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tr[mɒpɪŋ'ʌp]1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL limpieza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmopping-up operation operación nombre femenino de limpieza['mɒpɪŋ'ʌp]1.N limpieza f2.CPDmopping-up operation N — (Mil) operación f de limpieza, barrida f ; (after flood, storm) operaciones fpl de limpieza y reconstrucción
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operación nombre femenino de limpieza'mɑːpɪng'ʌp, ˌmɒpɪng'ʌpnoun operación f de limpieza* * *['mɑːpɪng'ʌp, ˌmɒpɪng'ʌp]noun operación f de limpieza -
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s.1 operación de limpieza (of enemy forces)2 barrida, operaciones de limpieza y reconstrucción, operación de limpieza. -
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1. noun1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) fregona2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) pelambrera3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) fregado
2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) fregar, limpiar2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) limpiar•- mop upmop n fregonatr[mɒp]1 (for floor) fregona1 (floor) fregar, limpiar2 (brow, tears) enjugarse ( with, con), secarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give something a mop pasar la fregona por algún lugarmop n: trapeador mn.• estregadera s.f.• estropajo s.m.• fregador s.m.• fregona s.f.• lampazo s.m.• rodilla s.f.v.• aljofifar v.• fregar v.• lampacear v.• secar v.• trapear v.
I mɑːp, mɒpa) ( for floor) trapeador m (AmL), fregona f (Esp)b)mop of hair — mata f de pelo, pelambre f
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- pp- transitive verb \<\<floor/room\>\> limpiar, trapear (AmL), pasarle la fregona a (Esp)to mop one's brow — secarse* la frente
Phrasal Verbs:- mop up[mɒp]1. N2) *mop of hair — pelambrera f, melena f
2.VT [+ floor] fregar, trapear (LAm); [+ brow] enjugar- mop up* * *
I [mɑːp, mɒp]a) ( for floor) trapeador m (AmL), fregona f (Esp)b)mop of hair — mata f de pelo, pelambre f
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- pp- transitive verb \<\<floor/room\>\> limpiar, trapear (AmL), pasarle la fregona a (Esp)to mop one's brow — secarse* la frente
Phrasal Verbs:- mop up
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Mopping — Mop Mop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mopping}.] To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a floor; to mop one s face with a handkerchief. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mopping-up — /mop ing up /, adj. 1. serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action. 2. serving to complete a military campaign by killing or capturing any remaining enemy troops: a mopping up operation. [1905 10; mop up +… … Universalium
mopping-up — noun Mopping up is used before these nouns: ↑operation … Collocations dictionary
mopping up — valymas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Aktyvių priešo pajėgų likučių likvidavimas apsuptame arba izoliuotame rajone, per kurį perėjo kiti daliniai, iki galo nepanaikinę pasipriešinimo. atitikmenys: angl. mopping up pranc. nettoyage … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
mopping — noun cleaning with a mop he gave it a good mopping • Syn: ↑swabbing • Derivationally related forms: ↑mop, ↑swab (for: ↑swabbing) • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
mopping-up — /mop ing up /, adj. 1. serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action. 2. serving to complete a military campaign by killing or capturing any remaining enemy troops: a mopping up operation. [1905 10; mop up +… … Useful english dictionary
mopping, mopped — verb (T) 1 (I, T) to wash a floor with a wet mop 2 (T) to dry your face by rubbing it with a cloth or something soft: It was so hot he had to keep stopping to mop his face. | mop your brow (=remove sweat 2 (1) from your forehead) 3 (I, T) to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mopping-up operation — n. a clean up operation; the final stages in a project where the loose ends are taken care of. □ It’s all over except a small mopping up operation. □ The mopping up operation should cost just under twenty million … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
mopping up — The liquidation of remnants of enemy resistance in an area that has been surrounded or isolated, or through which other units have passed without eliminating all active resistance … Military dictionary
mopping — n. scrubbing, cleaning, wiping, washing mÉ‘ /mÉ’p n. rag or sponge attached to the end of a stick for cleaning the floor; rag; lock of messy hair v. clean with a mop; wipe one s face of excessive sweat; clean up a mess … English contemporary dictionary
mopping-up — mop·ping up || mÉ‘pɪŋ‚ʌp / mÉ’p cleaning up, clearing, liquidating … English contemporary dictionary