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1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) barrer2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) barrer, limpiar, recoger; arrastrar, llevarse; rechazar, descartar3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) azotar, asolar, arrasar4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) deslizarse, pasar rápidamente; pasar majestuosamente
2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) barrido2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto/movimiento amplio3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) deshollinador4) (a sweepstake.) apuesta de caballos•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up
sweep vb1. barrerthe floor is dirty, I'm going to sweep it el suelo está sucio, voy a barrerlo2. arrastrartr[swiːp]1 (with broom) barrido5 (by police, rescuers) peinado, rastreo6 familiar (chimney cleaner) deshollinador,-ra1 (room, floor) barrer; (chimney) deshollinar2 (with hand) quitar de un manotazo3 (move over) azotar, barrer4 (remove by force) arrastrar, llevarse■ the swimmers were swept out to sea by the current la corriente arrastró a los nadadores mar adentro5 (pass over) recorrer6 figurative use (spread through) recorrer, extenderse por7 (touch lightly) rozar, pasar por1 (with broom) barrer2 (move quickly) pasar rápidamente3 (extend) recorrer, extenderse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto sweep somebody off his/her feet hacerle perder la cabeza a alguiento sweep something under the carpet ocultar algoto make a clean sweep of things barrer con todo, hacer tabla rasato sweep the board llevarse todos los premios1) : barrer (el suelo, etc.), limpiar (suciedad, etc.)he swept the books aside: apartó los libros de un manotazosweep vi1) : barrer, limpiar2) : extenderse (en una curva), describir una curvathe sun swept across the sky: el sol describía una curva en el cielosweep n1) : barrido m, barrida f (con una escoba)2) : movimiento m circular3) scope: alcance mn.• barredura s.f.• deshollinador s.m.• escobada s.f.• escobazo s.m.• recorrido s.m.• redada s.f.• turbión s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: swept) = abalear v.• copar v.• deshollinar v.• dragar v.• escobar v.• rastrear v.• rozar v.swiːp
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1) ( act) (no pl) barrido m, barrida fgive it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo
2)a) c ( movement)b) c (curve - of road, river) curva fc) ( range) (no pl) alcance m, extensión f3) c ( search) peinado m, rastreo m4) c ( chimney sweep) deshollinador, -dora m,f
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(past & pp swept) transitive verb1)a) ( clean) \<\<floor/path\>\> barrer; \<\<chimney\>\> deshollinarb) ( remove) \<\<leaves/dirt\>\> barrer; \<\<mines\>\> barrershe swept the leaves into a pile — barrió la terraza (or el patio etc) y amontonó las hojas
to sweep something under the rug o (BrE) carpet — correr un velo sobre algo
2) (touch lightly, brush) \<\<surface\>\> rozar*3)a) (pass over, across)severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa
the epidemic is sweeping the country — la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país
b) ( remove by force) arrastrar4)a) ( scan) recorrerb) ( search) \<\<area\>\> peinar, rastrear
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vi1) (+ adv compl)a) ( move rapidly)the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente
b) ( move proudly)he swept past as if I wasn't there — pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera
2) (+ adv compl)a) ( spread)fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel
b) ( extend)•Phrasal Verbs:- sweep up[swiːp] (vb: pt, pp swept)1. VT1) [+ place, area]a) (=clean) [+ floor, room, street] barrer; [+ chimney] deshollinarhave you had your chimney swept lately? — ¿te han deshollinado la chimenea recientemente?
b) (=touch) rozarc) (=spread through) [disease, idea, craze] arrasar; [rumours] correr por, extenderse pord) (=lash) [storm, rain, waves] azotar, barrertorrential storms swept the country — tormentas torrenciales azotaron or barrieron el país
the beach was swept by great waves — olas gigantescas azotaron or barrieron la playa
e) (=scan) [searchlight, eyes] recorrerf) (=search) peinar2) (=move)a) (with brush)•
she was sweeping crumbs into a dustpan — estaba recogiendo las migas con una escoba y un recogedor•
he swept the leaves off the path — barrió las hojas del camino- sweep sth under the carpetb) (with hand, arm)•
she swept her hair back with a flick of her wrist — se echó el pelo hacia atrás con un movimiento rápido de muñeca•
he swept the stamps into a box — recogió los sellos en una cajato sweep sb into one's arms — coger or tomar a algn en brazos
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I swept the rainwater off the bench with my hand — quité el agua de la lluvia del banco con la manoc) (forcefully)to be swept along by or on a wave of sth — (fig) dejarse llevar por una ola de algo
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landslides that swept cars into the sea — corrimientos de tierra que arrastraron coches hasta el marthe election which swept Labour into office or power — las elecciones en la que los laboristas arrasaron haciéndose con el poder
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the water swept him off his feet — la fuerza del agua lo derribó- sweep all before one3) (=win decisively) [+ election] arrasar en- sweep the board2. VI1) (=clean) barrer2) (=spread)a) [violence, disease, storm]•
the violence which swept across Punjab — la violencia que arrasó el Punjab•
the storm which swept over the country — la tormenta que arrasó el país•
plague swept through the country — la peste arrasó el paísb) [fire, smoke]•
the fire swept rapidly through the forest — el fuego se propagó or extendió rápidamente por el bosquethick smoke swept through their home — una densa humareda se propagó or extendió por la casa
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a great wave of anger swept over me — me invadió una gran oleada de ira•
panic swept through the city — en la ciudad cundió el pánico3) (=move)a) [crowd, procession]•
an angry crowd swept along the main thoroughfare — una multitud airada avanzaba por la calle principalb) (majestically) [person, car]•
to sweep past/in/out — pasar/entrar/salir majestuosamentec) (quickly) [vehicle, convoy]•
the convoy swept along the road — la caravana pasó por la carretera a toda velocidad- sweep into power4) (=stretch) [land, water]•
the bay sweeps away to the south — la bahía se extiende (majestuosamente) hacia el sursweep up•
the hills/woods sweep down to the sea — las colinas/los bosques bajan (majestuosamente) hacia el mar3. N1) (with broom, brush) barrido m, barrida fthe floor/the kitchen could do with a sweep — al suelo/a la cocina le hace falta un barrido or una barrida
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to give sth a sweep — darle un barrido or una barrida a algo3) (=movement) [of pendulum] movimiento m ; [of scythe] golpe m ; [of beam] trayectoria f ; (fig) [of events, progress, history] marcha f•
with a sweep of his arm — con un amplio movimiento del brazowith one sweep of his scythe, he cleared all the nettles — con un golpe de guadaña hizo desaparecer todas las ortigas
with a sweep of her hand she indicated the desk — extendió la mano indicando el pupitre con un gesto amplio
4) (=search) (for criminals, drugs) batida f, rastreo mto make a sweep: they made a sweep for hidden arms — dieron una batida or hicieron un rastreo buscando armas ocultas
to make a sweep of sth — (with binoculars, torch) hacer una pasada por algo; (with team of people) rastrear algo
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clean sweep —a) (=change)there will be a clean sweep of all those involved in this cover-up — se hará tabla rasa con todos los que estén involucrados en esta tapadera
b) (in competition, series of competitions)•
to make a clean sweep — arrasar ganándolo todo; (Cards) ganar todas las bazas•
it was the first club to make a clean sweep of all three trophies — fue el primer club que arrasó llevándose or ganando el total de los tres trofeos6) (=curve, line) [of coastline, river] curva f ; [of land] extensión f ; [of staircase] trazado m ; [of long skirt, curtains] vuelo m ; [of wings] envergadura f7) (=range)a) (lit) [of telescope, gun, lighthouse, radar] alcance mwith a sweep of 180° — con un alcance de 180°
b) (fig) [of views, ideas] espectro mrepresentatives from a broad sweep of left-wing opinion — representantes de un amplio espectro de la izquierda
8) (=wave) [of emotion] ola f9) = sweepstake- sweep up* * *[swiːp]
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1) ( act) (no pl) barrido m, barrida fgive it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo
2)a) c ( movement)b) c (curve - of road, river) curva fc) ( range) (no pl) alcance m, extensión f3) c ( search) peinado m, rastreo m4) c ( chimney sweep) deshollinador, -dora m,f
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(past & pp swept) transitive verb1)a) ( clean) \<\<floor/path\>\> barrer; \<\<chimney\>\> deshollinarb) ( remove) \<\<leaves/dirt\>\> barrer; \<\<mines\>\> barrershe swept the leaves into a pile — barrió la terraza (or el patio etc) y amontonó las hojas
to sweep something under the rug o (BrE) carpet — correr un velo sobre algo
2) (touch lightly, brush) \<\<surface\>\> rozar*3)a) (pass over, across)severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa
the epidemic is sweeping the country — la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país
b) ( remove by force) arrastrar4)a) ( scan) recorrerb) ( search) \<\<area\>\> peinar, rastrear
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vi1) (+ adv compl)a) ( move rapidly)the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente
b) ( move proudly)he swept past as if I wasn't there — pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera
2) (+ adv compl)a) ( spread)fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel
b) ( extend)•Phrasal Verbs:- sweep up -
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1. noun1) (either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body.) pecho, seno, mama2) (the front of a body between the neck and belly: He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts.) pecho, busto, pechuga
2. verb1) (to face or oppose: breast the waves.) afrontar, arrostrar2) (to come to the top of: As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance.) llegar a la cumbre/cima, coronar la cumbre•- breastfed
- breaststroke
breast n pecho / senotr[brest]1 (chest) pecho; (of woman) pecho, seno2 (of chicken etc) pechuga3 (of armour) peto4 (of chimney) antepecho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make a clean breast of it desembucharbreast ['brɛst] n1) : pecho m, seno m (de una mujer)2) chest: pecho mn.• seno (Mama) s.m.n.• pecho s.m.• pechuga s.f.• teta s.f.bresta) c ( of woman) pecho m, seno m; (before n)breast cancer — cáncer m de mama or de pecho
b) c ( chest) (liter) pecho mto beat one's breast — darse* golpes de pecho
to make a clean breast of something — confesar* algo; (before n)
breast pocket — bolsillo m superior ( de una chaqueta)
c) c u ( Culin) (of chicken, turkey) pechuga f[brest]breast of lamb — pecho m de cordero
1.N (=chest) pecho m ; [of woman] seno m, pecho m ; (Culin) [of bird] pechuga f ; (fig) corazón m- make a clean breast ofto make a clean breast of it — confesarlo todo, descargar la conciencia
2. VT1) [+ waves] hacer cara a, arrostrar2) (Sport) [+ finishing tape] romper3.CPDbreast cancer N — cáncer m de mama
breast enhancement N — (Med) aumento m mamario, aumento m de los pechos
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to have breast enhancement — aumentarse los pechosbreast implant N — implante m mamario
breast lump N — bulto m en el pecho
breast milk N — leche f materna
breast pocket N — bolsillo m de pecho
breast screening N — mamografías fpl preventivas
* * *[brest]a) c ( of woman) pecho m, seno m; (before n)breast cancer — cáncer m de mama or de pecho
b) c ( chest) (liter) pecho mto beat one's breast — darse* golpes de pecho
to make a clean breast of something — confesar* algo; (before n)
breast pocket — bolsillo m superior ( de una chaqueta)
c) c u ( Culin) (of chicken, turkey) pechuga fbreast of lamb — pecho m de cordero
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