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1 arrollar
v.1 to roll (up).María arrolló la lMaría al terminar Mary rolled the yarn when she finished.2 to knock down, to run over.El auto veloz arrolló al perrito The speeding car ran over the puppy.3 to sweep away.El agua arrolló las casas The water swept away the houses.4 to crush.5 to have an overwhelming victory, to carry off the palm, to come off with flying colors, to have an overwhelming triumph.María arrolló en las elecciones Mary had an overwhelming victory in the...6 to have an overwhelming victory over, to beat, to defeat utterly, to have an overwhelming triumph over.María arrolló a su contrincante Mary had an overwhelming victory over her...7 to wind, to spool.La máquina arrolla el hilo The machine winds the thread.8 to wrap.Arrolló la tortilla e hizo un taco He wrapped the tortilla and made a taco.* * *1 (envolver) to roll (up)2 (el viento) to sweep away3 (al enemigo) to crush, rout4 (atropellar) to run over* * *IVT1) (=enrollar) [gen] to roll up; [+ cable, cuerda, hilo] to coil, wind2) (=arrastrar) [río] to sweep away, wash away; [+ enemigo] to rout; [+ adversario] to crush; [+ peatón] to run over, knock down3) [+ persona] [en debate] to crush; (=asombrar) to dumbfound, leave speechlessIIVT = arrullar 1.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) vehículo to run over; muchedumbre/agua/viento to sweep o carry awayb) (derrotar, vencer) to crush, overwhelm2) <papel/cable> enrollar 1)* * *verbo transitivo1)a) vehículo to run over; muchedumbre/agua/viento to sweep o carry awayb) (derrotar, vencer) to crush, overwhelm2) <papel/cable> enrollar 1)* * *arrollar11 = devastate.Ex: The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.
arrollar22 = win by + a landslide.Ex: The polls mean nothing at this point -- if he wins by a landslide fantastic but we are in June not October, long way between there and now.
* * *arrollar [A1 ]vtA1 «vehículo» to run over; «muchedumbre» to sweep o carry away; «agua/viento» to sweep o carry away2 (derrotar, vencer) to crush, overwhelmB ‹papel/carne/cable› enrollar■ arrollarvi(triunfar) to triumpharrolló en los mundiales he achieved a crushing o resounding victory o he triumphed in the world championshipsdondequiera que iba arrollaba con su simpatía everywhere he went he won people over with his warmth* * *
arrollar ( conjugate arrollar) verbo transitivo
[muchedumbre/agua/viento] to sweep o carry away
arrollar verbo transitivo
I (atropellar) to run over
II vi Dep Pol to win easily
* * *♦ vt1. [atropellar] to knock down, to run over;lo arrolló un coche he was knocked down o run over by a car2. [tirar] [sujeto: agua, viento] to sweep away3. [vencer] to crush4. [enrollar] to roll (up)♦ vi[ganar todos los premios] to sweep the board; [vencer claramente] to achieve a crushing victory* * *v/t1 AUTO run over2 figcrush, overwhelm* * *arrollar vt1) : to sweep away, to carry away2) : to crush, to overwhelm3) : to run over (with a vehicle)
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