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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
c) [emotion]•
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 -
3 enter
'entə1) (to go or come in: Enter by this door.) entrar2) (to come or go into (a place): He entered the room.) entrar (en)3) (to give the name of (another person or oneself) for a competition etc: He entered for the race; I entered my pupils for the examination.) inscribir(se)4) (to write (one's name etc) in a book etc: Did you enter your name in the visitors' book?) registrar5) (to start in: She entered his employment last week.) comenzar•- enter on/upon
enter vb1. entrar2. presentarse / inscribirse3. anotar4. introducirtr['entəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) entrar en3 (participate) participar en, tomar parte en; (register) inscribirse en■ how many people have entered the race? ¿cuántos se han inscrito en la carrera?4 (write down, record) anotar, apuntar■ have you entered it in the account? ¿lo has anotado en la cuenta?5 formal use (present for consideration, submit) formular, presentar1 (gen) entrar2 (theatre) entrar en escena\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto enter into the spirit of something entrar en el ambiente de algoto enter somebody's head / enter somebody's mind pasarse por la cabeza de alguien, ocurrírsele a alguienenter ['ɛntər] vt1) : entrar en, entrar a2) begin: entrar en, comenzar, iniciar3) record: anotar, inscribir, dar entrada a4) join: entrar en, alistarse en, hacerse socio deenter vi1) : entrar2)to enter into : entrar en, firmar (unacuerdo), entablar (negociaciones, etc.)v.• entrar v.• ingresar v.• introducir (datos) v.
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1. 'entər, 'entə(r)1)a) \<\<room/house/country\>\> entrar en, entrar a (esp AmL)to enter port — \<\<ship\>\> tomar puerto
it never entered my head — ni se me pasó por la mente or la cabeza
b) ( penetrate) entrar en2) ( begin) \<\<period/phase\>\> entrar en3)a) ( join) \<\<army\>\> alistarse en, entrar en; \<\<firm/organization\>\> entrar en, incorporarse ato enter the priesthood — hacerse* sacerdote
b) ( begin to take part in) \<\<war/negotiations\>\> entrar en; \<\<debate/dispute\>\> sumarse ac) \<\<student/candidate\>\> presentar12 horses have been entered in the race — se han inscrito 12 caballos para tomar parte en la carrera
d) \<\<race\>\> inscribirse* (para tomar parte) en4)a) ( record - in register) inscribir*; (- in ledger, book) anotar, dar* entrada ab) ( Comput) dar* entrada a, introducir*5) ( Law)to enter a plea of guilty/not guilty — declararse culpable/inocente
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vi1) entrar2)to enter (FOR something) — \<\<for competition/race\>\> inscribirse* (en algo); \<\<for examination\>\> presentarse (a algo)
•Phrasal Verbs:- enter up
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['entǝ(r)]1. VT1) (=go into, come into) [+ room, country, tunnel] entrar en; [+ bus, train] subir a•
the thought never entered my head — jamás se me ocurrió, jamás se me pasó por la cabeza•
to enter hospital — frm ingresar en el hospital3) (=join) [+ army, navy] alistarse en, enrolarse en; [+ college, school] entrar en; [+ company, organization] incorporarse a, entrar a formar parte de; [+ profession] ingresar en, entrar en; [+ discussion, conversation] unirse a, intervenir en; [+ war] entrar en•
he entered politics at a young age — se metió en la política cuando era joven4) (=go in for) [+ live competition, exam] presentarse a; [+ race, postal competition] participar en, tomar parte enhow many students are you entering this year? — ¿a cuántos alumnos presentas este año?
to enter sth/sb for sth: he entered his son for Eton — matriculó or inscribió a su hijo en Eton
she had intended to enter the piece of work for a competition — su intención había sido presentar el trabajo a un concurso
6) (=write down) [+ name] escribir, apuntar; [+ claim, request] presentar, formular; (Econ) [+ amount, transaction] registrar, anotar; (Comm) [+ order] registrar, anotar7) (=begin) entrar en8) (Comput) [+ data] introducir9) (Jur)•
to enter a plea of guilty/not guilty — declararse culpable/no culpable2. VI1) (=come in, go in) entrarenter! — frm ¡adelante!, ¡pase!
2) (Theat) entrar en escenaenter, stage left — entra en escena por la izquierda del escenario
3)• to enter for — [+ live competition] (=put name down for) inscribirse en; (=take part in) presentarse a; [+ race, postal competition] (=put name down for) inscribirse en; (=take part in) participar en
are you going to enter for the exam? — ¿te vas a presentar al examen?
- enter on- enter up* * *
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1. ['entər, 'entə(r)]1)a) \<\<room/house/country\>\> entrar en, entrar a (esp AmL)to enter port — \<\<ship\>\> tomar puerto
it never entered my head — ni se me pasó por la mente or la cabeza
b) ( penetrate) entrar en2) ( begin) \<\<period/phase\>\> entrar en3)a) ( join) \<\<army\>\> alistarse en, entrar en; \<\<firm/organization\>\> entrar en, incorporarse ato enter the priesthood — hacerse* sacerdote
b) ( begin to take part in) \<\<war/negotiations\>\> entrar en; \<\<debate/dispute\>\> sumarse ac) \<\<student/candidate\>\> presentar12 horses have been entered in the race — se han inscrito 12 caballos para tomar parte en la carrera
d) \<\<race\>\> inscribirse* (para tomar parte) en4)a) ( record - in register) inscribir*; (- in ledger, book) anotar, dar* entrada ab) ( Comput) dar* entrada a, introducir*5) ( Law)to enter a plea of guilty/not guilty — declararse culpable/inocente
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vi1) entrar2)to enter (FOR something) — \<\<for competition/race\>\> inscribirse* (en algo); \<\<for examination\>\> presentarse (a algo)
•Phrasal Verbs:- enter up
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ni:1) (the joint at the bend of the leg: He fell and cut his knee; The child sat on her father's knee; She was on her knees weeding the garden; He fell on his knees and begged for mercy.) rodilla2) (the part of an article of clothing covering this joint: He has a hole in the knee of his trousers.) rodillera•- kneecap- knee-deep
knee n rodillatr[niː]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL rodilla2 (of trousers) rodillera1 dar un rodillazo a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go down on one's knees arrodillarseto bring somebody to their knees humillar a alguiento bring the country to its knees llevar el país al borde de la ruinaknee ['ni:] n: rodilla fn.• rodilla s.f.• ángulo s.m.v.• dar un rodillazo a v.
I niːnoun (Anat, Clothing) rodilla fto be on one's knees — estar* arrodillado, estar* de rodillas or (liter) de hinojos
to go o get down on one's knees — ponerse* de rodillas, arrodillarse
my/his knees were knocking — (colloq) me/le temblaban las piernas
to bow o bend the knee to somebody — doblar la cerviz ante alguien
on bended knee(s) — de rodillas, de hinojos (liter)
to bring something to its knees: the strike brought the country to its knees — la huelga llevó el país al borde del desastre
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transitive verb darle* or pegarle* un rodillazo a[niː]1.N (Anat) rodilla f ; [of garment] rodilla f•
on one's knees, on bended knee — de rodillas•
to bow the knee to — humillarse ante, someterse a•
a sharp pain nearly brought me to my knees — un dolor agudo hizo que casi me cayera de rodillasthe embargo has brought the country to its knees — el embargo ha llevado al país al borde del desastre
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to fall on one's knees — caer de rodillas•
to go or get down on one's knees — arrodillarse, ponerse de rodillasto go or get down on one's knees to sb — arrodillarse ante algn
weak 1., 1)to go to sb on (one's) bended knees — (fig) suplicar a algn de rodillas
2.3.CPDknee breeches NPL — calzón m corto
knee joint N — articulación f de la rodilla
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I [niː]noun (Anat, Clothing) rodilla fto be on one's knees — estar* arrodillado, estar* de rodillas or (liter) de hinojos
to go o get down on one's knees — ponerse* de rodillas, arrodillarse
my/his knees were knocking — (colloq) me/le temblaban las piernas
to bow o bend the knee to somebody — doblar la cerviz ante alguien
on bended knee(s) — de rodillas, de hinojos (liter)
to bring something to its knees: the strike brought the country to its knees — la huelga llevó el país al borde del desastre
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transitive verb darle* or pegarle* un rodillazo a -
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1. pæd noun1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) almohadilla2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) taco, bloc3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) plataforma
2. verb(to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) almohadillar, acolchar- padding- pad out
II pæd past tense, past participle - padded; verb(to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.)pad1 n blocpad2 vb acolchartr[pæd]1 andar sin hacer ruido————————tr[pæd]1 (cushioning) almohadilla, cojinete nombre masculino2 (inkpad) tampón nombre masculino3 (of paper) taco, bloc nombre masculino4 (of animal) almohadilla5 (platform) plataforma1 (chair etc) acolchar, rellenar, guatear; (garment) poner hombreras a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLknee pad rodilleralaunch pad plataforma de lanzamientopad of cotton algodón nombre masculinosanitary pad compresashin pad espinilla1) fill, stuff: rellenar, acolchar (una silla, una pared)2) : meter paja en, rellenarto pad a speech: rellenar un discursopad n1) cushion: almohadilla fa shoulder pad: una hombrera2) tablet: bloc m (de papel)4)ink pad : tampón m5)launching pad : plataforma f (de lanzamiento)n.• bloc de notas s.m.n.• almohadilla s.f.• bloc de papel s.m.• rodete s.m.• tampón s.m.v.• acolchar v.• andar sin hacer ruido v.• emborrar v.• rellenar v.pad* (Home)n.• jato* s.m.pæd
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1) ( cushioning) almohadilla fshoulder pads — hombreras fpl
knee pads — rodilleras fpl
2) ( of paper) bloc m3) ( launch pad) plataforma f de lanzamiento
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- dd- transitive verb1)a) ( line) \<\<seat/panel\>\> acolchar, enguatar (Esp)b) padded past p < jacket> acolchado, enguatado (Esp); < bra> con relleno; < envelope> acolchadopadded cell — celda f de aislamiento
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vi andar*, caminar ( con paso suave)
I [pæd]1. N2) (=shoulder pad) hombrera f ; (=knee pad) rodillera f ; (=elbow pad) codera f ; (=shin pad) espinillera f3) (=note pad, writing pad) bloc(k) m, cuaderno m ; (=blotting pad) secafirmas m5) [of animal's foot] almohadilla f2. VT1) [+ shoulders etc] acolchonar, poner hombreras a; [+ armour] enguatar2) (=stuff) rellenar; (fig) [+ book, speech etc] meter paja en3.VIto pad about — andar or (esp LAm) caminar sin hacer ruido
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* [pæd]N (=home) casa f ; (=flat) piso m, departamento m (LAm); (=room) agujero ** m, habitación f* * *[pæd]
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knee pads — rodilleras fpl
2) ( of paper) bloc m3) ( launch pad) plataforma f de lanzamiento
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- dd- transitive verb1)a) ( line) \<\<seat/panel\>\> acolchar, enguatar (Esp)b) padded past p < jacket> acolchado, enguatado (Esp); < bra> con relleno; < envelope> acolchadopadded cell — celda f de aislamiento
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vi andar*, caminar ( con paso suave) -
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v.1 maltratar, pegar (persona)2 dar vueltas a (familiar) (idea, suggestion)3 viajar por doquier, vagabundear.she's been knocking about o around Glasgow for years se ha movido por Glasgow durante años5 dar palos de ciego.vi. (familiar)to knock about o around with somebody ir o andar con alguienthey knocked about o around together at school en la escuela iban juntoshas anyone seen my keys knocking about o around? ¿ha visto alguien mis llaves por ahí?-> knock around -
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1. noun1) (a flat-bottomed boat for carrying goods etc.) barcaza2) (a large power-driven boat.) gabarra
2. verb1) (to move (about) clumsily: He barged about the room.) moverse a trompicones, trastabillar2) (to bump (into): He barged into me.) chocar contra, dar contra3) ((with in(to)) to push one's way (into) rudely: She barged in without knocking.) irrumpir enbarge n gabarratr[bɑːʤ]1 gabarra, barcaza1 transportar en barcaza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto barge in on a conversation meter bazato barge one's way through the crowd abrirse paso entre la multitud a empujones1) : mover con torpeza2)to barge in : entrometerse, interrumpirbarge n: barcaza f, gabarra fn.• barcaza s.f.• chalana s.f.• gabarra s.f.• lanchón s.m.v.• moverse pesadamente v.
I bɑːrdʒ, bɑːdʒnoun barcaza f, gabarra f
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intransitive verb (+ adv compl)[bɑːdʒ]to barge into somebody — chocar* con alguien
1.N (Naut) barcaza f ; (towed) lancha f a remolque, gabarra f ; (ceremonial) falúa f2.VT (=push) empujar; (Sport) cargar contra3.VI4.CPDbarge pole N — bichero m
I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole — (Brit) * (fig) yo no lo querría ni regalado
- barge in* * *
I [bɑːrdʒ, bɑːdʒ]noun barcaza f, gabarra f
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intransitive verb (+ adv compl)to barge into somebody — chocar* con alguien
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sin
1. noun(wickedness, or a wicked act, especially one that breaks a religious law: It is a sin to envy the possessions of other people; Lying and cheating are both sins.) pecado
2. verb(to do wrong; to commit a sin, especially in the religious sense: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.) pecar- sinner- sinful
- sinfully
- sinfulness
sin n pecado
sin preposición 1 without; seguimos sin noticias we still haven't had any news; agua mineral sin gas still mineral water; cerveza sin alcohol non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer; me quedé sin pan I ran out of bread 2 estuvo una semana sin hablarme she didn't speak to me for a week; sigo sin entender I still don't understand; la pisé sin querer I accidentally trod on her footb) ( con significado pasivo):esto está aún sin terminar it still isn't finished 3 sin que + subj: quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta get it off him without his o without him noticing; See Also→ embargo 2
sin preposición without: se marchó sin ellos, he left without them
costó mil pesetas, sin contar el IVA, it cost one thousand pesetas, not including VAT
el edificio estaba sin terminar, the building was unfinished
entre sin llamar, come in without knocking
saldré sin que me vea, I'll go out without him seeing
una bebida sin alcohol, a non-alcoholic drink ' sin' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abierta - abierto - absoluta - absoluto - accidental - acéfala - acéfalo - agotar - agotada - agotado - agreste - ahora - ahorcarse - ajena - ajeno - alguna - alguno - aliento - alquilar - ambages - amorfa - amorfo - aparente - asesinar - aviso - ayunas - bagatela - baja - bajo - bañera - berrido - bien - blanca - blanco - bocado - bregar - bruta - bruto - burbuja - caldo - calle - callejón - calva - camino - caprichosa - caprichoso - causa - cazo - cero English: ability - accident - accidental - accidentally - accustom - ado - afraid - age - agree - aimless - aimlessly - all-time - ammunition - another - antsy - anyhow - arrogant - at - attach - away - AWOL - babble - backbencher - backing - bare - barge in - basic - bat - bean - begin - behave - beyond - blank - blind alley - blue - blunt - bluntly - blurt out - boarding card - boarding pass - book - boorish - bootstrap - bottomless - break - breath - breathless - broke - busywork - buzz offtr[sɪn]1 pecado1 pecar ( against, contra)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor one's sins para su castigoto be as ugly as sin ser feo,-a como un pecadoto live in sin vivir en concubinato, vivir amancebado,-a, vivir en pecadosin n: pecado mn.• pecado s.m.v.• pecar v.• pesar v.
I sɪncount & mass noun pecado mfor my sins — (hum) para mi castigo (hum)
to be as miserable as sin — ser* un/una cascarrabias
to be as ugly as sin — ser* más feo que pegarle a Dios or que Picio (fam)
II
intransitive verb - nn- pecar*[sɪn]1.N pecado msins of omission/commission — pecados mpl por omisión/acción
mortal sin — pecado m mortal
it would be a sin to do that — (Rel) sería un pecado hacer eso; (fig) sería un crimen hacer eso
ugly 1., 1)to live in sin — † (unmarried) vivir amancebados, vivir en el pecado
2.VI pecar3.CPDsin bin * N — (Sport) banquillo m de los expulsados
sin tax * N — (US) impuesto m sobre el tabaco y/o el alcohol
* * *
I [sɪn]count & mass noun pecado mfor my sins — (hum) para mi castigo (hum)
to be as miserable as sin — ser* un/una cascarrabias
to be as ugly as sin — ser* más feo que pegarle a Dios or que Picio (fam)
II
intransitive verb - nn- pecar*
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