sweep1
swept, swept /swiːp/Translation
v [t, i]
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⇨ barrer
Can you sweep the floor, please? ¿Podrías barrer el suelo?
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⇨ desplazarse
⇨ extenderse
Fear swept through the kids El miedo se extendió entre los niños
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de las preposiciones into y through›
⇨ arrastrar
The waves swept away the sailors Las olas arrastraron a los marineros
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio to sweep sb off one's feet
⇨ arrebatarle el corazón a alguien
(Definition of sweep v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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