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audio sweep (swp)

tr. swept (swpt), sweep·ing
  1. (to brush) barrer
    to sweep the floor barrer el piso
  2. (to remove) arrastrar, llevarse
    the wind swept tiles from the roof el viento se llevó tejas del techo
  3. (to destroy) arrasar, asolar
  4. (to traverse) recorrer
  5. (to drag for mines) dragar

expresiones idiomáticas:
to sweep a constituency
política llevarse la mayoría de los votos
to sweep away
  1. (to clean) barrer
  2. (snow) limpiar
  3. (to carry sway) llevar, arrastrar
to sweep off one's feet
figurado, familiar hacerle perder la cabeza a uno
to sweep the board
figurado, familiar barrer con todos los premios, llevarse todo
to sweep up
  1. (a room) barrer
  2. (dust, sawdust) recoger
intr.
  1. (to clean) barrer
  2. (to flow) pasar rápidamente
  3. (to trail) arrastrarse
  4. (to extend) extenderse

expresiones idiomáticas:
to sweep along
andar rápidamente
to sweep by
pasar rápidamente
s.
  1. (sweeping) barrido
  2. (motion) movimiento amplio
  3. (reach) alcance m.
  4. (curve) curva
  5. (chimney sweep) deshollinador m.
  6. (winnings) ganancia
  7. (victory) victoria aplastante
  8. (oar) remo
  9. (pole) cigoñal (de un pozo) m.
  10. (of telescope, radar) giro

expresiones idiomáticas:
at one sweep
de una vez
sweeps
barreduras, basuras
to make a clean sweep of
  1. (to get rid of) hacer tabla rasa de
  2. (to get hold of) acaparar, llevarse todo
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