coast-to-coast in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for coast-to-coast in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.coast to coast [Am ˌkoʊst tə ˈkoʊst, Brit ˌkəʊst tə ˈkəʊst] ADJ Am

coast to coast

de costa a costa

II.coast to coast [Am ˌkoʊst tə ˈkoʊst, Brit ˌkəʊst tə ˈkəʊst] ADV Am

coast to coast

a lo largo y ancho del país

I.sweep [Am swip, Brit swiːp] N

1. sweep (act):

sweep no pl

barrido m

sweep no pl

barrida f

give it a sweep

dale un barrido or una barrida

give it a sweep

bárrelo

a clean sweep or Am also a sweep nothing but a clean sweep of all the major prizes would satisfy him

solo si barría or arrasaba con todos los premios se iba a quedar contento

we can now make a clean sweep of all our debts

ahora podemos quitarnos todas las deudas de encima

the polls pointed to a coast-to-coast sweep by the President

los sondeos pronosticaban un triunfo aplastante del presidente

2.1. sweep C (movement):

with a sweep of his arm

con un amplio movimiento del brazo

with a sweep of his scythe

con un golpe de la guadaña

the broad sweeps of his brush strokes

el ancho trazo de sus pinceladas

2.2. sweep C (curve):

sweep (of road, river)

curva f

notice the superb sweep of the train (of dress)

fíjese en la estupenda caída de la cola

2.3. sweep (range):

sweep no pl

alcance m

sweep no pl

extensión f

3. sweep (forceful movement):

sweep no pl

empuje m

4. sweep C (search):

sweep

peinado m

sweep

rastreo m

5. sweep C (in electronic surveillance):

sweep

barrido m

6. sweep C (of windmill):

sweep

aspa f (con artículo masculino en el singular)

7. sweep C:

chimney sweep

deshollinador m / deshollinadora f

8. sweep C → sweepstakes

II.sweep <pt & pp swept> [Am swip, Brit swiːp] VB trans

1.1. sweep (clean):

sweep floor/path

barrer

sweep chimney

deshollinar

he swept the room clean or out

barrió bien la habitación

1.2. sweep (remove):

sweep leaves/dirt

barrer

sweep mines

barrer

he swept the crumbs off the table

limpió la mesa de migas

he swept the crumbs off the table

quitó las migas de la mesa

he swept his hair back

se echó el pelo hacia atrás

she swept the leaves into a pile in the corner

barrió la terraza (or el patio etc.) y amontonó las hojas en el rincón

he swept the coins into a box

con la mano reunió las monedas y las deslizó en una caja

to sweep sth under the rug or Brit carpet

correr un velo sobre algo

2. sweep (touch lightly, brush):

sweep surface

rozar

her coat swept the ground as she walked

al andar su abrigo rozaba el suelo

her hand swept the strings

pasó la mano por las cuerdas

3.1. sweep (pass over, across):

severe storms swept the coast

grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa

the waves of protest that were sweeping the state

las olas de protesta que recorrían el estado

dismay swept the meeting when the news broke

la noticia causó consternación entre los reunidos

the epidemic is sweeping the country

la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país

3.2. sweep (remove by force):

sweep

arrastrar

the avalanche swept them to their deaths

el alud los arrastró consigo y perdieron la vida

we were being swept out to sea by the tide

la marea nos arrastraba mar adentro

she succeeded in sweeping us along with her enthusiasm

consiguió arrastrarnos con su entusiasmo

he advanced across Italy sweeping all before him

cruzaba Italia arrasando (con) todo a su paso

4.1. sweep (scan):

sweep

recorrer

he swept the horizon with his telescope

recorría or escudriñaba el horizonte con su telescopio

4.2. sweep (search):

sweep area

peinar

sweep area

rastrear

5. sweep (win overwhelmingly):

our team swept the series

nuestro equipo arrolló or arrasó en la serie

nobody was surprised when she swept the country

a nadie le sorprendió que se impusiera aplastantemente en todo el país

III.sweep <pt & pp swept> [Am swip, Brit swiːp] VB intr

1.1. sweep + adv compl (move rapidly):

the car swept by or past without stopping

el coche pasó rápidamente sin detenerse

he swept to power on a wave of popularity

una ola de popularidad lo llevó al poder

1.2. sweep + adv compl (move proudly):

she swept into the room

entró majestuosamente en la habitación

he swept past as if I wasn't there

pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera

2.1. sweep + adv compl (spread):

sweep

extenderse

fire swept through the hotel

el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel

panic swept through the ranks

cundió el pánico en las filas

2.2. sweep + adv compl (extend):

the path sweeps down to the road

el sendero baja describiendo una curva hasta la carretera

the river sweeps over the plain to the sea

el río recorre la llanura hasta llegar al mar

2.3. sweep + adv compl (survey):

his gaze swept over their faces

recorrió sus rostros con la mirada

See also sweepstakes

sweepstakes [Am ˈswipˌsteɪks, Brit ˈswiːpsteɪks], sweepstake Brit [ˈswiːpsteɪk] N

1. sweepstakes (race):

sweepstakes

carrera en la que el ganador se lleva todas las apuestas

2. sweepstakes (lottery):

sweepstakes

lotería f

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coast-to-coast in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coast-to-coast in the English»Spanish Dictionary

coast-to-coast ADJ

coast-to-coast

de costa a costa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, being situated on a coast-to-coast highway and offering travel services, it thrived, launching a chain of travel facilities by the same name.

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Silo expanded rapidly and coast-to-coast over the next several years.

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Guests from coast-to-coast can celebrate with friends in other cities and toast the new year every time the clock strikes midnight.

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The festivities were transmitted to the public via radio in the first international coast-to-coast broadcast.

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Rather than artists going out on the road, this tour involved live coast-to-coast broadcasts of regional concerts on radio stations across the country.

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Over 100 chapters developed coast-to-coast during this time.

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It was the first time recordings of a news event were ever broadcast, and also the first coast-to-coast radio broadcast.

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Complicating matters was that kinescopes were not available for immediate re-broadcast as in 1951 no coast-to-coast cable system was yet in service.

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By the mid-1940s, association chapters were established from coast-to-coast.

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At the time, shipping mail coast-to-coast, although inefficient, was the most reliable means of transporting mail around the country.

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