mopping in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for mopping in the English»Spanish Dictionary

mopping up [ˌmɒpɪŋ ˈʌp] N U

mopping up

limpieza f

mopping-up operation

operación f de limpieza

I.mop [Am mɑp, Brit mɒp] N

1. mop (for floor):

mop

trapeador m LatAm

mop

fregona f Spain

mop

mopa f Spain

2. mop (act) Brit no pl:

to give the floor a mop

trapear el suelo LatAm

to give the floor a mop

pasarle la fregona or mopa al suelo Spain

Phrases:

mop of hair

mata f de pelo

mop of hair

pelambre f or m

II.mop <pres part mopping; pt, pp mopped> [Am mɑp, Brit mɒp] VB trans

mop floor/room:

mop

limpiar

mop

trapear LatAm

mop

pasarle la fregona a Spain

mop

pasarle la mopa a Spain

to mop one's brow

secarse la frente

I.mop up VB [Am mɑp -, Brit mɒp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. mop up:

mop up water

secar

mop up mess

limpiar

2. mop up:

mop up troops/forces

reducir

mop up resistance

sofocar

II.mop up VB [Am mɑp -, Brit mɒp -] (v + adv)

mop up

limpiar

squeegee, Brit also squeegee mop [Am ˈskwiˌdʒi, Brit ˈskwiːdʒiː] N

squeegee

escobilla de goma para secar superficies

squeegee

perezoso m Arg

squeegee

lampazo m Urug

Translations for mopping in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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trapeador

mop

mopa

mop

friegasuelos

mop

friegasuelos

floor mop

lampazo

mop

lampazo

mop

trapear

to mop

mopear

to mop

mopping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mopping in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.mop [mɒp, Am mɑ:p] -pp- N

mop

fregona f

a mop of hair

una mata de pelo

II.mop [mɒp, Am mɑ:p] -pp- VB trans

mop

fregar

Translations for mopping in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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trapear

to mop

aljofifar (limpiar con la aljofifa) dial inf

to mop

chasca

mop of hair

pelambrera

mop

fregona

mop

mata

mop of hair

pelambre (pelambrera)

mop

greña

mop [or mat] of hair

fregar (con fregona)

to mop

mopping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a mop of hair

una mata de pelo

mop [or mat] of hair

greña

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the forefront were papa and mamma, half laughing, half crying, waving hands and mopping tears.

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Tiger tanks were still operating in the village which made mopping up extremely difficult.

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There are usually some duties like sweeping and mopping the entryway, cleaning the entrance restrooms, and checking the barracks laundry room for laundry left overnight.

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He keeps rubbing his nose, mopping sweat off his face and head like he's wearing an uncomfortable mask.

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Some bread for mopping or maybe a soup spoon would have been great.

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By dusk the two regiments had cleared most of the field and finished mopping up the next day.

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Aside from mopping up operations in the countryside, it was effectively over less than twenty-four hours after it had begun.

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