sweep up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sweep up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sweep [Am swip, Brit swiːp] N

8. sweep C → sweepstakes

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

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

See also sweepstakes

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bitleft a bit
up United! Brit

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

See also come up to

sweep up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sweep up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

7. sweep inf (bet) → sweepstake

See also sweepstake

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Perhaps it's a camp thing, to want to sweep up and down staircases.
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It is designed to sweep up dirt and dust, as well as the mop.
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He then requests a straw (to drink the milk), a mirror (to avoid a milk mustache), nail scissors (to trim his hair), and a broom (to sweep up).
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He wants funding to buy and plant trees for revegetation, and machinery to sweep up debris.
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At midlength, where the planks are straight, the rivets are about 170 mm apart but were closer together as the planks sweep up to the curved bow and stern.
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Fix leaky pipes under your sink or the bathroom, sweep up crumbs, and do your dishes.
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But after the first chorus, the sky darkens and a tornado emerges, seemingly out of nowhere, trying to sweep up the band.
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A hard dunk could shatter the backboard, prompting a janitor to come out and sweep up the shards, directing censored complaints at the player in the process.
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If you allow children to sweep the floor, they will sweep up unwanted guests.
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When disposing, sweep up the chemical and dispose into an appropriate closed-top container.
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