sweeping

amplio, generalizado

Que afecta a muchas personas o cosas, o abarca un campo muy amplio.

En inglés sencillo: Affecting many people or things, or covering a very wide range.

• The law introduces sweeping changes.
• She made a sweeping statement about all teenagers.
• The new director was given sweeping powers.

Sinónimos: wide-ranging, broad, extensive

Antónimos: limited

Expresiones frecuentes: sweeping changes, sweeping reforms, sweeping statement

aplastante, arrollador

Tan completo o poderoso que el otro bando apenas tiene posibilidades de éxito.

En inglés sencillo: So complete or powerful that the other side has little chance of success.

• The team won a sweeping victory.
• Her party celebrated its sweeping election win.
• The final results confirmed a sweeping defeat for the opposition.

Sinónimos: overwhelming, decisive

Expresiones frecuentes: sweeping victory, sweeping success

amplio, continuo

Que se mueve con un gesto largo, amplio y continuo.

En inglés sencillo: Moving smoothly in one long, continuous movement.

• She made a sweeping gesture.
• Clean the window with long, sweeping movements.
• A sweeping camera motion revealed the whole valley.

Sinónimos: flowing

Expresiones frecuentes: sweeping motion, sweeping gesture, sweeping movement

barrido

Actividad de limpiar suelos u otras superficies apartando el polvo y la suciedad con una escoba.

En inglés sencillo: The activity of cleaning floors or other surfaces by pushing dust and dirt away with a brush.

• Sweeping is my least favorite chore.
• Daily sweeping keeps the shop floor clean.
• Who will do the sweeping after the party?

Expresiones frecuentes: daily sweeping, floor sweeping

barrido

Una ocasión en que se limpia un suelo u otra superficie con una escoba.

En inglés sencillo: One occasion of cleaning a floor or other surface with a brush.

• The floor needs a sweeping.
• A quick sweeping removed most of the dust.
• The steps received a thorough sweeping before the guests arrived.

Expresiones frecuentes: a thorough sweeping, a quick sweeping