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Old May 29, 2009, 08:24 AM
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barrer (verb) — to sweep. Look up barrer in the dictionary

Hay que barrer el comedor antes de trapear.
You have to sweep the dining room before mopping.
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Old May 29, 2009, 08:56 AM
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¡Hola a todos!

¿Se puede usar la palabra 'barrer' cómo esto? En inglés se puede usar 'sweep/barrer' como 'search for'

We swept the room for bugs, pero found none

Barrimos/buscamos el cuarto para los disposivitos de seguimientos/mifcrófonos, pero no encontrábamos nada

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Old May 29, 2009, 12:39 PM
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Sí, también se puede utilizar con ese significado.

La Policía está haciendo un barrido por todo el pueblo para limpiarlo de drogas.
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Have you ever heard the expression barrer para adentro?
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I have two questions.

Sweep is barrer.

And Swept is the past to barrer?

I'm right?
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Have you ever heard the expression barrer para adentro?
Yes, when it means to sweep the room/the house from the door to the inside, contrary to the usual way of doing it from the inner corners towards the door.
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I have two questions.

Sweep is barrer.

And Swept is the past to barrer?

I'm right?
Sí
We are sweeping the floor
We swept the floor last night

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Sí, también se puede utilizar con ese significado.

La Policía está haciendo un barrido por todo el pueblo para limpiarlo de drogas.
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Sí
We are sweeping the floor
We swept the floor last night

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Thank you friend.
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Have you ever heard the expression barrer para adentro?
I heard "barrer para casa":

En cuanto puede, barre para casa (= aprovecha cualquier oportunidad para beneficiarse de alguna manera)

I think they both have the same meaning.
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I heard "barrer para casa":

En cuanto puede, barre para casa (= aprovecha cualquier oportunidad para beneficiarse de alguna manera)

I think they both have the same meaning.
Added to the dictionary http://www.tomisimo.org/idioms/es/ba...casa-4344.html
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