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swept the floor clean. (?)

Spanish translation: barrió el piso hasta dejarlo limpio

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English term or phrase:swept the floor clean. (?)
Spanish translation:barrió el piso hasta dejarlo limpio
Entered by: sym

22:49 Jan 6, 2006
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: swept the floor clean. (?)
Terry swept the floor clean.

¿Qué recurso(s) del español considera que sería el equivalente más cercano para resolver la traslación de todos los matices de la siguiente estructura del inglés?”. Trabajo de investigación.
Lakasa Stnorden
Local time: 07:40
barrió el piso hasta dejarlo limpio
Explanation:
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sym
Local time: 07:40
Grading comment
gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6barrió el piso hasta dejarlo limpio
sym
4 +1limpiar el suelo por completo
Yvonne Becker
5barrió el piso hasta que quedó limpio
Marcelo González


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
limpiar el suelo por completo


Explanation:
clean sweep = limpiar por completo

puedes decir el suelo o el piso

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-01-06 22:56:33 GMT)
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perdón, se me pasó por alto el tiempo verbal:

limpió el suelo por completo

Yvonne Becker
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Coral Getino
2 hrs
  -> Gracias
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
barrió el piso hasta dejarlo limpio


Explanation:
..

sym
Local time: 07:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chelin
9 mins
  -> gracias, Chelin!
agree  Carmen Riadi
11 mins
  -> gracias ,Carmen!
agree  Egmont
29 mins
  -> gracias, avrvm!
agree  Heather Chinchilla
30 mins
  -> gracias, Heather!
agree  Maria_Elena Garcia Guevara
37 mins
  -> Gracias, Malega!
agree  Gabriela Mejías
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Graciela!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
barrió el piso hasta que quedó limpio


Explanation:
Another option :-)

Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 00:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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