| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| mop up vi phrasal | (clean floors) | limpiar el piso loc verb |
| | The villagers are still mopping up after their homes were flooded yesterday evening. |
| | Los vecinos todavía están limpiando los pisos después de que sus casas se inundaran ayer por la tarde. |
| mop up vi phrasal | slang, figurative (handle consequences) | hacerse cargo loc verb |
| | | lidiar con las consecuencias loc verb |
| | You're always causing trouble and it's always me who has to come in and mop up after you. |
| | Siempre te estás metiendo en problemas y siempre soy yo quien tiene que venir a hacerse cargo. |
| mop [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (clean up) (ES) | limpiar con la fregona loc verb |
| | I'll mop up the milk you spilled. |
| | Voy a limpiar con la fregona la leche que has tirado. |
| | (AR) | pasar el lampazo loc verb |
| | (MX) | trapear⇒ vtr |
| | Voy a pasar el lampazo sobre la leche que has tirado. |
| | Voy a trapear la leche que has tirado. |
| mop [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (wipe up) (figurado) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | Serve with plenty of bread to mop up the gravy. |
| | Sírvelo con mucho pan para limpiar tanta salsa. |
| mop [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (handle consequences) (figurado) | limpiar el desastre loc verb |
| | First they will have to mop up the mess created by the outgoing administration. |
| | Primero van a tener que limpiar el desastre creado por la administración anterior. |
| mop [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (defeat) (figurado, informal) | barrer⇒ vtr |
| | Allied troops were still trying to mop up resistance in the south of the country. |
| | Las tropas aliadas todavía estaban intentando barrer con la resistencia en el sur del país. |