rake

a long-handled tool with a row of metal teeth at one end, used for gathering leaves and other things from the ground or floor

rabillo, rastrillo

• use a rake

Collocations garden rake · leaf rake

• She used the rake to gather up all the leaves.

  Ella usó el rastrillo para recoger todas las hojas.

to use a rake, especially for gathering leaves and other things from the ground or floor

rapear, barrer con un rastrillo

• rake something up

Collocations rake leaves · rake the garden

• He spent all morning raking leaves.

  Pasó toda la mañana rastrillando hojas.

to search through something carefully, especially to find something or make a decision about it

buscar con cuidado, revisar

• rake sth/sb for sth

Collocations rake through records · rake over the past

• The police raked through all the files looking for evidence.

  La policía revisó todos los archivos en busca de pruebas.

to criticize someone or something severely, especially in a public way

criticizar duramente, atacar

• rake sb/sth over the coals

Collocations rake someone over the coals · rake a company over the coals

• The senator was raked over the coals for his comments.

  El senador fue criticado duramente por sus comentarios.

(in history) a period of time when something bad or unpleasant happens, especially in politics

época difícil, período oscuro

• a period of political raking

Collocations period of political raking · era of political raking

• The 1930s were a period of political raking.

  Los años treinta fueron un período oscuro en la política.