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1 sweeping
sweeping [ˈswi:pɪŋ]• that's pretty sweeping! il ne faut pas généraliser !* * *['swiːpɪŋ] 1.sweepings plural noun balayures fpl2.1) ( far-reaching) [change] radical; [legislation, power] d'une portée considérable; [cuts, gains, losses] considérable2) ( too general) [assertion] péremptoire; [statement] trop généralsweeping generalization — généralisation f à l'emporte-pièce
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2 sweeping
B adj1 (wide, far reaching) [change, reform, review] radical ; [legislation, power] d'une portée considérable ; [cut, reduction] considérable ; [victory] éclatant ; sweeping gains/losses Pol une progression/un recul considérable ;2 ( over-general) [assertion] péremptoire ; [statement] trop général ; sweeping generalization généralisation f à l'emporte-pièce ;3 [movement, gesture, curve] large ; [bow, curtsy] profond ; [glance] circulaire ; [skirt] qui balaie le sol.
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