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1 sweeping
1) (that sweeps: a sweeping gesture.) širok2) ((of changes etc) very great: a sweeping victory; sweeping reforms.) temeljit* * *[swí:piŋ]1.adjective ( sweepingly adverb)ki se tiče pometanja; figuratively poln poleta, zanosen; obsežen, prostran; daljnosežen; splošen, absoluten; radikalen, temeljit; velik (uspeh); silovit (veter)to speak too sweepingly — govoriti presplošno, preveč generalizirati;2.nounpometanje; plural smeti; (zaničljivo) izvržek, sodrgathe sweeping (of the gutter) figuratively izmečki (gošča) družbe -
2 sweeping-brush
noun (a type of brush with a long handle that is used for sweeping floors etc.) metla -
3 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) pometati2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) pomesti3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) pomesti4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) (pri)hrumeti2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) pometanje2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) zamah3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) dimnikar4) (a sweepstake.) stava pri konjskih dirkah•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up* * *I [swi:p]nounpometanje, čiščenje, zamah z metlo; (krožna) kretnja, zamah; zavoj (reke, ceste), vijuga, krivina; razprostiranje, proženje, figuratively razsežnost; vplivno področje; obseg; doseg, domet; vršenje (vetra), šuštenje (obleke); plural smeti; dolgo veslo (za veslanje stojé); ročica sesalke; (kartanje) dobitje vseh vzetkov, vseh nagrad; British English pometač, dimnikar; colloquially (= sweepstake(s)) stava, nagrada iz stav pri dirkah in igrah; figuratively umazanec; slang čemernež, nejevoljnežat one sweep — z enim zamahom, udarcem; naenkratto make a clean sweep of the table figuratively pomesti s čim, odpraviti kajII [swi:p]transitive verb & intransitive verbpomesti, pometati, omesti, ometati, (po)čistiti; oplaziti, rahlo se dotakniti; (o vetru) mêsti, briti; odstraniti, s poti spraviti (zapreke itd.); z očmi, s pogledom preleteti; opazovati; (topništvo) gosto obsipavati z granatami; (o valu) preplaviti (čoln); iti (z roko) (on prek); križariti (po morju); vleči se (po tleh) (o obleki); z mrežo iti (po rečnem dnu); stoje poganjati (čoln) z veslom; dobiti večino (skoraj vse glasove) (pri glasovanju)at a sweeping reduction commerce po zelo znižani cenito sweep all before one figuratively doseči popoln uspehto sweep the board — dobiti vse vložke pri kaki igri, figuratively pobrati vse nagradeto sweep everything into one's net figuratively vse (zase) pobratito sweep the seas — prepluti morja v vseh smereh, križariti po morjihto sweep the strings — iti, preleteti z roko po strunah glasbila, brenkati po strunahthe procession swept up the nave of the church — procesija se je veličastno pomikala po cerkvi proti oltarjuthey swept the river to find his body — preiskali so rečno strugo, da bi našli njegovo truplo -
4 broom
[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) košeničica2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) metla* * *I [bru:m]nounbotany košeničicaII [bru:m]nounmetlaIII [bru:m]transitive verbpometati, pomesti -
5 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) krtača2) (an act of brushing.) krtačenje3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) rep4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) praska2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) krtačiti2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) pomesti3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) skrtačiti4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) oplaziti•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off* * *I [brʌš]nounkrtača, ščetka, čopič, metlica; lisičji rep; grmičje, goščava, dračje; oplaz, pretep, praska, spopad; figuratively slikar, slikarstvoat a brush, at the first brush — v prvem zamahuto give s.o. a brush — grdo s kom ravnati, tepsti gatarred with the same brush — enak, prav takto give it another brush — še enkrat obdelati, izdelatito give s.o. a brush-down — okrtačiti kogaII [brʌš]1.transitive verb(o)krtačiti, (o)ščetkati, očistiti; dotakniti se, oplaziti; naprej gnati;2.intransitive verbmimo švigniti, pohiteti -
6 flourish
1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) cveteti, lepo uspevati2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) cveteti3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) vihteti2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) okrasek2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) poklon3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) pasaža•* * *I [flʌriš]1.intransitive verbokrepiti se, napredovati, uspevati; delovati; cvesti; sukljati se (dim); hvaličiti, širokoustiti se; slikovito se izražati; biti na višku (moči, slave);2.transitive verbs cvetjem krasiti; ( about) mahati (z mečem); izobesiti zastavoII [flʌriš]nounmahanje, vihtenje, gestikuliranje; fanfare; okrasna črta, zavitina; uspeh, blaginja; music pasaža; slikovito izražanje; theatre predigra -
7 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) izboljšati2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) popraviti se2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) izboljšanje2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) reforma•- reformed
- reformer* * *[rifɔ:m]1.nounreforma, preureditev, predrugačenje, prenareditev; izboljšanjeadjective sweeping reform — temeljita reformareform school — mladinski vzgojni zavod, poboljševalnica;2.transitive verbpopraviti, preurediti, preobraziti, spremeniti, reformirati; izboljšati; odpraviti (zlo), ukiniti; popraviti (koga), spreobrniti ( from od); intransitive verb popraviti se, izboljšati se, postati boljši -
8 slash
[slæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make long cuts in (cloth etc): He slashed his victim's face with a razor.) razparati2) ((with at) to strike out violently at (something): He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick.) usekati po3) (to reduce greatly: A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!') hudo znižati2. noun1) (a long cut or slit.) zareza2) (a sweeping blow.) udarec* * *I [slæš]nounvrez, urez, zareza, usek; razporek (v obleki); udarec s sabljo, z bičem; udarec (tudi figuratively); podiranje dreves; sečnja; commerce odbitek, popust (pri ceni); plural American z grmičjem porasel močviren svet10 percent price slash in new cars — 10% popust pri cenah za nove avtomobileII [slæš]transitive verb & transitive verbzamahniti (udrihati) z nožem (mečem ipd.), vsekati, raniti (koga) z nožem (mečem, sekiro); razrezati, razparati, raztrgati; napraviti razporek (v obleki); mlatiti okrog sebe; military podirati drevesa, da se s podrtim drevjem napravi zagrajena pot; oplaziti z bičem, bičati, pokati z bičem; figuratively ostro kritizirati, trdo ošteti; figuratively drastično reducirati -
9 sweep up
(to gather together or remove (dirt etc) by sweeping: She swept up the crumbs/mess.) pomesti* * *intransitive verb pomesti (počistiti, zbrati) na kup -
10 whisk
[wisk] 1. verb1) (to sweep, or cause to move, rapidly: He whisked the dirty dishes off the table; He whisked her off to the doctor.) hitro odnesti, odpraviti2) (to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.) stepati2. noun1) (a rapid, sweeping motion.) hiter gib2) (a kitchen tool made of wire etc, for beating eggs, cream etc.) metlica* * *I [wisk]nounhiter gib; hip, trenutek; brisalo, otiralo; pernato omelo, metlica; rahel udarec; sveženj otep, šop (slame trave, las itd.); culinary tolkač (za tolčenje smetane, snega iz beljaka)II [wisk]transitive verbpomesti, obrisati; mahati z, hitro premikati; culinary stepati (jajce); hitro odnesti; intransitive verb naglo, hitro se premikati, gibati; drveti, leteti, smukniti, švigniti, šiniti -
11 sweep out
(to sweep (a room etc) thoroughly; to clean by sweeping: to sweep the classroom out.) pomesti
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