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1 sweep
n. sopning; svep; sotare--------v. sopa; svepa, fara; dragga* * *[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.) sopa2) (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.) borsta, sopa, svepa3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) svepa4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) svepa, segla2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) sopning, avborstning2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) svepande rörelse3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) sotare4) (a sweepstake.) sweepstake•- 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 -
2 sweep out
(to sweep (a room etc) thoroughly; to clean by sweeping: to sweep the classroom out.) sopa rent i -
3 sweep (someone) off his feet
(to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm.) göra hänförd, ta med storm -
4 sweep (someone) off his feet
(to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm.) göra hänförd, ta med storm -
5 sweep the board
(to be very successful; to win all the prizes.) göra rent hus, ta hem hela vinsten -
6 sweep under the carpet
(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) sopa under mattan -
7 sweep up
(to gather together or remove (dirt etc) by sweeping: She swept up the crumbs/mess.) sopa upp -
8 at one/a sweep
(by one action, at one time: He fired half of his employees at one sweep.) i ett enda svep -
9 make a clean sweep
(to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted: The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department.) göra rent hus -
10 army sweep against
militär räd mot -
11 clean sweep
totalröjning, revolution, total förändring -
12 breaststroke
n. bröstsim* * *noun (a style of swimming in which the arms are pushed out in front and then sweep backwards.) bröstsim -
13 clean
adj. ren; anständig; fläckfri--------adv. totalt, fullständigt, rent--------n. rengöring--------v. rengöra; tvätta sig* * *[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) ren2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) renlig3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) ren, tom, blank4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) fläckfri, anständig5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) slät, glatt, jämn, rak2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) helt och hållet, alldeles, totalt3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) tvätta, rengöra, städa['klenli]
(clean in personal habits.)
renlig, snygg- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
- make a clean sweep -
14 swept
[swept]past tense, past participle; = sweep -
15 wash
adj. tvättbar--------n. tvättning, tvagning; städning; tvätt; tvättmedel; rengöringsmedel; vattenerosion; svallvåg; beläggning--------v. tvaga, tvätta; städa; byka; skölja bort; översvämma; sköljas; sköljas bort; täcka (med färg)* * *[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) tvätta, diska2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) gå att tvätta, tåla tvätt3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) skölja, svalla, skvalpa, slå4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) spola2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) tvättning, tvagning2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) tvätt3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.)4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) -vatten, -bad5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) lavering, beläggning, överdrag6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) svall, kölvatten•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash up -
16 whisk
n. viska, kvast, dammvippa; borste; visp; svepande rörelse, viftning, snärt--------v. sopa; borsta; vispa; vifta bort* * *[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.) vispa, förpassa []2) (to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.) vispa2. noun1) (a rapid, sweeping motion.) svepande rörelse2) (a kitchen tool made of wire etc, for beating eggs, cream etc.) visp
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