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1 brush away
(to wipe off: She brushed away a tear; She brushed it away.) stryka (torka) bort -
2 brush away a difficulty
övervinna ett hinder; slå bort ett problem, undvika ett problem -
3 brush
n. borste; pensel; borstning; sammandrabbning, tumult; rävsvans; snårskog--------v. borsta; röra, snudda; borsta av; svepa förbi* * *1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) borste2) (an act of brushing.) borstning3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) []svans4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) sammandrabbning, nappatag2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) borsta2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) sopa, borsta3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) borsta4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) vidröra, nudda (snudda) vid•- brush away
- brush up
- give
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4 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
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