sweep the beam

to sweep something under the carpet GB ou rug US — escamoter quelque chose

to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare

to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo

to sweep sb. off his, her feet — [ wave] fare cadere o fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.; fig. (romantically) fare perdere la testa a qcn.

to sweep in, out — (anche fig.) (quickly) entrare, uscire impetuosamente; (majestically) entrare, uscire maestosamente

to sweep into — [ invaders] irrompere in, invadere [ region]

to sweep (in)to power — pol. essere portato al potere (con una maggio ranza schiacciante)

to sweep through — [disease, crime, craze, change] dilagare, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi, divulgarsi in

to sweep over — [ searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ gaze] percorrere

to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o

rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs

to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare

to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo

to sweep sb. off his, her feet — [ wave] fare cadere o fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.; fig. (romantically) fare perdere la testa a qcn.

to sweep in, out — (anche fig.) (quickly) entrare, uscire impetuosamente; (majestically) entrare, uscire maestosamente

to sweep into — [ invaders] irrompere in, invadere [ region]

to sweep (in)to power — pol. essere portato al potere (con una maggio ranza schiacciante)

to sweep through — [disease, crime, craze, change] dilagare, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi, divulgarsi in

to sweep over — [ searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ gaze] percorrere

to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o

rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs

give it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo

she swept the leaves into a pile — barrió la terraza (or el patio etc) y amontonó las hojas

to sweep something under the rug o (BrE) carpet — correr un velo sobre algo

severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa

the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente

fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel

torrential storms swept the country — tormentas torrenciales azotaron or barrieron el país

the beach was swept by great waves — olas gigantescas azotaron or barrieron la playa

• she was sweeping crumbs into a dustpan — estaba recogiendo las migas con una escoba y un recogedor

• he swept the leaves off the path — barrió las hojas del camino

• she swept her hair back with a flick of her wrist — se echó el pelo hacia atrás con un movimiento rápido de muñeca

• he swept the stamps into a box — recogió los sellos en una caja

to sweep sb into one's arms — coger or tomar a algn en brazos

• I swept the rainwater off the bench with my hand — quité el agua de la lluvia del banco con la mano

• she was swept along by the crowd, the crowd swept her along — la multitud la arrastró

to be swept along by or on a wave of sth — (fig) dejarse llevar por una ola de algo

• landslides that swept cars into the sea — corrimientos de tierra que arrastraron coches hasta el mar

the election which swept Labour into office or power — las elecciones en la que los laboristas arrasaron haciéndose con el poder

• the water swept him off his feet — la fuerza del agua lo derribó

• a wave swept him overboard — una ola lo arrastró por encima de la borda

• the violence which swept across Punjab — la violencia que arrasó el Punjab

• the storm which swept over the country — la tormenta que arrasó el país

• plague swept through the country — la peste arrasó el país

• the fire swept rapidly through the forest — el fuego se propagó or extendió rápidamente por el bosque

thick smoke swept through their home — una densa humareda se propagó or extendió por la casa

• a great wave of anger swept over me — me invadió una gran oleada de ira

• panic swept through the city — en la ciudad cundió el pánico

• an angry crowd swept along the main thoroughfare — una multitud airada avanzaba por la calle principal

• to sweep past/in/out — pasar/entrar/salir majestuosamente

• to sweep into or out of a place — entrar/salir de un sitio majestuosamente

• the convoy swept along the road — la caravana pasó por la carretera a toda velocidad

• the bay sweeps away to the south — la bahía se extiende (majestuosamente) hacia el sur

• the hills/woods sweep down to the sea — las colinas/los bosques bajan (majestuosamente) hacia el mar

the floor/the kitchen could do with a sweep — al suelo/a la cocina le hace falta un barrido or una barrida

• to give sth a sweep — darle un barrido or una barrida a algo

• with a sweep of his arm — con un amplio movimiento del brazo

to make a sweep: they made a sweep for hidden arms — dieron una batida or hicieron un rastreo buscando armas ocultas

to make a sweep of sth — (with binoculars, torch) hacer una pasada por algo; (with team of people) rastrear algo

• clean sweep —

• to make a clean sweep — arrasar ganándolo todo; (Cards) ganar todas las bazas

• it was the first club to make a clean sweep of all three trophies — fue el primer club que arrasó llevándose or ganando el total de los tres trofeos

give it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo

she swept the leaves into a pile — barrió la terraza (or el patio etc) y amontonó las hojas

to sweep something under the rug o (BrE) carpet — correr un velo sobre algo

severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa

the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente

fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel

sweep the board, sweep all before one — (fig.): (win all awards) auf der ganzen Linie siegen

the current swept the logs along — die Strömung riss die Hölzer mit

sweep the hillside/plain — [Wind:] über die Hügel/Ebene fegen

sweep the country — [Epidemie, Mode:] das Land überrollen; [Feuer:] durch das Land fegen

his glance swept from left to right — sein Blick glitt von links nach rechts

give something a sweep — etwas fegen (bes. nordd.); etwas kehren (bes. südd.)

make a clean sweep — (fig.): (get rid of everything) gründlich aufräumen

the chimney needs a sweep — der Schornstein muss gekehrt or gefegt werden

in one sweep (fig) —

to make a clean sweep (fig) — gründlich aufräumen, gründlich Ordnung schaffen

the Russians made a clean sweep of the athletic events — die Russen haben beim Leichtathletikkampf tüchtig abgeräumt (inf) or alle Preise eingesteckt

a beautiful sweep of hills — herrliche Berge pl

to sweep sth under the carpet (fig) — etw unter den Teppich kehren

he swept the obstacles from his path the army swept the enemy before them — er stieß die Hindernisse aus dem Weg die Armee jagte die feindlichen Truppen vor sich her

to sweep the polls (Pol) — die Wahlen haushoch gewinnen

to sweep all before one (fig) — alle in die Tasche stecken (inf)

to sweep the board (fig) — alle Preise/Medaillen gewinnen, abräumen (inf)

sweep the board, sweep all before one — (fig.): (win all awards) auf der ganzen Linie siegen

sweep the hillside/plain — [Wind:] über die Hügel/Ebene fegen

sweep the country — [Epidemie, Mode:] das Land überrollen; [Feuer:] durch das Land fegen

give something a sweep — etwas fegen (bes. nordd.); etwas kehren (bes. südd.)

make a clean sweep — (fig.): (get rid of everything) gründlich aufräumen

to sweep a problem under the carpet fig — accantonare un problema

to sweep the horizon — (with eyes, binoculars) scrutare l'orizzonte

to sweep the board fig — fare tabula rasa

he swept her off her feet fig — l'ha conquistata