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1. [swi:p] n1. выметание, подметаниеto give a room a good sweep - как следует /хорошенько/ подмести комнату
2. 1) трубочистas black as a sweep - чумазый, как трубочист
2) грязнуля3) подметальщик улиц4) амер. уборщик комнат в студенческом общежитии3. разг. негодяй; тёмная личность4. тж. pl сор, мусор5. течение; непрестанное движение6. скольжениеto move with a sweep - скользить, двигаться плавно
7. размах; взмахthe sweep of a scythe - взмах /размах/ косы
8. 1) размах; диапазонwithin [beyond] the sweep of the guns - в пределах [вне пределов] досягаемости орудий
2) пространство, охватываемое взглядом, горизонт, кругозор3) простор9. круг, охватto bring one's arguments within the sweep of one's audience - сделать свои доводы понятными для слушателей
10. изгиб; поворотto take /to make/ a sweep - а) изгибаться, образовывать изгиб; б) делать поворот, разворот
a wide sweep leads up to the house - дорога к дому широко изогнулась дугой
11. длинное весло12. журавль ( колодца)13. 1) полная победа2) карт. выигрышto make a clean sweep - всё выиграть, взять все взятки, сделать большой шлем и т. п. [ср. тж. ♢ ]
14. разг. см. sweepstake15. 1) наступление, особ. стремительное2) действия авиации по уничтожению выгодных целей и самолётов противника16. 1) поиск (самолёта, корабля)2) мор. траление17. мор. тралsweep vessel - тралящее судно, тральщик
18. крыло ветряного двигателя19. метал. шаблон ( для формовки без модели)20. элк. развёртка21. ав. стреловидность ( крыла)♢
at a /one/ sweep - одним ударом, сразуto make a clean sweep of smth. - полностью отделаться /избавиться/ от чего-л.; ≅ под метёлку вымести [ср. тж. 13, 2)]
2. [swi:p] v (swept)the fire made a clean sweep of the village - пожар стёр деревню с лица земли; деревня сгорела дотла
1. мести, подметать; прочищатьto sweep the deck - мести палубу [см. тж. 5, 1) и 18, 1)]
to sweep a chamber with gas - физ. продуть камеру газом
to sweep clean - а) чисто подметать; б) очистить, «подчистить»; to sweep the table clean - съесть всё, что было на столе; to sweep the bunkers clean - мор. израсходовать весь уголь
2. 1) воен. «прочёсывать», вести разведкуto sweep the sea(s) - а) вести разведку на море; to sweep the sea for enemy ships - искать в море корабли противника; б) очистить море ( от неприятеля); [ср. тж. 6]
2) вести поиск пропавшего самолёта3. мор. тралить, производить траление4. сгребать, сметать ( в кучу); собиратьto sweep smth. into one's pocket - сгрести что-л. себе в карман
5. 1) сметать, смахиватьto sweep the deck - смывать палубу [см. тж. 1 и 18, 1)]
2) уничтожать, сноситьto sweep with fire - воен. смести огнём
he swept all obstacles from his path - он уничтожил все препятствия на своём пути
6. нестись, мчаться, рваться (тж. sweep along, sweep over)to sweep the seas - бороздить моря [ср. тж. 2, 1)]
to sweep right through the enemy - прорываться через расположение противника
to sweep into the realm of international politics - вторгаться в международную политическую жизнь
the rivers swept out of their confines washing away topsoil crop land - реки вырвались из берегов, смывая верхний плодородный слой земли
7. 1) нести, мчать2) увлекать8. тащить, волочить9. ходить, двигаться величавоthe procession swept into the hall, preceded by trumpeters - процессия, возглавляемая трубачами, торжественно проследовала в зал
10. обуять, охватитьto sweep the country - охватить всю страну; пронестись по всей стране
11. охватывать; окидывать ( взглядом)to sweep one's eyes over smb. - окинуть кого-л. взглядом
to sweep the sea [the sky] with a searchlight [with a telescope] - обшаривать море [небо] прожектором [телескопом]
12. гнуть в дугу; изгибать13. вычерчивать14. 1) простираться, тянутьсяthe shore sweeps to the south in a wide curve - к югу берег образует широкую дугу
2) волочиться, тащиться15. 1) касаться, проводить ( рукой)his hands swept (over) the keyboard - его пальцы пробежались по клавиатуре
2) поэт. касаться пальцами струн ( музыкального инструмента)16. разг.1) спорт. выиграть2) одержать полную победуto sweep a constituency - получить подавляющее большинство голосов избирателей
to be swept into power - прийти к власти, получив на выборах подавляющее большинство голосов
the administration swept into power in 1945 was to remain in office for over six years - правительство, победившее на выборах в 1945 г., оставалось у власти ещё шесть лет
to sweep the board - а) карт. сорвать банк, взять все взятки; сделать большой шлем; б) получить все призы; в) иметь полный успех
17. 1) грести длинным веслом2) грести широкими взмахами18. 1) воен. обстреливать, простреливать (тж. to sweep with fire); вести огонь с рассеиванием по фронтуto sweep the deck - простреливать палубу [см. тж. 1 и 5, 1)]
2) ав. вести действия по уничтожению выгодных целей и самолётов противника19. метал. формовать при помощи шаблона20. элк. производить разведку♢
to sweep under the rug /under the carpet/ - прятать, скрывать, маскироватьto sweep difficulties [differences, troubles] under the rug - скрывать трудности [разногласия, неприятности]
to sweep smb. off smb.'s feet - а) увлечь кого-л.; be swept her off her feet - она увлеклась им; I was swept off my feet by his plans - он увлёк меня своими планами; his speeches were calculated to sweep uncommitted voters off their feet - его речи были рассчитаны на то, чтобы сразу же привлечь на свою сторону избирателей, которые ещё не решили, за кого им голосовать; б) сбить с ног; we were almost swept off our feet by the waves - волны чуть не сбили нас с ног
to sweep smb. a curtsey - сделать кому-л. реверанс
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swi:p
1. сущ.
1) выметание;
подметание;
чистка
2) трубочист Oh, what can I do with him, he is a regular little sweep! ≈ О, Господи! Ну что мне делать с этим вечно чумазым ребенком! Syn: chimney sweep
3) а) мн. мусор, отбросы б) сл., перен. мерзавец, негодяй, никчемный человек
4) а) взмах, размах, охват, амплитуда б) перен. кругозор, спекир информации to make a sweep behind enemy lines ≈ провести разведку в тылу врага
5) какой-л. механизм, совершающий движения на большой амплитуде а) длинное весло б) крыло ветряной мельницы в) журавль( колодца)
6) течение;
непрестанное движение
7) а) распространение, развитие б) пролет, протяжение
8) кривая;
изгиб;
поворот( дороги) Syn: turn
1.
9) разг.;
см. sweepstake
10) безоговорочная победа to make a clean sweep of a series ≈ одержать полную победу в соревнованиях, выиграть "вчистую"
11) а) лекало б) тех. шаблон
12) авиац. прямая стреловидность крыла ∙
2. гл.
1) а) мести, подметать б) прочищать, чистить Syn: clean
2) а) сметать, уничтожать, сносить;
смывать( волной) (тж. sweep away, sweep off, sweep down) Syn: destroy, wipe out б) сметать, смахивать( что-л., напр., пыль, крошки со стола и т.д.)
3) а) нести, выносить, мчать( куда-л.) The crowd swept me to the exit. ≈ Толпа вынесла меня к выходу. б) перен. увлекать (тж. sweep along, sweep away), заинтересовывать She swept the audience along with her ≈ Она заинтересовала своих слушателей.
4) обуять, охватить, обрушиться to sweep on ≈ обрушиться The storm swept down on the village. ≈ На селение обрушился сильный шторм.
5) нестись, мчаться, проноситься (тж. sweep along, sweep over) to sweep from ≈ (the hurricane swept in from the sea)
6) охватывать, осматривать;
окидывать взглядом His eyes swept the horizon. ≈ Он окинул взглядом горизонт( открывающуюся перспективу).
7) касаться, проводить( рукой) to sweep the guitar ≈ трогать струны гитары (играть на гитаре)
8) простираться, тянуться
9) ходить величаво
10) гнуть в дугу;
изгибать(ся)
11) а) одержать полную победу б) спорт стать абсоолютным чемпионом (выиграть все раунды, турниры соревнования) в) карт. выиграть все ставки на столе
12) мор. тралить
13) воен. вести разведку, прочесывать местность в разведцелях ∙ sweep aside sweep in sweep over sweep through выметание, подметание - to give a room a good * как следует /хорошенько/ подмести комнату трубочист - as black as a * чумазый как трубочист грязнуля подметальщик улиц (американизм) уборщик комнат в студенческом общежитии (разговорное) негодяй;
темная личность тж. pl сор, мусор течение;
непрестанное движение - the * of the tides приливы и отливы скольжение - to move with a * скользить, двигаться плавно - she moves with a dignified * ее походка величава размах;
взмах - the * of a scythe взмах /размах/ косы - a * of the oars взмах весел - with a wide * of the arm широким жестом размах;
диапазон - within the * of the guns в пределах досягаемости орудий пространство, охватываемое взглядом, горизонт, кругозор - the * of vision видимое пространство - beyond the * of the telescope за пределами досягаемости телескопа простор - the * of meadows простор лугов круг, охват - an extensive * (of concepts) широкий круг (понятий) - to bring one's arguments within the * of one's audience сделать свои доводы понятными для слушателей - the * of human intelligence пределы человеческого разума изгиб;
поворот - * outline выгиб - the * of a motor car"s lines контур автомобиля - to take /to make/ a * изгибаться, образовывать изгиб;
делать поворот, разворот - a wide * leads up to the house дорога к дому широко изогнулась дугой длинное весло журавль (колодца) полная победа (карточное) выигрыш - to make a clean * все выиграть, взять все взятки, сделать большой шлем и т. п.( разговорное) тотализатор на скачках наступление, особ. стремительное действия авиации по уничтожению выгодных целей и самолетов противника поиск( самолета, корабля) (морское) траление( морское) трал - with *s out с выпущенными тралами - * vessel тралящее судно, тральщик - * obstructor противотральное препятствие крыло ветряного двигателя шаблон (для формовки без модели) (электроника) развертка (авиация) стреловидность( крыла) > at a /one/ * одним ударом, сразу > to make a clean * of smth. полностью отделаться /избавиться/ от чего-л.;
под метелку вымести > the fire made a clean * of the village пожар стер деревню с лица земли;
деревня сгорела дотла мести, подметать;
прочищать - to * the floor подметать пол - to * out the room подмести в комнате - to * the chimneys чистить дымоходы - to * the deck мести палубу - to * a chamber with gas (физическое) продуть камеру газом - to * clean чисто подметать;
очистить, "подчистить" - to * the table clean съесть все, что было на столе - to * the bunkers clean (морское) израсходовать весь уголь( военное) "прочесывать", вести разведку - to * the sea(s) вести разведку на море;
очистить море( от неприятеля) - to * the sea for enemy ships искать в море корабли противника вести поиск пропавшего самолета (морское) тралить, производить траление - to * clear протраливать - to * for mines тралить мины - to * for an anchor искать якорь( под водой) сгребать, сметать ( в кучу) ;
собирать - to * the litter into a corner замести мусор в угол - to * smth. into one's pocket сгрести что-л. себе в карман сметать, смахивать - he swept the book off the desk он смахнул книги со стола - to * the deck смывать палубу - to * aside отбрасывать - he swept aside doubts он отбросил сомнения уничтожать, сносить - to * with fire (военное) смести огнем - to * all before one(self) сметать все на своем пути - he swept all obstacles from his path он уничтожил все препятствия на своем пути - a storm swept the town буря опустошила город нестись, мчаться, рваться (тж. * along, * over) - to * by проноситься мимо - to * the seas бороздить моря - the searchlights swept the sky лучи прожекторов прорезали небо - to * right through the enemy прорываться через расположение противника - to * into the realm of international politics вторгаться в международную политическую жизнь - hurricanes swept over the country ураганы пронеслись над всей страной - the rivers swept out of their confines washing away topsoil crop land реки вырвались из берегов, смывая верхний плодородный слой земли нести, мчать - we were swept into the road by the crowd толпа вынесла нас на дорогу увлекать - he swept his audience along with him он увлек своих слушателей тащить, волочить ходить, двигаться величаво - the actress swept on to the stage актриса величаво выплыла на сцену - she swept out of the room она с достоинством покинула комнату - the procession swept into the hall, preceded by trumpeters процессия, возглавляемая трубачами, торжественно проследовала в зал обуять, охватить - to * the country охватить всю страну;
пронестись по всей стране - war swept over Europe война охватила (всю) Европу охватывать;
окидывать( взглядом) - to * one's eyes over smb. окинуть кого-л. взглядом - his glance swept from right to left он скользил взглядом справа налево - to * the sea with a searchlight обшаривать море прожектором гнуть в дугу;
изгибать вычеркивать простираться, тянуться - the road *s round the lake дорога вьется вокруг озера - the shore *s to the south in a wide curve к югу берег образует широкую дугу волочиться, тащиться - her dress *s the ground ее платье волочится по земле касаться, проводить (рукой) - his hands swept (over) the keyboard его пальцы пробежались по клавиатуре касаться пальцами струн (музыкального инструмента) (разговорное) (спортивное) выиграть (разговорное) одержать полную победу - to * a constituency получить подавляющее большинство голосов избирателей - to * the election одержать полную победу на выборах - to be swept into power прийти к власти, получив на выборах подавляющее большинство голосов - the administration swept into power in 1945 was to remain in office for over six years правительство, победившее на выборах в 1945 г., оставалось у власти еще шесть лет - to * the board (карточное) сорвать банк, взять все взятки;
сделать большой шлем;
получить все призы;
иметь полный успех грести длинным веслом грести широкими взмахами (военное) обстреливать, простреливать (тж. to * with fire) ;
вести огонь с рассеиванием по фронту - to * the deck простреливать палубу (авиация) вести действия по уничтожению выгодных целей и самолетов противника формовать при помощи шаблона (электроника) производить развертку > to * under the rug /under the carpet/ прятать, скрывать, маскировать > to * difficulties under the rug скрывать трудности > to * smb. off smb.'s feet увлечь кого-л.;
сбить с ног > he swept her off her feet она увлеклась им > I was swept off my feet by his plans он увлек меня своими планами > his speeches were calculated to * uncommited voters off their feet его речи были рассчитаны на то, чтобы сразу же привлечь на свою сторону избирателей, которые еще не решили, за кого им голосовать > we were almost swept off our feet by the waves волны чуть не сбили нас с ног > to * smb. a curtsey сделать кому-л. реверанс ~ тех. шаблон;
as black as a sweep черный как сажа;
to make a clean sweep( of smth.) избавиться, окончательно отделаться (от чего-л.) ~ воен. обстреливать, простреливать;
to be swept off one's feet быть захваченным, увлеченным, покоренным (чем-л.) (ср. тж.) ~ нестись, мчаться, проноситься (тж. sweep along, sweep over) ;
the cavalry swept down the valley кавалерия устремилась в долину ~ обуять, охватить;
a deadly fear swept over him его обуял смертельный страх ~ кривая;
изгиб;
поворот (дороги) ;
the graceful sweep of draperies красивые складки драпри ~ увлекать (тж. sweep along, sweep away) ;
he swept his audience along with him он увлек своих слушателей;
to sweep a constituency получить большинство голосов ~ охватывать;
окидывать взглядом;
he swept the valley он окинул взглядом долину ~ сметать, уничтожать, сносить;
смывать (волной) (тж. sweep away, sweep off, sweep down) ;
he was swept off his feet by a wave волна сбила его с ног;
(ср. тж.) ~ трубочист;
a regular little sweep чумазый ребенок sweep разг. см. sweepstake(s) ~ выметание;
подметание;
чистка ~ гнуть в дугу;
изгибать(ся) ~ длинное весло ~ журавль (колодца) ~ касаться, проводить (рукой) ;
to sweep one's hand across one's face провести рукой по лицу ~ кривая;
изгиб;
поворот (дороги) ;
the graceful sweep of draperies красивые складки драпри ~ крыло ветряной мельницы ~ лекало ~ (swept) мести, подметать, чистить, прочищать;
to sweep a chimney чистить дымоход;
to sweep (out) a room подметать комнату;
to sweep the seas очистить море от неприятеля ~ pl мусор ~ sl негодяй ~ нестись, мчаться, проноситься (тж. sweep along, sweep over) ;
the cavalry swept down the valley кавалерия устремилась в долину ~ воен. обстреливать, простреливать;
to be swept off one's feet быть захваченным, увлеченным, покоренным (чем-л.) (ср. тж.) ~ обуять, охватить;
a deadly fear swept over him его обуял смертельный страх ~ одержать полную победу ~ охват, кругозор ~ охватывать;
окидывать взглядом;
he swept the valley он окинул взглядом долину ~ полная победа ~ простираться, тянуться ~ протяжение, пролет ~ размах, взмах ~ распространение, охват;
развитие ~ сметать, уничтожать, сносить;
смывать (волной) (тж. sweep away, sweep off, sweep down) ;
he was swept off his feet by a wave волна сбила его с ног;
(ср. тж.) ~ течение;
непрестанное движение ~ мор. тралить ~ трубочист;
a regular little sweep чумазый ребенок ~ увлекать (тж. sweep along, sweep away) ;
he swept his audience along with him он увлек своих слушателей;
to sweep a constituency получить большинство голосов ~ ходить величаво ~ тех. шаблон;
as black as a sweep черный как сажа;
to make a clean sweep (of smth.) избавиться, окончательно отделаться (от чего-л.) ~ (swept) мести, подметать, чистить, прочищать;
to sweep a chimney чистить дымоход;
to sweep (out) a room подметать комнату;
to sweep the seas очистить море от неприятеля ~ (swept) мести, подметать, чистить, прочищать;
to sweep a chimney чистить дымоход;
to sweep (out) a room подметать комнату;
to sweep the seas очистить море от неприятеля to ~ all before one пользоваться неизменным успехом to ~ away slavery уничтожить рабство ~ касаться, проводить (рукой) ;
to sweep one's hand across one's face провести рукой по лицу ~ (swept) мести, подметать, чистить, прочищать;
to sweep a chimney чистить дымоход;
to sweep (out) a room подметать комнату;
to sweep the seas очистить море от неприятеля to ~ the seas избороздить все моря и океаны (ср. тж.) sweep разг. см. sweepstake(s) sweepstake(s): sweepstake(s) пари на скачках, тотализатор ~ тотализатор -
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kli:n
1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) limpio2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) limpio3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) nuevo, en blanco4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) puro5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) neto, bien definido; preciso
2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) por completo
3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) limpiar(clean in personal habits.)
limpio- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
- make a clean sweep
clean1 adj limpioyour shirt is dirty, put a clean one on tu camisa está sucia, ponte una limpiaclean2 vb limpiarthe floor is dirty, clean it! el suelo está sucio, ¡límpialo!tr[kliːn]3 (well-formed) bien definido,-a, nítido,-a; (regular, even) limpio,-a1 (fight, play) limpio, limpiamente2 familiar (completely) por completo1 limpieza1 (gen) limpiar; (teeth, car) lavar■ have you cleaned your teeth? ¿te has lavado los dientes?■ will you clean these marks off the wall? ¿quieres quitar estas marcas de la pared?1 limpiarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas clean as a new pin limpio,-a como una patenato come clean about something confesar algoto have a clean (driving) licence no hacer cometido infracciones (de tráfico)to have a clean record SMALLLAW/SMALL no tener antecedentes penalesto have a clean slate tener un historial sin manchato have something cleaned (dry-cleaned) llevar algo a la tintorería, hacer limpiar algo en secoto give somebody a clean bill of health declarar a alguien en perfecto estado de saludto make a clean break cortar por lo sanoto make a clean break with something cortar con algo, romper con algoto make a clean breast of something confesar algoto start with a clean sheet hacer borrón y cuenta nuevaclean ['kli:n] vt: limpiar, lavar, asearclean adv: limpio, limpiamenteto play clean: jugar limpioclean adj1) : limpio2) unadulterated: puro3) irreproachable: intachable, sin manchato have a clean record: no tener antecedentes penales4) decent: decente5) complete: completo, absolutoa clean break with the past: un corte radical con el pasadoadj.• aseado, -a adj.• distinto, -a adj.• limpio, -a adj.• lirondo, -a adj.• mondo, -a adj.• neto, -a adj.• perfecto, -a adj.v.• afretar v.• escombrar v.• esmerar v.• limpiar v.• mondar v.
I kliːnadjective -er, -est1)a) ( not soiled) limpioare your hands clean? — ¿tienes las manos limpias?
b) ( not used) <clothes/towel> limpioc) (pure, non-polluting) <air/water> limpio, puro; < smell> a limpio; < taste> refrescante2)b) ( fair) <game/player> limpio3) ( unblemished) < driver's license> donde no constan infraccionesto come clean about something — (colloq) confesar* algo
4) ( well defined) <stroke/features> bien definido, nítido
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adverb (colloq)a) ( completely)b) ( fairly) <fight/play> limpio, limpiamente
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a) ( remove dirt from) limpiar; \<\<blackboard\>\> borrar, limpiarto clean something OFF something: he cleaned the splashes off the windows — limpió las salpicaduras que había en las ventanas
b) ( dry-clean) limpiar en seco, llevar a la tintoreríac) \<\<fish/chicken\>\> limpiar
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vi ( remove dirt) \<\<substance/device\>\> limpiarPhrasal Verbs:- clean up
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noun (colloq) (no pl) limpieza f[kliːn]1. ADJ(compar cleaner) (superl cleanest)1) (=not dirty) [clothes, sheets, floor, face] limpio; [air, water] limpio, puro•
to come clean — (lit) quedar limpio; (fig) * confesarlo todo•
to have clean hands — (lit, fig) tener las manos limpias•
to wipe sth clean — limpiar algo- make a clean breast of it- make a clean sweepto make a clean sweep of sth — (of prizes, awards) arrasar con algo
to make a clean sweep of the votes — acaparar todos los votos, barrer
2) (=fresh) [smell] a limpio; [taste] refrescante3) (=new, unused) [sheet of paper, page] en blanco, en limpio4) (=not indecent) [joke] inocente; [film, life] decentekeep it clean! — ¡no seas indecente!
clean living — vida f sana
5) (=smooth, even) [movement] fluido; [shot] certero; [cut] limpio; [sound] nítido, claro; [features, outline] nítido, bien definidoa clean break — (Med) una fractura limpia
6) (=fair) [fight, game, match] limpio; [player] que juega limpio7) (=untarnished) [image, reputation] bueno, impecable•
to have a clean record — (gen) tener un historial limpio; (no criminal record) no tener antecedentes penaleswe have a clean safety record — nuestro historial de seguridad está limpio or no registra incidentes
8) (=environmentally friendly) [machine, substance, energy] no contaminante9) (Nuclear physics) (=uncontaminated) [area, person, object] no contaminado10) (=ritually pure) [animal] puro11) (=trouble-free) [operation, job, getaway] sin problemas12) ** (=innocent)they can't touch me, I'm clean — no me pueden hacer nada, tengo las manos limpias *
13) ** (=not in possession of drugs, weapon, stolen property)2. ADV1) * (=completely)2) (=fairly)to fight/play clean — luchar/jugar limpio
3.N limpieza f, aseo m (LAm); (=wash) lavado m4.VT [+ room, carpet, windows, shoes] limpiar; [+ vegetables, clothes] lavar; [+ car] lavar, limpiar; [+ blackboard] borrar; [+ wound, cut] desinfectar5. VI1) (around the house) limpiar2) (=be cleaned)- clean up* * *
I [kliːn]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( not soiled) limpioare your hands clean? — ¿tienes las manos limpias?
b) ( not used) <clothes/towel> limpioc) (pure, non-polluting) <air/water> limpio, puro; < smell> a limpio; < taste> refrescante2)b) ( fair) <game/player> limpio3) ( unblemished) < driver's license> donde no constan infraccionesto come clean about something — (colloq) confesar* algo
4) ( well defined) <stroke/features> bien definido, nítido
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adverb (colloq)a) ( completely)b) ( fairly) <fight/play> limpio, limpiamente
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a) ( remove dirt from) limpiar; \<\<blackboard\>\> borrar, limpiarto clean something OFF something: he cleaned the splashes off the windows — limpió las salpicaduras que había en las ventanas
b) ( dry-clean) limpiar en seco, llevar a la tintoreríac) \<\<fish/chicken\>\> limpiar
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vi ( remove dirt) \<\<substance/device\>\> limpiarPhrasal Verbs:- clean up
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noun (colloq) (no pl) limpieza f -
5 sweep
sweep [swi:p](verb: preterite, past participle swept)1. nounb. ( = chimney sweep) ramoneur mc. ( = movement) with one sweep d'un seul coupd. ( = curve) [of coastline, hills, road, river] grande courbe fbalayer ; [+ chimney] ramoner• the socialists swept the board at the election les socialistes ont remporté l'élection haut la main• the wind swept the caravan over the cliff la caravane a été projetée du haut de la falaise par le vent• he swept her off her feet ( = she fell for him) elle a eu le coup de foudre pour lui• this election swept the socialists into office cette élection a porté les socialistes au pouvoir avec une écrasante majoritéa. ( = pass swiftly) to sweep in/out [person, vehicle, convoy] entrer/sortir rapidementb. ( = move impressively) to sweep in/out [person, procession] entrer/sortir majestueusement[+ object, person, suggestion, objection] repousser ; [+ difficulty, obstacle] écarter[crowd, flood, current, gale] entraîner ; [+ dust, snow, rubbish] balayer[+ room, rubbish] balayer► sweep up* * *[swiːp] 1.1) (also sweep out) coup m de balai2) ( movement)4) (of events, history, novel, country) ampleur f; ( of opinion) éventail m; (of telescope, gun) champ m5) ( search) ( on land) exploration f; ( by air) survol m; ( attack) sortie f; ( to capture) ratissage mto make a sweep of — ( search) ( on land) explorer; ( by air) survoler; ( to capture) ratisser
6) (also chimney sweep) ramoneur m2.transitive verb (prét, pp swept)1) ( clean) balayer [floor, path]; ramoner [chimney]2) ( remove with brush)3) ( push)to sweep something off the table — faire tomber quelque chose de la table (d'un grand geste de la main)
to sweep somebody off his/her feet — [sea, wave] emporter quelqu'un; fig ( romantically) faire perdre la tête à quelqu'un
4) ( spread through) [disease, crime, panic, craze] déferler sur; [storm, fire] ravager; [rumour] se répandre dans5) (search, survey) [beam, searchlight] balayer; [person] parcourir [quelque chose] des yeux; Military [vessel, submarine] sillonner; [police] ratisser ( for à la recherche de)3.intransitive verb (prét, pp swept)to sweep in/out — ( quickly) entrer/sortir rapidement; ( majestically) entrer/sortir majestueusement
to sweep into — [invaders] envahir
to sweep through — [disease, crime, panic, craze, change] déferler sur; [fire, storm] ravager; [rumour] se répandre dans
to sweep over — [searchlight] balayer; [gaze] parcourir
3) ( extend)•Phrasal Verbs:- sweep up••to sweep something under the carpet GB ou rug US — escamoter quelque chose
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6 sweep
A n1 ( also sweep out) coup m de balai ; to give sth a (good/quick) sweep donner un (bon/petit) coup de balai à qch ;2 ( movement) with a sweep of the scythe/the paintbrush d'un coup de faux/de pinceau ; with a sweep of his arm d'un grand geste du bras ; to make a wide sweep south to avoid the mountains faire un grand crochet vers le sud pour éviter les montagnes ;3 (tract, stretch) (of land, woods, hills, cliffs) étendue f ; ( of lawn) surface f ; ( of fabric) drapé m ;4 (scope, range) (of events, history, novel, country) ampleur f ; ( of opinion) éventail m ; (of telescope, gun) champ m ; the broad sweep of left-wing opinion le large éventail d'opinions qui composent la gauche ;5 ( search) ( on land) exploration f, fouille f ; ( by air) survol m ; ( attack) sortie f ; ( to capture) ratissage m ; to make a sweep of ( search) ( on land) explorer, fouiller ; ( by air) survoler ; ( to capture) ratisser ; a sweep for bugs une fouille à la recherche de micros ; a sweep for mines un dragage des mines ;7 ( of electron beam) balayage m ;8 = sweepstake.1 ( clean) balayer [floor, room, path] ; ramoner [chimney] ; to sweep the carpet ( with vacuum cleaner) passer l'aspirateur (sur le tapis) ; to sweep a channel clear dégager un chenal ; to sweep sth free of mines déminer qch ;2 (clear away, remove with brush) to sweep sth up ou away balayer [dust, leaves, glass] ; to sweep leaves into a corner/a heap balayer des feuilles et les pousser dans un coin/et en faire un tas ; to sweep the crumbs onto the floor balayer les miettes sur le sol ; to sweep the crumbs off a table ramasser les miettes d'une table ;3 (move, push) to sweep sth off the table faire tomber qch de la table (d'un grand geste de la main) ; to sweep sb into one's arms prendre qn dans ses bras ; to sweep sb off his/her feet [sea, wave] emporter qn, faire perdre pied à qn ; fig ( romantically) faire perdre la tête à qn ; to sweep sb overboard/out to sea entraîner qn par-dessus bord/vers le large ; to be swept over a waterfall être entrainé dans une chute d'eau ; a wave of nationalism which sweeps all before it une vague de nationalisme qui balaye tout devant elle ; a wave of public euphoria swept him into office une vague d'euphorie générale l'a amené à ses fonctions ; to be swept into power être porté au pouvoir avec une majorité écrasante ;4 ( spread through) [disease, crime, panic, fashion, craze] déferler sur ; [storm, fire] ravager ; [rumour] se répandre dans ; cold winds are sweeping the country des vents froids balayent le pays ; the party swept the country Pol le parti a remporté un immense succès dans le pays ;5 (search, survey) [beam, searchlight] balayer ; [person] parcourir [qch] des yeux ; Mil [vessel, submarine] sillonner ; [police] ratisser (for à la recherche de) ; to sweep sth for mines déminer qch ; to sweep sth for bugs fouiller qch à la recherche de micros.2 lit, fig ( move with sweeping motion) to sweep in/out ( quickly) entrer/sortir rapidement ; ( majestically) entrer/sortir majestueusement ; the plane swept (down) low over the fields l'avion survolait les champs à basse altitude ; the wind swept in from the east le vent soufflait de l'est ; to sweep into [person] entrer majestueusement dans [room] ; [invaders, enemy] envahir [region] ; to sweep (in)to power Pol être porté au pouvoir (avec une majorité écrasante) ; to sweep to victory remporter une victoire écrasante ; to sweep through [disease, crime, panic, fashion, craze, change, democracy] déferler sur ; [fire, storm] ravager ; [rumour] se répandre dans ; to sweep over [beam, searchlight] balayer ; [gaze] parcourir ; fear/pain swept over him la peur/la douleur l'a envahi ; the feeling swept over me that j'ai été pris de la sensation que ;3 ( extend) the road sweeps north/around the lake la route décrit une large courbe vers le nord/autour du lac ; the river sweeps north/around the town la rivière continue vers le nord/contourne la ville en décrivant une large boucle ; the mountains sweep down to the sea les montagnes descendent majestueusement jusqu'à la mer ; a flight of steps sweeps up to the entrance un perron majestueux mène à l'entrée.■ sweep along:▶ sweep [sb/sth] along [current, water] entraîner ; to be swept along by être emporté par [crowd] ; être entraîné par [public opinion].■ sweep aside:▶ sweep [sb/sth] aside, sweep aside [sb/sth] lit, fig écarter [person, objection, protest] ; repousser [offer] ; balayer [inhibition].■ sweep away:▶ sweep [sb/sth] away, sweep away [sb/sth]2 fig éliminer, faire disparaître [restrictions, limits] ; balayer [obstacle, difficulty] ; to be swept away by se laisser entraîner par [enthusiasm, optimism] ; être emporté par [passion].■ sweep out:▶ sweep [sth] out, sweep out [sth] balayer [room, garage].■ sweep up:▶ sweep up balayer ;▶ sweep up [sth], sweep [sth] up1 ( with broom) balayer [leaves, litter] ;2 ( with arms) ramasser [qch] d'un geste large ;3 fig to be swept up in être entraîné dans [revolution] ; être entraîné par [wave of nationalism, of enthusiasm]. -
7 table
table [tabl]1. feminine noun► à table• à table ! it's ready!2. compounds* * *tabl1) ( meuble) table2) ( lieu du repas) tablebien/mal se tenir à table — to have good/bad table manners
nous étions toujours à table quand... — we were still eating when...
s'asseoir à table — ( pour manger) to sit down to eat
passer or se mettre à table — lit to sit down at the table; ( avouer) (colloq) to spill the beans (colloq)
3) ( nourriture) tabletable remarquable or de roi — marvellous [BrE] spread
4) ( lieu de discussion) table5) Mathématique table•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *tabl nfse mettre à table — to sit down to eat, fig * to come clean
mettre la table; dresser la table — to lay the table, to set the table
desservir la table; débarrasser la table — to clear the table
* * *table nf1 ( meuble) table; une table en or de chêne an oak table; une table de salle à manger/de cuisine a dining-room/kitchen table;2 ( lieu du repas) table; à table at (the) table; mettre or dresser la table to set ou lay the table; être/fumer à table to be/to smoke at the table; bien/mal se tenir à table to have good/bad table manners; rester à table après le repas to remain at the table after the meal; nous serons dix à table ce midi there'll be ten of us for lunch today; nous étions toujours à table quand… we were still eating when…; s'asseoir à table ( pour manger) to sit down to eat; viens t'asseoir à table! come and sit at the table!; passer or se mettre à table lit to sit down at the table; ( avouer)○ to spill the beans○; sortir or se lever de table to leave the table; réserver une table (pour cinq) to book GB ou reserve a table (for five); à table! dinner's ready!;3 ( nourriture) table; avoir une bonne table to keep a good table; table remarquable or de roi marvellousGB spread; restaurant réputé pour sa table et sa cave restaurant with a reputation for its good food and wine cellar;4 ( lieu de discussion) table; table des négociations/débats negotiating/debating table; s'asseoir autour d'une or de la même table to get round the table; mettre un million/le double sur la table to put a million/twice as much on the table;5 ( tablée) table; présider la table to be at the head of the table;7 Math table; table de logarithmes/de multiplication log/multiplication table; table à double entrée two-way table;8 Minér ( facette supérieure d'une pierre) table.table analytique analytical table; table d'autel altar table; table basse coffee table; table de billard billiard table; table de bridge bridge table; table de camping camping table; table de chevet bedside table GB, night stand US; table de cuisson hob; table à dessin drawing board; table d'école school desk; table d'écoute wiretapping set; être mis sur table d'écoute to have one's phone tapped; table de ferme farmhouse table; table glaciaire Géog glacier table; table d'harmonie sounding board; table d'honneur head table; table d'hôte table d'hôte; table de jardin garden table; table de jeu Jeux card table; table de lancement launching pad; table à langer changing table; table lumineuse ( pour diapositives) slide table; table de massage massage table; table des matières (table of) contents; table de mixage mixing console; table de montage editing bench ou table; table de nuit bedside table GB, nightstand US; table d'opération operating table; table d'orientation viewpoint diagram; table à ouvrage sewing table; table de ping-pong® table-tennis table; table pliante folding table; table à rallonges extending table; table de repassage or à repasser ironing board; table ronde lit, fig round table; table ronde sur l'immigration round table (talks) on immigration; table roulante trolley; table de soudage welding bench; table de télévision television stand; table de tir range table; table de toilette washstand; table tournante ( phénomène) table turning; table traçante Ordinat graph plotter; table de travail worktable; table de vérité truth table; tables gigognes nest of tables; Tables de la Loi Bible Tables of the Law.mettre les pieds sous la table to let others wait on you; tenir table ouverte to keep open house.[tabl] nom féminin1. [pour les repas] tabledébarrasser ou desservir la table to clear the tabledresser ou mettre la table to set the tablesortir ou se lever de table to leave the table, to get up from the tablela table d'honneur the top ou head table2. [nourriture]aimer la table to enjoy ou to like good food[restaurant]4. [meuble à usages divers] tabletable de chevet ou de nuit bedside tabletable de cuisine/de salle à manger kitchen/dining-room tabletable à rallonges extension ou draw table5. [liste, recueil] tabletable de logarithmes/mortalité/multiplication log/mortality/multiplication tabletable alphabétique alphabetical table ou listfaire table rase to wipe the slate clean, to make a fresh start6. CONSTRUCTION [plaque] panel8. IMPRIMERIE table10. JOAILLERIE table11. MUSIQUE12. RAILtable de roulement running ou rail surface13. RELIGIONla table de communion, la sainte table the communion ou the Lord's table————————à table locution adverbialepasser à ou se mettre à table to sit down to a mealje te rappelle plus tard, je suis à table I'll call you later, I'm eating————————à table interjectiontable d'écoute nom fémininwiretapping set ou equipment -
8 sweep
1 noun(a) (with a brush) coup m de balai;∎ the room needs a good sweep la pièce aurait besoin d'un bon coup de balai∎ with a sweep of her arm d'un geste large;∎ with a sweep of his sword/scythe d'un grand coup d'épée/de faux;∎ to make a wide sweep to take a bend prendre du champ pour effectuer un virage;∎ her eyes made a sweep of the room elle parcourut la pièce des yeux;∎ they jumped over the wall between two sweeps of the searchlight ils sautèrent par-dessus le mur entre deux mouvements du projecteur;∎ in or at one sweep d'un seul coup∎ a vast sweep of woodland une vaste étendue de forêt;∎ from where we stood, we could see the whole sweep of the bay de là où nous étions, nous voyions toute (l'étendue de) la baie;∎ the sweep of a car's lines le galbe d'une voiture(d) (range → of gun, telescope) champ m; (→ of lighthouse) balayage m, portée f; (→ of wings) envergure f; (→ of knowledge) étendue f; (→ of opinion) éventail m;∎ the members of the commission represent a broad sweep of opinion les membres de la commission représentent un large éventail d'opinions∎ police made a drugs sweep on the university la police a ratissé l'université à la recherche de drogues;∎ the rescue party made a sweep of the area l'équipe de secours a ratissé les environs ou passé les environs au peigne fin;∎ to make a sweep for mines chercher des mines(f) (chimney sweep) ramoneur m(i) (rapid flow → of river) course f ou flot m rapide∎ to vary the angle of sweep varier la flèche(in rowing) en pointe∎ to sweep the floor balayer le sol;∎ he swept the room il a balayé la pièce;∎ the steps had been swept clean quelqu'un avait balayé l'escalier;∎ she swept the leaves from the path into a pile elle balaya les feuilles du chemin et les mit en tas;∎ I swept the broken glass into the dustpan j'ai poussé le verre cassé dans la pelle avec le balai;∎ he angrily swept the papers off the desk d'un geste furieux, il balaya les papiers de dessus le bureau;∎ she swept the coins off the table into her handbag elle a fait glisser les pièces de la table dans son sac à main(c) (of wind, tide, crowd etc)∎ her dress sweeps the ground sa robe balaie le sol;∎ a storm swept the town un orage ravagea la ville;∎ the wind swept his hat into the river le vent a fait tomber son chapeau dans la rivière;∎ the small boat was swept out to sea le petit bateau a été emporté vers le large;∎ three fishermen were swept overboard un paquet de mer emporta trois pêcheurs;∎ figurative the victorious army swept all before it l'armée victorieuse a tout balayé sur son passage;∎ the incident swept all other thoughts from her mind l'incident lui fit oublier tout le reste;∎ he was swept to power on a wave of popular discontent il a été porté au pouvoir par une vague de mécontentement populaire;∎ he swept her off to Paris for the weekend il l'a emmenée en week-end à Paris;∎ to be swept off one's feet (fall in love) tomber fou amoureux; (be filled with enthusiam) être enthousiasmé;∎ to sweep the board rafler tous les prix;∎ the German athletes swept the board at the Olympics les athlètes allemands ont remporté toutes les médailles aux jeux Olympiques(d) (spread through → of fire, epidemic, rumour, belief) gagner;∎ a new craze is sweeping America une nouvelle mode fait fureur aux États-Unis;∎ a wave of fear swept the city une vague de peur gagna la ville;∎ the flu epidemic which swept Europe in 1919 l'épidémie de grippe qui sévit en Europe en 1919(e) (scan, survey) parcourir;∎ her eyes swept the horizon/the room elle parcourut l'horizon/la pièce des yeux;∎ to sweep the horizon with a telescope parcourir ou balayer l'horizon avec un télescope;∎ searchlights continually sweep the open ground outside the prison camp des projecteurs parcourent ou balayent sans cesse le terrain qui entoure la prison(f) (win easily) gagner ou remporter haut la main;∎ the Popular Democratic Party swept the polls le parti démocratique populaire a fait un raz-de-marée aux élections;∎ the port has been swept for mines le port a été dragué(a) (with a brush) balayer(b) (move quickly, powerfully)∎ harsh winds swept across the bleak steppes un vent violent balayait les mornes steppes;∎ the beam swept across the sea le faisceau lumineux balaya la mer;∎ I watched storm clouds sweeping across the sky je regardais des nuages orageux filer dans le ciel;∎ a hurricane swept through the town un ouragan a dévasté la ville;∎ the Barbarians who swept into the Roman Empire les Barbares qui déferlèrent sur l'Empire romain;∎ a wave of nationalism swept through the country une vague de nationalisme a déferlé sur le pays;∎ the memories came sweeping back tous ces souvenirs me/lui/ etc sont revenus à la mémoire;∎ a wave of panic swept over him une vague de panique le submergea;∎ the planes swept low over the town les avions passèrent en rase-mottes au-dessus de la ville;∎ the fire swept through the forest l'incendie a ravagé la forêt(c) (move confidently, proudly)∎ he swept into the room il entra majestueusement dans la pièce;∎ she swept past me without even a glance elle passa majestueusement à côté de moi sans même m'adresser un regard(d) (stretch → land) s'étendre;∎ the rolling prairies sweep away into the distance les prairies ondoyantes se perdent dans le lointain;∎ the fields sweep down to the lake les prairies descendent en pente douce jusqu'au lac;∎ the river sweeps round in a wide curve le fleuve décrit une large courbe∎ to sweep for mines draguer, déminer►► sweep boat bateau m en pointe;sweep hand trotteuse f;sweep rowing nage f en pointe(of wind, tide, crowd) emporter, entraîner;∎ we were swept along by a tide of nationalism nous avons été balayés par une vague nationaliste(a) (object, person) écarter(a) (dust, snow) balayer(b) (of wind, tide, crowd) emporter, entraîner;∎ three bathers were swept away by a huge wave trois baigneurs ont été emportés par une énorme vague(car) passer à toute vitesse; (person → majestically) passer majestueusement; (→ disdainfully) passer dédaigneusement∎ hills sweeping down to the sea des collines qui descendent vers la mer∎ the enemy swept down on us l'ennemi s'abattit ou fonça sur nous(clean → room) balayer➲ sweep past = sweep by➲ sweep up(dust, leaves) balayer;∎ she swept up the pieces of glass elle balaya les morceaux de verre;∎ he swept the leaves up into a pile il fit un tas des feuilles en les balayant;∎ with her hair swept up into a chignon avec ses cheveux relevés en chignon;∎ she swept up her two babies and… en toute hâte, elle prit ses deux bébés dans ses bras et…(a) (clean up) balayer;∎ can you sweep up after the meeting? peux-tu balayer ou peux-tu passer un coup de balai après la réunion?∎ she swept up to me (majestically) elle s'approcha de moi d'un pas majestueux; (angrily) elle s'approcha de moi d'un pas furieux;∎ the car swept up to the main entrance (quickly) la voiture s'approcha à toute allure de l'entrée principale; (impressively) la voiture s'approcha à une allure majestueuse de l'entrée principale -
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I [swiːp]to give sth. a sweep — dare una scopata a qcs
2) (movement)3) (of land, woods, hills) distesa f.; (of fabric) pezza f.4) (of events, history, country) estensione f.; (of opinion) ventaglio m., gamma f.; (of telescope, gun) portata f.5) (search) (on land) perlustrazione f., ricerca f.; (by air) sorvolo m.; (attack) bombardamento m. a tappeto; (to capture) rastrellamento m.to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare
6) (anche chimney sweep) spazzacamino m.II 1. [swiːp]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo
3) (push)to sweep sth. off the table — fare cadere qcs. dal tavolo (con un ampio gesto della mano)
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.
4) (spread through) [disease, crime, craze] dilagare in, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi in, divulgarsi in5) (search, survey) [beam, searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ person] scrutare; [vessel, submarine] scandagliare; [ police] rastrellare ( for alla ricerca di)2.to sweep sth. for mines — dragare qcs. alla ricerca di mine
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)1) (clean) spazzare, scopare2) (move)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
3) (extend)•- sweep up••to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o
rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs
* * *[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.) spazzare2) (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.) spazzare via3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) percorrere4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) diffondersi, dilagare; entrare/uscire2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) spazzata2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) spazzacamino4) (a sweepstake.) lotteria•- 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* * *sweep /swi:p/n.1 (= sweep-up, sweep-out) spazzata; scopata: Give the house a thorough sweep, da' una bella spazzata alla casa!2 ampio gesto; movimento rapido; colpo ( con rotazione): with a sweep of his arm, con un ampio gesto del braccio; with a sweep of the oars, con un colpo di remi; con una remata; at one sweep, con un sol colpo4 [u] (fig.) campo; ambito; portata5 distesa; tratto: a long sweep of meadows, una lunga distesa di prati; a sweep of mountain country, un tratto di terreno montagnoso6 ampia curva; viale d'accesso che fa un'ampia curva: The house is approached by a fine sweep ( o carriage sweep), un bel viale ad ampie curve dà accesso alla casa; The river makes a great sweep to the right, il fiume descrive un'ampia curva a destra14 (spesso al pl.) (TV, USA) rilevazione periodica dei dati di ascolto ( per determinare le tariffe pubblicitarie)15 (mil., aeron.) penetrazione ( in territorio nemico); operazione su vasta scala; rastrellamento; bombardamento a tappeto16 [u] (elettron.) deflessione; deviazione; scansione ( della TV): horizontal sweep, scansione orizzontale17 (metall.) sagoma18 (fam.) vittoria completa; grande successo22 ( cricket) tiro orizzontale ( all'altezza del terreno): reverse sweep, colpo (simile allo «sweep», ma eseguito con il rovescio della mazza)23 (fam.) ► sweepstake● ( pesca) sweep net, rete a strascico □ sweep of one's eyes, occhiata (o sguardo) intorno; colpo d'occhio □ the sweep of a scythe, un colpo di falce; una falciata □ sweep-out (o sweep-up) = def. 1 ► sopra □ to make a clean sweep, far piazza pulita; fare un repulisti (fam.).♦ (to) sweep /swi:p/(pass. e p. p. swept)A v. t.1 spazzare ( anche fig.); scopare; spazzare via, portare via; eliminare; distruggere; liberare; fare piazza pulita di (fam.): to sweep the floor, spazzare il pavimento; to sweep a room, spazzare una stanza; The upper deck was swept by a billow, il ponte superiore è stato spazzato da un maroso; The machine-guns swept the ground before the trenches, le mitragliatrici spazzavano il terreno davanti alle trincee; Dust storms swept the barren plain, tempeste di sabbia spazzavano l'arido piano; to sweep the seas of pirates, liberare il mare dai pirati; The Great Fire of 1666 swept the City, il Grande Incendio del 1666 distrusse la City2 scorrere (su); percorrere; scorrere (lett.); sfiorare; toccare leggermente; strisciare su: She swept her hand through her hair, si è passata la mano fra i capelli; His fingers swept the keyboard of the organ, le sue dita scorrevano sulla tastiera dell'organo; to sweep the strings of a guitar, sfiorare le corde d'una chitarra; Armed bands swept the countryside, bande armate scorrevano la campagna; Her skirt swept the floor, la gonna le strisciava sul pavimento4 sospingere; sballottare; trascinare6 trascinare; portare via9 (fam.) vincere facilmente; stravincere: The Democrats swept the election, i Democratici vinsero le elezioni con un largo margine di votiB v. i.1 stendersi; estendersi; allargarsi: The shore sweeps to the south in a wide arc, la spiaggia descrive un ampio arco verso il sud; The plain sweeps away to the sea, la pianura si stende verso il mare2 incedere (o camminare) maestosamente; entrare (uscire, ecc.) con passo altero (o maestoso): The leading lady swept onto the stage, la primadonna è entrata in scena con passo maestoso● (fig.) to sweep all before one, conseguire un successo travolgente □ (fig.) to sweep the board, vincere tutte le poste ( del gioco), far saltare il banco; (fig.) avere un grande successo, fare piazza pulita; trionfare □ to sweep sb. a bow, fare un inchino (o una riverenza) a q. □ to sweep the chimneys, sbrattare (o pulire) i camini □ (polit.) to sweep a constituency, conquistare un collegio elettorale con largo margine di voti □ (polit.: di un partito) to sweep the country, vincere le elezioni politiche □ (fig.) to sweep everything into one's net, fare piazza pulita; arraffare tutto □ to sweep one's hand over sb. 's hair, passare la mano sui capelli di q. □ to sweep a path, aprire un sentiero ( nella giungla, ecc.) □ (naut., mil.) to sweep the seas, battere i mari □ to sweep a space, fare spazio; sgombrare □ (naut.) swept way, rotta di sicurezza □ The road sweeps up the hill, la strada sale a larghe curve sino alla cima del colle □ (prov.) A new broom sweeps clean, scopa nuova spazza bene.* * *I [swiːp]to give sth. a sweep — dare una scopata a qcs
2) (movement)3) (of land, woods, hills) distesa f.; (of fabric) pezza f.4) (of events, history, country) estensione f.; (of opinion) ventaglio m., gamma f.; (of telescope, gun) portata f.5) (search) (on land) perlustrazione f., ricerca f.; (by air) sorvolo m.; (attack) bombardamento m. a tappeto; (to capture) rastrellamento m.to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare
6) (anche chimney sweep) spazzacamino m.II 1. [swiːp]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo
3) (push)to sweep sth. off the table — fare cadere qcs. dal tavolo (con un ampio gesto della mano)
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.
4) (spread through) [disease, crime, craze] dilagare in, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi in, divulgarsi in5) (search, survey) [beam, searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ person] scrutare; [vessel, submarine] scandagliare; [ police] rastrellare ( for alla ricerca di)2.to sweep sth. for mines — dragare qcs. alla ricerca di mine
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)1) (clean) spazzare, scopare2) (move)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
3) (extend)•- sweep up••to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o
rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs
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1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) barrer2) (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.) barrer, limpiar, recoger; arrastrar, llevarse; rechazar, descartar3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) azotar, asolar, arrasar4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) deslizarse, pasar rápidamente; pasar majestuosamente
2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) barrido2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto/movimiento amplio3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) deshollinador4) (a sweepstake.) apuesta de caballos•- 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
sweep vb1. barrerthe floor is dirty, I'm going to sweep it el suelo está sucio, voy a barrerlo2. arrastrartr[swiːp]1 (with broom) barrido5 (by police, rescuers) peinado, rastreo6 familiar (chimney cleaner) deshollinador,-ra1 (room, floor) barrer; (chimney) deshollinar2 (with hand) quitar de un manotazo3 (move over) azotar, barrer4 (remove by force) arrastrar, llevarse■ the swimmers were swept out to sea by the current la corriente arrastró a los nadadores mar adentro5 (pass over) recorrer6 figurative use (spread through) recorrer, extenderse por7 (touch lightly) rozar, pasar por1 (with broom) barrer2 (move quickly) pasar rápidamente3 (extend) recorrer, extenderse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto sweep somebody off his/her feet hacerle perder la cabeza a alguiento sweep something under the carpet ocultar algoto make a clean sweep of things barrer con todo, hacer tabla rasato sweep the board llevarse todos los premios1) : barrer (el suelo, etc.), limpiar (suciedad, etc.)he swept the books aside: apartó los libros de un manotazosweep vi1) : barrer, limpiar2) : extenderse (en una curva), describir una curvathe sun swept across the sky: el sol describía una curva en el cielosweep n1) : barrido m, barrida f (con una escoba)2) : movimiento m circular3) scope: alcance mn.• barredura s.f.• deshollinador s.m.• escobada s.f.• escobazo s.m.• recorrido s.m.• redada s.f.• turbión s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: swept) = abalear v.• copar v.• deshollinar v.• dragar v.• escobar v.• rastrear v.• rozar v.swiːp
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1) ( act) (no pl) barrido m, barrida fgive it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo
2)a) c ( movement)b) c (curve - of road, river) curva fc) ( range) (no pl) alcance m, extensión f3) c ( search) peinado m, rastreo m4) c ( chimney sweep) deshollinador, -dora m,f
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(past & pp swept) transitive verb1)a) ( clean) \<\<floor/path\>\> barrer; \<\<chimney\>\> deshollinarb) ( remove) \<\<leaves/dirt\>\> barrer; \<\<mines\>\> barrershe 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
2) (touch lightly, brush) \<\<surface\>\> rozar*3)a) (pass over, across)severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa
the epidemic is sweeping the country — la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país
b) ( remove by force) arrastrar4)a) ( scan) recorrerb) ( search) \<\<area\>\> peinar, rastrear
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vi1) (+ adv compl)a) ( move rapidly)the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente
b) ( move proudly)he swept past as if I wasn't there — pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera
2) (+ adv compl)a) ( spread)fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel
b) ( extend)•Phrasal Verbs:- sweep up[swiːp] (vb: pt, pp swept)1. VT1) [+ place, area]a) (=clean) [+ floor, room, street] barrer; [+ chimney] deshollinarhave you had your chimney swept lately? — ¿te han deshollinado la chimenea recientemente?
b) (=touch) rozarc) (=spread through) [disease, idea, craze] arrasar; [rumours] correr por, extenderse pord) (=lash) [storm, rain, waves] azotar, barrertorrential 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
e) (=scan) [searchlight, eyes] recorrerf) (=search) peinar2) (=move)a) (with brush)•
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- sweep sth under the carpetb) (with hand, arm)•
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 cajato sweep sb into one's arms — coger or tomar a algn en brazos
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I swept the rainwater off the bench with my hand — quité el agua de la lluvia del banco con la manoc) (forcefully)to be swept along by or on a wave of sth — (fig) dejarse llevar por una ola de algo
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landslides that swept cars into the sea — corrimientos de tierra que arrastraron coches hasta el marthe election which swept Labour into office or power — las elecciones en la que los laboristas arrasaron haciéndose con el poder
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the water swept him off his feet — la fuerza del agua lo derribó- sweep all before one3) (=win decisively) [+ election] arrasar en- sweep the board2. VI1) (=clean) barrer2) (=spread)a) [violence, disease, storm]•
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 paísb) [fire, smoke]•
the fire swept rapidly through the forest — el fuego se propagó or extendió rápidamente por el bosquethick smoke swept through their home — una densa humareda se propagó or extendió por la casa
c) [emotion]•
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 pánico3) (=move)a) [crowd, procession]•
an angry crowd swept along the main thoroughfare — una multitud airada avanzaba por la calle principalb) (majestically) [person, car]•
to sweep past/in/out — pasar/entrar/salir majestuosamentec) (quickly) [vehicle, convoy]•
the convoy swept along the road — la caravana pasó por la carretera a toda velocidad- sweep into power4) (=stretch) [land, water]•
the bay sweeps away to the south — la bahía se extiende (majestuosamente) hacia el sursweep up•
the hills/woods sweep down to the sea — las colinas/los bosques bajan (majestuosamente) hacia el mar3. N1) (with broom, brush) barrido m, barrida fthe floor/the kitchen could do with a sweep — al suelo/a la cocina le hace falta un barrido or una barrida
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to give sth a sweep — darle un barrido or una barrida a algo3) (=movement) [of pendulum] movimiento m ; [of scythe] golpe m ; [of beam] trayectoria f ; (fig) [of events, progress, history] marcha f•
with a sweep of his arm — con un amplio movimiento del brazowith one sweep of his scythe, he cleared all the nettles — con un golpe de guadaña hizo desaparecer todas las ortigas
with a sweep of her hand she indicated the desk — extendió la mano indicando el pupitre con un gesto amplio
4) (=search) (for criminals, drugs) batida f, rastreo mto 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
5)•
clean sweep —a) (=change)there will be a clean sweep of all those involved in this cover-up — se hará tabla rasa con todos los que estén involucrados en esta tapadera
b) (in competition, series of competitions)•
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 trofeos6) (=curve, line) [of coastline, river] curva f ; [of land] extensión f ; [of staircase] trazado m ; [of long skirt, curtains] vuelo m ; [of wings] envergadura f7) (=range)a) (lit) [of telescope, gun, lighthouse, radar] alcance mwith a sweep of 180° — con un alcance de 180°
b) (fig) [of views, ideas] espectro mrepresentatives from a broad sweep of left-wing opinion — representantes de un amplio espectro de la izquierda
8) (=wave) [of emotion] ola f9) = sweepstake- sweep up* * *[swiːp]
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1) ( act) (no pl) barrido m, barrida fgive it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo
2)a) c ( movement)b) c (curve - of road, river) curva fc) ( range) (no pl) alcance m, extensión f3) c ( search) peinado m, rastreo m4) c ( chimney sweep) deshollinador, -dora m,f
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(past & pp swept) transitive verb1)a) ( clean) \<\<floor/path\>\> barrer; \<\<chimney\>\> deshollinarb) ( remove) \<\<leaves/dirt\>\> barrer; \<\<mines\>\> barrershe 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
2) (touch lightly, brush) \<\<surface\>\> rozar*3)a) (pass over, across)severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa
the epidemic is sweeping the country — la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país
b) ( remove by force) arrastrar4)a) ( scan) recorrerb) ( search) \<\<area\>\> peinar, rastrear
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vi1) (+ adv compl)a) ( move rapidly)the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente
b) ( move proudly)he swept past as if I wasn't there — pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera
2) (+ adv compl)a) ( spread)fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel
b) ( extend)•Phrasal Verbs:- sweep up -
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1. transitive verb,1) fegen (bes. nordd.); kehren (bes. südd.)2) (move with force) fegenthe current swept the logs along — die Strömung riss die Hölzer mit
3) (traverse swiftly)sweep the hillside/plain — [Wind:] über die Hügel/Ebene fegen
2. intransitive verb,sweep the country — [Epidemie, Mode:] das Land überrollen; [Feuer:] durch das Land fegen
2) (go fast, in stately manner) [Vogel:] gleiten; [Person, Auto:] rauschen; [Wind usw.:] fegen3) (extend) sich erstrecken3. nounhis glance swept from left to right — sein Blick glitt von links nach rechts
1) (cleaning)give something a sweep — etwas fegen (bes. nordd.); etwas kehren (bes. südd.)
make a clean sweep — (fig.): (get rid of everything) gründlich aufräumen
2) see academic.ru/12505/chimney_sweep">chimney sweep3) (coll.) see sweepstake4) (motion of arm) ausholende Bewegung5) (stretch)a wide/an open sweep of country — ein weiter Landstrich
6) (curve of road, river) Bogen, derPhrasal Verbs:- sweep by- sweep in- sweep up* * *[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb2) (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.) (beiseite) fegen, mitreißen3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) fegen4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) fegen2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) das Kehren2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) schwungvolle Handbewegung3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) der Schornsteinfeger4) (a sweepstake.) das Toto•- 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* * *[swi:p]I. nto give the floor a \sweep den Boden kehren3. (movement) schwungvolle Bewegung, Schwingen nt kein pl; (with sabre, scythe) ausholender Hieb; (all-covering strike) Rundumschlag m a. figthe film showed the breadth of Arab culture and the \sweep of its history der Film zeigte die Vielfältigkeit der arabischen Kultur und die weitreichende Bedeutung ihrer Geschichtea \sweep of a house eine Hausdurchsuchung9.▶ to make a clean \sweep of sth (start afresh) gründlich mit etw dat aufräumen; (win everything) etw völlig für sich akk entscheidenthe new prime minister is expected to make a clean \sweep of the government man erwartet, dass der neue Premierminister die Regierung komplett auswechseltII. vt<swept, swept>1. (with a broom)▪ to \sweep sth etw kehren [o NORDD, SCHWEIZ fegen]to \sweep the chimney den Kamin [o ÖSTERR Rauchfang] kehrento \sweep the floor den Boden fegen, ÖSTERR kehren2. (take in powerful manner)smiling, he swept me into his arms lächelnd schloss er mich in seine Armeshe swept the pile of papers into her bag sie schaufelte den Stapel Papiere in ihre Tasche3. (remove)▪ to \sweep back ⇆ sth etw zurückwerfenshe swept back her long hair from her face energisch strich sie sich ihre langen Haare aus dem Gesicht4. (spread)a 1970s fashion revival is \sweeping Europe ein Modetrend wie in den 70ern rollt derzeit über Europa hinweg5. (travel and search)police have swept the woodland area die Polizei hat das Waldgebiet abgesucht7.▶ to \sweep the board allen Gewinn einstreichen▶ to \sweep sth under the carpet [or AM also rug] [or AUS also mat] etw unter den Teppich kehren famIII. vi<swept, swept>her gaze swept across the assembled room ihr Blick glitt über den vollbesetzten Raumthe beam of the lighthouse swept across the sea der Lichtstrahl des Leuchtturms strich über das Wasserto \sweep into power an die Spitze der Macht getragen werdenthe road \sweeps down to the coast die Straße führt zur Küste hinunterthe path swept along the river der Weg verlief entlang des Flussesthe fire swept through the house das Feuer breitete sich schnell im Haus aus3.* * *[swiːp] vb: pret, ptp swept1. n1)the chimney needs a sweep — der Schornstein muss gekehrt or gefegt werden
3) (of arm, pendulum) Schwung m; (of sword) Streich m; (of oars) Durchziehen nt no pl; (of light, radar) Strahl min 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 wide sweep of country —
6)See:= sweepstake2. vt2) (= scan, move searchingly over) absuchen (for nach); (bullets) streichen über (+acc); minefield, sea durchkämmen; mines räumen3) (= move quickly over wind, skirt) fegen über (+acc); (waves) deck, sand etc überrollen, überschwemmen; (glance) gleiten über (+acc); (fig, wave of protest, violence, fashion) überrollen; (disease) um sich greifen in (+dat)4) (= remove with sweeping movement wave) spülen, schwemmen; (current) reißen; (wind) fegen; person reißento sweep sth off the table/onto the floor — etw vom Tisch/zu Boden fegen
the crowd swept him into the square —
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
5) (= triumph) große Triumphe feiern in (+dat)to sweep the board (fig) — alle Preise/Medaillen gewinnen, abräumen (inf)
3. vi1) (with broom) kehren, fegen → broomSee:→ broom2) (= move person) rauschen; (vehicle, plane, quickly) schießen; (majestically) gleiten; (skier) fegen; (road, river) in weitem Bogen führenpanic/the disease swept through Europe — Panik/die Krankheit griff in Europa um sich or breitete sich in Europa aus
* * *sweep [swiːp]A v/t prät und pperf swept [swept]1. kehren, fegen:sweep away fig hinwegfegen2. (of von) frei machen, säubern (auch fig):3. jagen, treiben (besonders fig):sweep the enemy before one den Feind vor sich hertreiben;sweep all before one auf der ganzen Linie siegen;a wave of fear swept the country eine Welle der Angst ging durchs oder überschwemmte das Land;it swept the opposition into office es brachte die Opposition ans Ruderhe swept his audience along with him er riss seine Zuhörerschaft mit;a) jemanden hinreißen,b) jemandes Herz im Sturm erobern6. (aus dem Weg) räumen, beseitigen:sweep away fig einem Übelstand etc abhelfen, aufräumen mit;sweep aside fig etwas abtun, beiseiteschieben, hinwegwischen;9. a) ein Gebiet durchstreifen11. MUSB v/i2. fegen, stürmen, jagen (Wind, Regen etc; auch Armee, Krieg etc), fluten (Wasser, auch Truppen etc), durchs Land gehen (Epidemie etc):sweep along (by, down, over, past) entlang- oder einher-(hernieder-, darüber hin-, vorüber)fegen etc;sweep down on sich (herab)stürzen auf (akk);fear swept over him Furcht überkam ihn;sweep into power durch einen überwältigenden Wahlsieg an die Macht kommen3. (majestätisch) einherschreiten:she swept from the room sie rauschte aus dem Zimmer4. in weitem Bogen gleitensweep for mines Minen suchen oder räumenC s1. Kehren n, Fegen n:give the floor a sweep den Boden kehren oder fegen;at one sweep mit einem Schlag;a) gründlich aufräumen,b) SPORT etc gründlich abräumen2. Dahinfegen n, -stürmen n, Brausen n (des Windes etc)3. a) schwungvolle (Hand- etc) Bewegungb) Schwung m (einer Sense, Waffe etc)4. fig Reichweite f, Bereich m, Spielraum m, weiter (geistiger) Horizont5. figa) Schwung m, Gewalt fb) mächtige Bewegung, Strom m6. Schwung m, Bogen m (einer Straße etc)7. ausgedehnte Strecke, weite Fläche8. Auffahrt f (zu einem Haus)9. meist pl Kehricht m/n, Müll m10. Ziehstange f (eines Ziehbrunnens)11. SCHIFFa) langes Ruderb) Dreggtau n (zum Ankerfischen)c) Räumgerät n (zum Minensuchen)d) Gillung f (eines Segels)12. ELEK Kipp m, Hinlauf m (in Kathodenstrahlröhren)13. Radar etc:a) Abtastung fb) Abtaststrahl m14. besonders Br Schornsteinfeger(in)D adj ELEK Kipp…, (Zeit)Ablenk…* * *1. transitive verb,1) fegen (bes. nordd.); kehren (bes. südd.)sweep the board, sweep all before one — (fig.): (win all awards) auf der ganzen Linie siegen
2) (move with force) fegensweep the hillside/plain — [Wind:] über die Hügel/Ebene fegen
2. intransitive verb,sweep the country — [Epidemie, Mode:] das Land überrollen; [Feuer:] durch das Land fegen
2) (go fast, in stately manner) [Vogel:] gleiten; [Person, Auto:] rauschen; [Wind usw.:] fegen3) (extend) sich erstrecken3. noun1) (cleaning)give something a sweep — etwas fegen (bes. nordd.); etwas kehren (bes. südd.)
make a clean sweep — (fig.): (get rid of everything) gründlich aufräumen
2) see chimney sweep3) (coll.) see sweepstake4) (motion of arm) ausholende Bewegung5) (stretch)a wide/an open sweep of country — ein weiter Landstrich
6) (curve of road, river) Bogen, derPhrasal Verbs:- sweep by- sweep in- sweep up* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: swept)= dahinsausen v.fegen v.kehren v. -
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[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 -
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[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.) feje2) (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.) feje; skylle; rive3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) feje hen over4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) skride; feje2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) fejning2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) fejende bevægelse3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) skorstensfejer4) (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* * *[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.) feje2) (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.) feje; skylle; rive3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) feje hen over4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) skride; feje2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) fejning2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) fejende bevægelse3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) skorstensfejer4) (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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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.) feie, koste, sope2) (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.) feie, koste; rive med3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) gå/feie over; hjemsøke4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) feie, suse, skride2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) feiing, kosting, soping2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) feiende bevegelse, sving3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) (skorsteins)feier4) (a sweepstake.) lotteri•- 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 upsopeIsubst. \/swiːp\/1) feiing, soping, måking2) feiende bevegelse, sveip, drag, strøk, kast, sving3) (skorsteins)feier, gatefeier4) ( i terreng) (lang) strekning, bredt område, lang skråning, lang kurve, lang rad5) rekkevidde, synsvidde, omfang, spennvidde6) ( sjøfart og militærvesen) paravane, minesveiper, minesveiping, patruljering, finkjemming7) ( sport) storseier, brakseier, erobring, seier i samtlige øvelser8) ( kortspill) rent bord, slem9) brønnvippe, styreåre, vindmøllevinge10) usling, lømmelat one sweep eller in one sweep på en gang, i ett (eneste) sveipmake a clean sweep gjøre rent bord(carriage) sweep svinget innkjørsel, svinget oppkjørsela sweep of one's hand en feiende håndbevegelsesweep of shoulder skulderbreddesweep of the oar åretaksweeps det som er feid oppwithin the sweep of something innen noens rekkeviddeII1) feie, sope2) ( om vær og vind) feie (over), feie langs, suse, fare over, slå, skylle3) ( overført) herje, fare herjende frem over, ta med storm, feie (gjennom)4) gli raskt, fare over, suse over, komme farende, jage5) skride frem, seile frem6) ( om kyst e.l.) strekke seg, utbre seg, bøye av7) ( også overført) gjennomsøke, sveipe, dregge, feie rent8) stryke, røre, kjærtegne, gli over (om blikk)9) ( sport e.l.) vinne overlegent, vinne alle grener, vinne alle klasser10) ( militærvesen) bestrykebe swept off one's feet ( overført) bli revet med, bli begeistret, bli tatt med storm bli kastet over endesweep along trekke med segsweep aside feie\/føyse til sidesweep away eller sweep off sope\/skylle vekk, feie med seg, feie unna ( overført også) avskaffe, rydde av veiensweep clean feie (rent)sweep down feie ned, feie utsweep out feie ut, feie rentsweep the board gjøre rent bordsweep up feie opp, skrape sammenswept of tom for, tømt for -
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[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.) varrer2) (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.) varrer3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) grassar4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) passar/entrar, etc. altaneiramente2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) varridela2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) limpa-chaminés4) (a sweepstake.) lotaria•- 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* * *[swi:p] n 1 varredura, varrição, vassourada, limpeza. 2 movimento impetuoso, impulso. 3 linha curva, perfil. 4 curva, volta. 5 golpe, giro, movimento circular (como com alfanje). 6 extensão, região, área, amplitude, amplidão. 7 alcance, extensão, esfera. 8 limpador de chaminés, varredor. 9 remo comprido. 10 vara comprida para tirar água de poço. 11 folga, jogo. 12 rampa. 13 tipo de aposta em corrida de cavalos em que o ganhador leva tudo. 14 vitória arrasadora. 15 asas de moinho de vento. 16 sweeps (também sweepings) varredura, lixo, sujeira. • vt+vi (ps, pp swept) 1 varrer, limpar, escovar. the waves swept the boat / as ondas lavaram o barco. 2 roçar, tocar. 3 remover, arrastar (no chão), levar de roldão. 4 eliminar, abolir. 5 correr, mover-se rapidamente, passar impetuosamente. 6 andar com pose ou dignidade. 7 estender-se. 8 caçar, tocar. 9 escavar, dragar. 10 procurar, olhar (o horizonte), perscrutar, esquadrinhar, vasculhar. 11 arrebatar, empolgar. 12 assolar, devastar. 13 abarcar, abranger. 14 vencer de forma espetacular, vencer todas as partidas. 15 derramar-se, fluir. a clean sweep a) fig uma limpeza geral. b) uma vitória completa. at one sweep de um só golpe. he swept his pupils along with him ele entusiasmou seu alunos. sweep-net rede de arrasto. to make a clean sweep of a) ganhar todos os prêmios, concursos, etc. b) limpar completamente. to sweep along correr, passar rapidamente, fig voar. to sweep by passar com grande velocidade. to sweep down varrer para baixo. to sweep down on atirar-se sobre. to sweep off arrastar, levar, varrer. to sweep past passar com grande velocidade. to sweep someone off their feet coll fig fazer alguém ficar impressionado, atraído por você. we were swept off our feet / ficamos impressionados, emocionados. to sweep the board ganhar tudo, limpar a mesa (jogo de apostas). to sweep the chimney limpar a chaminé. with a sweep of his hand com um movimento da mão. -
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[swiːp] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. swept1)а) мести, подметатьб) прочищать, чиститьSyn:clean 2.2)а) сметать, смахиватьHe swept aside the papers on his desk to make room for the computer. — Он сдвинул со стола бумаги, чтобы освободить место для компьютера.
б) = sweep away / off / down сметать, сносить, уничтожатьEverything she cherished, might be swept away overnight. (L. Bromfield) — Всё, что было ей так дорого, могло быть уничтожено в один миг.
Tropical fevers can sweep through whole populations in a remarkably short time. — Тропическая лихорадка может опустошить целые районы за необыкновенно короткое время.
Syn:в) толкать, расталкиватьSweeping all others aside, she pushed her way to the front. — Расталкивая всех, она пробивалась вперёд.
г) = sweep aside отмахиваться (от чего-л.), не обращать внимание (на что-л.)You can't sweep your difficulties aside in that easy manner. — Нельзя столь легкомысленно отмахиваться от своих проблем.
3)а) нести, мчать, увлекатьThe crowd swept me to the exit. — Толпа вынесла меня к выходу.
He was swept along by the crowd. — Толпа увлекла его за собой.
б) мчаться, нестисьThe hurricane swept in from the sea. — Ураган примчался с моря.
Rain swept in through the broken windows. — Сквозь разбитые окна в дом ворвался дождь.
Strong winds regularly sweep the islands. — Над островом регулярно проносятся сильные ветры.
4) = sweep along / away увлекать, заинтересовывать (кого-л.)She swept the audience along with her. — Она увлекла аудиторию.
5)а) ( sweep on) = sweep down on обрушитьсяA terrible storm swept down on the village. — На селение обрушился ураган.
б) (sweep over / on) = sweep in охватывать ( о чувствах)A feeling of isolation swept over me. — Меня охватило чувство одиночества.
Uncontrollable anger swept in on Paul when he learned how Jane had been treated. — Необузданный гнев охватил Пола, когда он узнал, как обошлись с Джейн.
6) окидывать (быстрым) взглядом, (бегло) осматриватьHis eyes swept the horizon. — Он окинул взглядом горизонт.
7) касаться, дотрагиваться, проводить ( рукой)Her dress swept the ground as she walked. — Когда она шла, подол её платья касался земли.
Syn:touch 1.8) простираться, тянутьсяThe hills swept down to the sea. — Холмы тянутся до самого моря.
He proudly swept into the room. — Он с гордым видом вошёл в комнату.
Eva swept into the meeting and demanded to know what was going on. — Ева с уверенным видом вошла к собравшимся и потребовала объяснить ей, что происходит.
10)а) гнуть в дугуб) изгибаться11)а) = sweep in одержать полную победуto sweep the election — победить на выборах, получив подавляющее большинство голосов
to sweep to power — прийти к власти, получив подавляющее большинство голосов на выборах
to sweep to victory — легко победить, победить с большим преимуществом
The party in power expected to sweep in this time, but in fact they lost votes. — Правящая партия думала одержать лёгкую победу на этих выборах, а на деле потеряла голоса.
б) спорт. стать абсолютным чемпионом (выиграть все раунды, турниры соревнования)в) карт. выиграть все ставки на столе12) мор. тралить13)а) воен. вести разведку, прочёсывать ( местность)б) обыскивать ( помещение)to sweep the house for bugs — искать в доме подслушивающие устройства, "жучки"
•- sweep in- sweep through••to be swept off one's feet — внезапно увлечься (кем-л.)
Jill's been swept off her feet by an older man. — Джил внезапно увлеклась человеком (значительно) старше себя.
- sweep smth. under the carpet2. сущ.1) выметание; подметание; чистка2)а) = chimney sweep трубочистб) грязнуляOh, what can I do with him, he is a regular little sweep! — О, господи! Ну что мне делать с этим вечно чумазым ребёнком!
3)а) ( sweeps) мусор, отбросыб) разг. мерзавец, негодяй, никчёмный человек4)а) взмах, размах, амплитудаб) диапазон, радиус действия; круг, охватSyn:5)в) = well sweep журавль ( колодца)6) течение; непрестанное движение7) скольжение8) кривая; изгиб; поворот ( дороги)Syn:turn 2.9) разг. ; = sweepstake10) абсолютная, безоговорочная победаto make a clean sweep of a series — выиграть серию ( состязаний) "вчистую"
11)а) лекалоб) тех. шаблон12) авиа прямая стреловидность крыла13) воен. поиск14) эл. развёртка15) ( sweeps) амер.; тлв. сезонные замеры (рейтингов телевизионных программ, определяющие расценки на рекламу) -
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[swiːp] 1. n( act) zamiecenie nt; ( curve) łuk m, krzywizna f; ( range) krąg m; (also: chimney sweep) kominiarz m2. vt; pt, pp swept( brush) zamiatać (zamieść perf); ( with hand) zgarniać (zgarnąć perf); current znosić (znieść perf)3. vi; pt, pp sweptPhrasal Verbs:- sweep up* * *[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.) zamiatać2) (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.) zmiatać, porywać3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) ogarniać, zalewać4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) majestatycznie wejść, wpłynąć2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) zamiatanie2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) zamaszysty ruch3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) kominiarz4) (a sweepstake.) totalizator•- 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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[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.) sópa2) (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.) sópa3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) geysa(st)4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) geysast2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) sópun2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) sveifla, stroka3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) sótari4) (a sweepstake.) getraunir•- 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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pásztázás, söprés, nagy kanyar, letapogatás to sweep: végigszáguld, suhan, seper, evezővel hajt, pásztáz* * *[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.) söpör2) (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.) elsöpör3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) végigszáguld (vmin)4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) végigsöpör; beront2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) söprés2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) söprés3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) kéményseprő4) (a sweepstake.) lóverseny-totó•- 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 -
20 sweep
n. tarama, tarayıcı, süpürme, mayın tarama, temizleme, sürükleme, erim, etki alanı, kıvrım, dönemeç, geniş alan, silip süpürme, hepsini alma, çıkrık, baca temizleyicisi, ocakçı, rezil, kerata————————v. süpürmek, süpürüp atmak, temizlemek, sürüklemek, ezip geçmek, önüne katmak, ortadan kaldırmak, silip süpürmek, hepsini almak, taramak, üzerinde gezinmek (parmaklar), sert esmek, hızla yayılmak, azametle yürümek, salınmak, salınarak geçmek, uzamak (sokak), kıvrılmak (sokak), mayın taramak* * *1. süpür (v.) 2. süpürme (n.) 3. tara (v.) 4. tarama (n.)* * *[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.) süpürmek2) (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.) temizlemek; sürüklemek3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) süratle yayılmak4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) yalamak; çalımla geçmek2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) süpürme2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) sallama, sallayış3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) baca temizleyicisi4) (a sweepstake.) bankoyu kazandıran bahis•- 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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