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• nokikolari• nuohooja• nuohota• veto• vintti• astua arvokkaasti• ala• ulottuvaisuus• pyyhkäys• pyyhkäistä• pyyhkäisy• pyyhkiä• raivata• kantama• kiitää• liukua yli• kaartuva tie• kaartua• kaari• kaartaa• kaarros• mutka• suma• kulkea nopeasti• lakaisu• laaja näkymäaviation• laskeutua• lakaistaelectricity• piiri* * *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.) lakaista2) (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.) pyyhkäistä3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) pyyhkiä yli4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) pyyhältää2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) lakaisu2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) heilautus3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) nuohooja4) (a sweepstake.) vedonlyönti•- 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
См. также в других словарях:
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