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1 sweeping
adj. svepande; omfattande; genomgripande--------n. sopning; bortspolning* * *1) (that sweeps: a sweeping gesture.) svepande2) ((of changes etc) very great: a sweeping victory; sweeping reforms.) omfattande, genomgripande -
2 sweeping-brush
noun (a type of brush with a long handle that is used for sweeping floors etc.) sopborste, -kvast -
3 mine sweeping
minsvepning -
4 sweep
n. sopning; svep; sotare--------v. sopa; svepa, fara; dragga* * *[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) sopa2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) borsta, sopa, svepa3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) svepa4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) svepa, segla2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) sopning, avborstning2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) svepande rörelse3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) sotare4) (a sweepstake.) sweepstake•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
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5 broom
n. kvast, sopborste; ginst* * *[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) ginst2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) []kvast -
6 brush
n. borste; pensel; borstning; sammandrabbning, tumult; rävsvans; snårskog--------v. borsta; röra, snudda; borsta av; svepa förbi* * *1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) borste2) (an act of brushing.) borstning3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) []svans4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) sammandrabbning, nappatag2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) borsta2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) sopa, borsta3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) borsta4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) vidröra, nudda (snudda) vid•- brush away
- brush up
- give
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7 flourish
n. vigör; blomstring; prål; elegant sväng; fanfar--------v. svinga, svänga; blomstra, frodas, reda sig lysande* * *1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) frodas2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) blom-stra, gå lysande3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) svinga2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) snirkel, släng2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) sväng, svepande rörelse, svängning3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) fanfar• -
8 slash
n. hugg, snitt, skråma; slash, (/); nedskärning, minskning--------v. skära, hacka sönder; såra; reducera, minska; piska; starkt kritisera* * *[slæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make long cuts in (cloth etc): He slashed his victim's face with a razor.) skära (rista, fläka) upp (sönder)2) ((with at) to strike out violently at (something): He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick.) slå [] mot (omkring sig)3) (to reduce greatly: A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!') sänka (skära ner) kraftigt2. noun1) (a long cut or slit.) skåra, hack2) (a sweeping blow.) hugg, slag -
9 sweep out
(to sweep (a room etc) thoroughly; to clean by sweeping: to sweep the classroom out.) sopa rent i -
10 sweep up
(to gather together or remove (dirt etc) by sweeping: She swept up the crumbs/mess.) sopa upp -
11 whisk
n. viska, kvast, dammvippa; borste; visp; svepande rörelse, viftning, snärt--------v. sopa; borsta; vispa; vifta bort* * *[wisk] 1. verb1) (to sweep, or cause to move, rapidly: He whisked the dirty dishes off the table; He whisked her off to the doctor.) vispa, förpassa []2) (to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.) vispa2. noun1) (a rapid, sweeping motion.) svepande rörelse2) (a kitchen tool made of wire etc, for beating eggs, cream etc.) visp
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