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sweeping [ˈswi:pɪŋ]• that's pretty sweeping! il ne faut pas généraliser !* * *['swiːpɪŋ] 1.sweepings plural noun balayures fpl2.1) ( far-reaching) [change] radical; [legislation, power] d'une portée considérable; [cuts, gains, losses] considérable2) ( too general) [assertion] péremptoire; [statement] trop généralsweeping generalization — généralisation f à l'emporte-pièce
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B adj1 (wide, far reaching) [change, reform, review] radical ; [legislation, power] d'une portée considérable ; [cut, reduction] considérable ; [victory] éclatant ; sweeping gains/losses Pol une progression/un recul considérable ;2 ( over-general) [assertion] péremptoire ; [statement] trop général ; sweeping generalization généralisation f à l'emporte-pièce ;3 [movement, gesture, curve] large ; [bow, curtsy] profond ; [glance] circulaire ; [skirt] qui balaie le sol. -
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sweeping ['swi:pɪŋ](a) (wide → movement, curve) large;∎ with a sweeping gesture d'un geste large, d'un grand geste;∎ a sweeping view une vue panoramique∎ a sweeping generalization or statement une généralisation excessive;∎ he makes sweeping statements about the European mentality il fait des généralisations abusives ou hâtives sur la mentalité européenne;∎ that's rather a sweeping generalization là, vous généralisez un peu trop(c) (significant, large → amount) considérable;∎ sweeping budget cuts des coupes fpl sombres dans le budget;∎ the opposition has made sweeping gains l'opposition a énormément progressé(d) (far-reaching → measure, change) de grande portée, de grande envergure;∎ sweeping reforms des réformes fpl de grande envergurebalayures fpl
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