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1 sweepstake
['swi:psteik](a system of gambling eg on a horse-race, in which the person who holds a ticket for the winning horse gets all the money staked by the other gamblers.) sweepstake* * *• sázka• loterie -
2 sweep
[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.) (za)mést2) (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.) smést3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) přehnat se přes4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) přeletět; vpadnout2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) zametení2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) máchnutí3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) kominík4) (a sweepstake.) sázka, loterie•- 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* * *• zamést• zametat• rozmach• sweep/swept/swept
См. также в других словарях:
sweepstake — [ swipstɛk ] n. m. • 1827, répandu v. 1934; mot angl., de to sweep « enlever, rafler » et stake « enjeu » ♦ Turf Loterie par souscription entre les propriétaires des chevaux engagés dans une course. Par anal. Loterie où l attribution des prix… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Sweepstake — Sweep stake , n. 1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes. Heylin. [1913 Webster] 2. A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweepstake — (engl., spr. ßwīp ßtēk, Einsatzrennen), ein Rennen, dessen Preis aus den Einlagen und Reugeldern der Teilnehmer besteht … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
sweepstake — index lottery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sweepstake — ► NOUN (also sweepstakes) ▪ a form of gambling, especially on sporting events, in which all the stakes are divided among the winners … English terms dictionary
Sweepstake — Sweep|stake 〈[swi:pstɛık] n. 15 oder m. 6〉 1. Verlosung, bei der Losnummern u. Gewinne vorher festgesetzt wurden 2. Wettbewerb im Pferderennsport [engl.] * * * Sweep|s|take [ swi:psteɪk], das od. der; s, s [engl. sweepstake, aus: to sweep = ↑… … Universal-Lexikon
sweepstake — UK [ˈswiːpˌsteɪk] / US [ˈswɪpˌsteɪk] noun [countable] Word forms sweepstake : singular sweepstake plural sweepstakes British a form of gambling in which a group of people each pay for the name of someone who takes part in a race, competition etc … English dictionary
sweepstake — sweep|stake BrE [ˈswi:psteık] n sweepstakes AmE [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: sweepstake someone who takes all the winnings in a game (15 18 centuries), from sweep + stake] 1.) a type of ↑betting in which the winner receives all the money risked by… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sweepstake — Sweep|stake* [ swi:psteik] das od. der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. sweepstake zu to sweep »etw. (Geld o. Ä.) einstreichen« u. stake »Wetteinsatz«>: 1. Werbeverlosung, bei der die Gewinne vor Verteilung der Lose aufgeteilt werden. 2.… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
sweepstake — [[t]swi͟ːpsteɪk[/t]] sweepstakes N COUNT A sweepstake is a method of gambling in which each person pays a small amount of money and is given the name of a competitor before a race or contest. The person who has the name of the winner receives all … English dictionary
sweepstake — noun (C) a type of betting (bet1), in which the winner gets all the money risked by everyone else: a sweepstake on the horses … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
