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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 -
2 sweep
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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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
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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
2.
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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