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1 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.) σκουπίζω2) (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.) παρασύρω, σαρώνω3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) διατρέχω4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) κινούμαι ανεμπόδιστος2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) σκούπισμα2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) οριζόντια ημικυκλική κίνηση του χεριού3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) καπνοδοχοκαθαριστής4) (a sweepstake.) λαχείο του ιπποδρόμου•- 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
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2 Sweep
v. trans.Ar. and P. κορεῖν, V. σαίρειν.Overrun: P. κατατρέχειν, καταθεῖν.Sweep the strings of a musical instrument: Ar. and P. ψάλλειν (absol.), or use touch.He swept piracy from the sea: τὸ λῃστικὸν καθῄρει ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης (Thuc. 1, 4).Did not women slay the children of Ægyptus and sweep Lemnos utterly of her men? V. οὐ γυναῖκες εἷλον Αἰγύπτου τέκνα καὶ Λῆμνον ἄρδην ἀρσένων ἐξῴκισαν; (Eur., Hec. 886).Sweep away: P. ἐκκαθαίρειν, V. σαίρειν.Remove: P. and V. παραιρεῖν.Sweep over: P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι (acc. or dat.).V. intrans.——————subs.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sweep
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3 sweep out
(to sweep (a room etc) thoroughly; to clean by sweeping: to sweep the classroom out.) σκουπίζω -
4 sweep (someone) off his feet
(to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm.) συναρπάζω -
5 sweep (someone) off his feet
(to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm.) συναρπάζω -
6 sweep the board
(to be very successful; to win all the prizes.) `σαρώνω` όλα τα βραβεία -
7 sweep under the carpet
(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) κρύβω πρόχειρα, κουκουλώνω -
8 sweep up
(to gather together or remove (dirt etc) by sweeping: She swept up the crumbs/mess.) σκουπίζω (βρωμιά, ψίχουλα, κλπ.) -
9 sweep
1) καμπύλη2) σαρώνω3) σκουπίζω -
10 at one/a sweep
(by one action, at one time: He fired half of his employees at one sweep.) με μια κίνηση, μονοκοπανιά -
11 make a clean sweep
(to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted: The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department.) ξεφορτώνομαι μια για πάντα -
12 Clean
adj.Of clothes: Ar. φανός.Pure ( morally): P. and V. καθαρός, ὅσιος, εὐαγής (rare P.), ἀκήρατος (rare P.), ἀκέραιος, ἁγνός (rare P.), V. ἀκραιφνής.With clean hands: met., use P. καθαρῶς.Utter, entire: P. and V. παντελής.One flock of thrushes shall make a clean sweep of them: Ar. ἀναλέξει πάντας καθαρῶς αὐτοὺς ἀγέλη μία κιχλῶν (Av. 591).——————v. trans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Clean
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13 breaststroke
noun (a style of swimming in which the arms are pushed out in front and then sweep backwards.) πρόσθιο (στην κολύμβηση) -
14 clean
[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) καθαρός2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) παστρικός3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) άγραφος4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) άμεμπτος5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) ξεκάθαρος2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) τελείως3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) καθαρίζω['klenli]
(clean in personal habits.)
καθαρός- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
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15 swept
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16 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) πλένω / -ομαι2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) πλένομαι3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) βρέχω4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) παρασύρω2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) πλύσιμο2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) μπουγάδα3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) παφλασμός4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) διάλυμα5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) φόντο (σε πίνακα ζωγραφικής)6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) απόνερα•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
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17 whisk
[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.) αρπάζω, παίρνω γρήγορα2) (to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.) χτυπώ2. noun1) (a rapid, sweeping motion.) τίναγμα, γρήγορη (σαρωτική) κίνηση2) (a kitchen tool made of wire etc, for beating eggs, cream etc.) χτυπητήρι, σύρμα
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