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1 wave aside
wave [something] aside, wave aside [something] repousser [quelque chose] d'un geste; wave [somebody] aside écarter quelqu'un -
2 sweep
sweep [swi:p](verb: preterite, past participle swept)1. nounb. ( = chimney sweep) ramoneur mc. ( = movement) with one sweep d'un seul coupd. ( = curve) [of coastline, hills, road, river] grande courbe fbalayer ; [+ chimney] ramoner• the socialists swept the board at the election les socialistes ont remporté l'élection haut la main• the wind swept the caravan over the cliff la caravane a été projetée du haut de la falaise par le vent• he swept her off her feet ( = she fell for him) elle a eu le coup de foudre pour lui• this election swept the socialists into office cette élection a porté les socialistes au pouvoir avec une écrasante majoritéa. ( = pass swiftly) to sweep in/out [person, vehicle, convoy] entrer/sortir rapidementb. ( = move impressively) to sweep in/out [person, procession] entrer/sortir majestueusement[+ object, person, suggestion, objection] repousser ; [+ difficulty, obstacle] écarter[crowd, flood, current, gale] entraîner ; [+ dust, snow, rubbish] balayer[+ room, rubbish] balayer► sweep up* * *[swiːp] 1.1) (also sweep out) coup m de balai2) ( movement)4) (of events, history, novel, country) ampleur f; ( of opinion) éventail m; (of telescope, gun) champ m5) ( search) ( on land) exploration f; ( by air) survol m; ( attack) sortie f; ( to capture) ratissage mto make a sweep of — ( search) ( on land) explorer; ( by air) survoler; ( to capture) ratisser
6) (also chimney sweep) ramoneur m2.transitive verb (prét, pp swept)1) ( clean) balayer [floor, path]; ramoner [chimney]2) ( remove with brush)3) ( push)to sweep something off the table — faire tomber quelque chose de la table (d'un grand geste de la main)
to sweep somebody off his/her feet — [sea, wave] emporter quelqu'un; fig ( romantically) faire perdre la tête à quelqu'un
4) ( spread through) [disease, crime, panic, craze] déferler sur; [storm, fire] ravager; [rumour] se répandre dans5) (search, survey) [beam, searchlight] balayer; [person] parcourir [quelque chose] des yeux; Military [vessel, submarine] sillonner; [police] ratisser ( for à la recherche de)3.intransitive verb (prét, pp swept)to sweep in/out — ( quickly) entrer/sortir rapidement; ( majestically) entrer/sortir majestueusement
to sweep into — [invaders] envahir
to sweep through — [disease, crime, panic, craze, change] déferler sur; [fire, storm] ravager; [rumour] se répandre dans
to sweep over — [searchlight] balayer; [gaze] parcourir
3) ( extend)•Phrasal Verbs:- sweep up••to sweep something under the carpet GB ou rug US — escamoter quelque chose
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wave something aside — DISMISS, reject, brush aside, shrug off, disregard, ignore, discount, play down; informal pooh pooh. → wave * * * dismiss something as unnecessary or irrelevant he waved the objection aside and carried on * * * ˌwave sthaˈside/aˈway derived to… … Useful english dictionary
wave something aside — dismiss something as unnecessary or irrelevant. → wave … English new terms dictionary
wave something away — ˌwave sthaˈside/aˈway derived to not accept sth because you do not think it is necessary or important Syn: ↑dismiss • My objections to the plan were waved aside. • He waved away our thanks with a smile … Useful english dictionary
brush something aside — DISREGARD, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside; overlook, pay no attention to, take no notice of, neglect, forget about, turn a blind eye to; reject, spurn; laugh off, make light of, trivialize; informal pooh pooh. → … Useful english dictionary
wave aside — To dismiss (a suggestion, etc) as irrelevant or unimportant • • • Main Entry: ↑wave * * * ˌwave a ˈside [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they wave aside he/she/it waves aside … Useful english dictionary
brush something aside — she brushed aside his repeated warnings Syn: disregard, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside; overlook, pay no attention to, take no notice of, neglect, forget about, turn a blind eye to, turn a deaf ear to; reject, spurn; laugh off, make light … Thesaurus of popular words
brush something aside — Syn: disregard, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside, reject, spurn, laugh off, make light of; informal pooh pooh … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
wave — verb 1》 move one s hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal. ↘move (one s hand or arm, or something held in one s hand) to and fro. ↘(wave someone/thing down) wave one s hand to stop a driver or vehicle. ↘(wave something aside)… … English new terms dictionary
wave — wave1 W2S3 [weıv] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sea)¦ 2¦(increase)¦ 3¦(people and things)¦ 4¦(light and sound)¦ 5¦(signal)¦ 6 7¦(hair)¦ 8 make waves 9 new wave 10 11 … Dictionary of contemporary English
wave — 1 /weIv/ noun 1 ON THE SEA (C) a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea: Dee watched the waves breaking on the rocks. 2 OF YOUR HAND (countable usually singular) a movement of your hand or arm from side to side 3 OF… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wave — wave1 [ weıv ] noun count *** ▸ 1 raised water ▸ 2 appearance/increase ▸ 3 sudden strong emotion ▸ 4 movement of hand, etc. ▸ 5 of sound/radio etc. ▸ 6 slight curl in hair ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a line of water that rises up on the surface of an ocean … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English