carpet sweeper in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for carpet sweeper in the English»French Dictionary

carpet sweeper N

carpet sweeper

balai m mécanique

Translations for carpet sweeper in the French»English Dictionary

balai mécanique

carpet sweeper

Translations for carpet sweeper in the English»French Dictionary

sweeper [Brit ˈswiːpə, Am ˈswipər] N

1. sweeper (cleaner):

sweeper (person)

balayeur/-euse m/f

sweeper (machine)

balayeuse f

2. sweeper SPORTS:

sweeper

libero m

I.carpet [Brit ˈkɑːpɪt, Am ˈkɑrpət] N

1. carpet:

carpet (fitted)

moquette f

carpet (loose)

tapis m

carpet attr beater

à tapis

carpet sale, showroom

de tapis

carpet shampoo

pour tapis

2. carpet fig:

carpet

tapis m

carpet of flowers/snow

tapis de fleurs/neige

II.carpet [Brit ˈkɑːpɪt, Am ˈkɑrpət] VB trans

1. carpet lit room:

carpet

mettre de la moquette dans

to carpet the living-room floor

mettre de la moquette dans le séjour

carpeted with flowers fig, liter

tapissé de fleurs

2. carpet (reprimand) fig:

carpet employee

passer un savon à

III.carpet [Brit ˈkɑːpɪt, Am ˈkɑrpət]

to be on the carpet inf

être sur la sellette

to brush or push or sweep sth under the carpet

enterrer or étouffer qc

carpet sweeper in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for carpet sweeper in the English»French Dictionary

carpet sweeper N

carpet sweeper

balai m mécanique

Translations for carpet sweeper in the English»French Dictionary

sweeper N

1. sweeper (industrial device):

sweeper

balayeuse f

2. sweeper (carpet sweeper):

sweeper

balai m

3. sweeper (person):

sweeper

balayeur(-euse) m (f)

I.carpet [ˈkɑ:pɪt, Am ˈkɑ:rpət] N

1. carpet (floor covering):

carpet a. fig

tapis m

a carpet of flowers

un tapis de fleurs

2. carpet no pl (fitted carpet):

carpet

moquette f

carpet

tapis m plain Belg

fitted [or wall-to-wall Am] carpet

moquette f

to fit a carpet

poser de la moquette

Phrases:

to be on the carpet (be in trouble)

être sur la sellette

to sweep sth under the carpet

essayer de dissimuler qc

II.carpet [ˈkɑ:pɪt, Am ˈkɑ:rpət] VB trans

1. carpet (cover a floor):

to carpet sth

recouvrir qc d'un tapis

to carpet sth with fitted carpet

moquetter qc

2. carpet fig inf (severely reprimand):

carpet

réprimander

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A tinkerer at heart, he set his mind to making an electric carpet sweeper.

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It sounds much more like an old-style carpet sweeper than a modern vacuum.

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He had been booked to discuss some of the prized carpet sweepers from his 150-item collection.

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Carpet sweepers are still available in many parts of the world.

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It may bear a strong resemblance to the manual carpet sweepers of the 1940s but this battery-powered vacuum is said to represent a new milestone in cleaning power.

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The competition is not about producing a better robotic floor mopper or carpet sweeper.

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Its carpet sweeper design means that it drags on the floor more and can be harder to drive.

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Fasten a small magnet to the front of the carpet sweeper by means of adhesive tape.

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