sweep in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sweep in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.sweep [Brit swiːp, Am swip] N

8. sweep → sweepstake

II.sweep <pret, pp swept> [Brit swiːp, Am swip] VB trans

III.sweep <pret, pp swept> [Brit swiːp, Am swip] VB intr

1. sweep (clean) → sweep up

2. sweep (move with sweeping motion) lit, fig:

to sweep in/out (quickly)
to sweep (in)to power POL
to sweep to victory
to sweep over gaze:

See also sweep up, sweepstake

I.sweep along VB [Brit swiːp -, Am swip -] (sweep [sb/sth] along)

I.sweep away VB [Brit swiːp -, Am swip -] (sweep [sb/sth] away, sweep away [sb/sth])

I.sweep up VB [Brit swiːp -, Am swip -] (sweep up)

II.sweep up VB [Brit swiːp -, Am swip -] (sweep up [sth], sweep [sth] up)

I.sweep aside VB [Brit swiːp -, Am swip -] (sweep [sb/sth] aside, sweep aside [sb/sth]) lit, fig

I.sweep out VB [Brit swiːp -, Am swip -] (sweep [sth] out, sweep out [sth])

Translations for sweep in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

sweep in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sweep in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.sweep <swept, swept> [swi:p] N

2. sweep → chimney sweep

8. sweep inf (form of gambling) → sweepstake

See also chimney sweep, sweepstake

Translations for sweep in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

sweep Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

with a sweep of the hand
with a sweep of his sword
to sweep sth under the carpet [or a. Am rug] [or a. Aus mat]
to sweep past sb
to sweep into power
to make a clean sweep of sth
to sweep up a baby
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They would sweep a four-game set in their first homestand and romp through the league schedule, finishing at 87-25.
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The wires glide across the head, allowing a smoother sweep and a velvet swish sound.
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They carry a special broom to sweep any insects that may cross their path.
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The canards, meanwhile, have a leading-edge sweep of 58, and have prominent dogtooth which improve airflow over the wings at high alpha (angles of attack).
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A hard dunk could shatter the backboard, prompting a janitor to come out and sweep up the shards, directing censored complaints at the player in the process.
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Beginning on the middle tonic of this progression, the player may sweep first up the arpeggio and then back down to resolve on the initial tonic.
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Her lover is a porcelain chimney sweep with a princely face as fair and rosy as a girl's, completely unsmudged with soot.
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The males will use their caudal fins to sweep out shallow, oval-shaped nesting holes that stretch about twice the length of the pumpkinseed itself.
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Since the thermal head doesn't have to sweep back and forth over the print media, there are fewer moving parts that can break down.
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The stabilator has a sweep angle of 57, an area of 3.94 m and a span of 2.6 m.
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