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English-French Dictionary: sweep

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NOUN	a sweep \| sweeps
VERB	to sweep \| swept \| swept sweeping \| sweeps
SYNO	to drag \| to drag in \| to embroil ...
to drag \| to drag in \| to embroil \| to sweep \| to sweep up \| to tangle sweep \| sweep oar to brush \| to sweep to sail \| to sweep expanse \| sweep slam \| sweep to broom \| to sweep end run \| sweep chimneysweep \| chimneysweeper \| sweep to cross \| to span \| to sweep \| to traverse to sweep \| to swing \| to swing out © Princeton University

to sweep (sth.): balayer (qc.) [nettoyer]
to sweep sth.: sillonner qc. [mines]mil.
sweep [act]: coup {m} de balai
sweep [raid, round-up]: coup {m} de filet [fig.] [fam.]dr.
to sweep (through) sth. [e.g. disease, crime, panic sweeping the country]: déferler sur qc. [pays]
to sweep across sth. [wind across a plain]: balayer qc. [vent : plaine]météo.
to sweep sth. away [fig.]: balayer qc. [chasser]
to sweep sth. away [objections]: rejeter qc. [objections]
to sweep sth. for sb./sth. [e.g. comb an area for sb./sth.]: ratisser qc. à la recherche de qn./qc.dr.
to sweep sth. up: balayer qc.
to sweep up [idiom] [tidy up with a broom]: passer un coup de balai [loc.]
chimney sweep: ramoneur {m}occup.
clean sweep [idiom]: rafle {f} [d'objets]
sweep hand: trotteuse {f}horl.
sweep hand [seconds hand]: aiguille {f} des secondeshorl.
to sweep for mines: draguer les minesarmesmil.naut.
to sweep sth. of mines: déminer qc. [estuaire]mil.naut.
to sweep the corridor: balayer le couloir
to make a clean sweep [idiom]: faire place nette [loc.]
to sweep across the plain [wind]: balayer la plaine [vent]météo.
to sweep sb. off their feet [idiom]: faire perdre la tête à qn. [loc.]
to sweep sth. off the table: faire tomber qc. de la table [d'un grand geste de la main]
to sweep sth. under the carpet [also fig.]: planquer sous le tapis qc. [aussi fig.]
to sweep sth. under the carpet [Br.] [idiom]: occulter qc. [réalité, problème]
to sweep sth. under the carpet [coll.] [fig.]: mettre qc. sous le boisseau [loc.]
to sweep sth. under the rug [Am.] [idiom]: occulter qc. [réalité, problème]
to take a clean sweep [idiom]: faire place nette [loc.]
to make a clean sweep of sth. [idiom]: faire table rase de qc. [loc.]
faire une rafle sur qc. [loc.]
to sweep the enemy out of the area: balayer l'ennemi hors de la régionmil.

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