noun
The floor could do with a sweep.Un coup de balai par terre ne serait pas du luxe.
a. grand geste (m)
With one sweep of her hand she threw back the sheets.D'un grand geste de la main, elle rejeta les draps.
a. courbe
the great sweep of the bayla vaste courbe de la baie
a. pan (m)
representatives from a broad sweep of left-wing opiniondes représentants d'un vaste pan de l'opinion de gauche
transitive verb
She swept the crumbs into a dust pan.Elle balaya les miettes dans une pelle.
She swept the bottles from her bedside table.Elle balaya les bouteilles de sa table de chevet.
She swept her hair off her face.Elle écarta les cheveux de son visage d'un revers de main.
She was swept out to sea by the currents.Elle a été emportée vers le large par les courants.
He was swept along by the crowd.Il a été emporté par la foule.
Searchlights swept the park.Les projecteurs balayaient le parc.
intransitive verb
13. (wind)
Cold winds swept over the barren plains.Des vents froids balayaient les mornes plaines.
A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.Une épidémie de grippe fait rage à Moscou.
The gardens sweep down to the shore.Les jardins s'étendent jusqu'au rivage.
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