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sweep verb

  /swiːp/
  • (transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
  • (transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
 balayer

sweep noun

  /swiːp/
  • A single action of sweeping.
 balayage

sweeping adjective

  /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
  • Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.
 complet, large, radical, vaste, à l'emporte-pièce

sweeping noun

  /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
  • (countable) An instance of sweeping.
  • (uncountable) The activity of sweeping.
 balayage
chimney sweep
ramoneur, ramoneuse
sweep away
balayer
sweep something under the rug
cacher la poussière sous le tapis
sweep hand
trotteuse
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