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sweep·ing

(swē′pĭng)
adj.
1. Having wide-ranging influence or effect: sweeping changes.
2. Moving in or as if in a wide curve: a sweeping gesture; a sweeping glance.
3. Indiscriminate; wholesale: sweeping generalizations.
4. Overwhelming; complete: a sweeping victory.
n.
1. The action of one that sweeps.
2. sweepings Things swept up; refuse.

sweep′ing·ly adv.
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sweeping

(ˈswiːpɪŋ)
adj
1. comprehensive and wide-ranging: sweeping reforms.
2. indiscriminate or without reservations: sweeping statements.
3. decisive or overwhelming: a sweeping victory.
4. taking in a wide area: a sweeping glance.
5. driving steadily onwards, esp over a large area: a sweeping attack.
ˈsweepingly adv
ˈsweepingness n
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sweep•ing

(ˈswi pɪŋ)

adj.
1. of wide range or scope.
2. moving or passing over a wide area: a sweeping glance.
3. moving or driving steadily and forcibly on.
4. (of the outcome of a contest) decisive; overwhelming: a sweeping victory.
n.
5. the act of a person or thing that sweeps.
6. sweepings, matter swept out or up, as dust or refuse.
[1470–80]
sweep′ing•ly, adv.
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Noun 1. [画像:sweeping - the act of cleaning with a broom]sweeping - the act of cleaning with a broom
cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
Adj. 1. sweeping - taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river"
broad, wide - having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
2. sweeping - ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"
indiscriminate - not marked by fine distinctions; "indiscriminate reading habits"; "an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles"
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sweeping

adjective
1. extensive, broad, vast, expansive, panoramic, spacious the long sweeping curve of Rio's Guanabara Bay
2. indiscriminate, blanket, across-the-board, wholesale, exaggerated, overstated, unqualified, overdrawn, oversimplified sweeping generalizations about ability based on gender
4. decisive, complete, total, overwhelming, unconditional, unqualified, out-and-out The election was a sweeping victory for the secular centre left.
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sweeping

adjective
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Translations
شَبيه بالتَّكْنيسكاسِح، شامِل
pronikavýrozmáchlý
fejendegennemgribende
seprõ
sem sóparyfirburîa-, alger
ďalekosiahly
genel kapsamlı süpürür gibi

sweeping

[ˈswiːpɪŋ]
A. ADJ [gesture, movement] → amplio ; [generalization] → excesivo ; [curve] → abierto ; [view] → magnífico ; [skirt] → de vuelo amplio ; [change] → radical ; [victory] → arrollador, aplastante
a large house with sweeping lawnsuna gran casa con amplias extensiones de césped
that's rather a sweeping statementeso es generalizar demasiado
B. N
1. (= action) → barrido m, barrida f
we gave it a sweepingle dimos un barrido or una barrida lo barrimos
2. sweepingsbasura f (tras un barrido) (fig) [of society etc] → desechos mpl, escoria f
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sweeping

[ˈswiːpɪŋ] adj
[changes, reforms] → radical(e)
[generalization] → abusif/ive
a sweeping statement → une déclaration à l'emporte-pièce
[curve]
the long sweeping curve of Guanabara bay → la longue échancrure de la baie de Guanabara
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sweeping

adj
gesture, stroke, curveweit ausholend ; bow, curtsey, linesschwungvoll ; glancestreifend ; staircasegeschwungen ; lawnausgedehnt ; viewweit
(fig) change, reductionradikal, drastisch ; statementpauschal ; victoryüberragend, glänzend ; to make a sweeping condemnation of somethingetw in Bausch und Bogen verdammen
n (= cleaning)Kehren nt, → Fegen nt
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sweeping

[ˈswiːpɪŋ] adj (gesture) → ampio/a; (statement) → generico/a; (changes, reforms) → radicale, ampio/a
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sweep

(swiːp) past tense, past participle swept (swept) verb
1. to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom. The room has been swept clean. vee يكْنِس мета varrer (za)mést kehren feje σκουπίζω barrer pühkima تميز كردن lakaista balayer לְטַאטֵא झाडू लगाना, साफ करना mesti, čistiti söpör menyapu sópa spazzare 掃除する (방 등을 비자루로) 쓸다 šluoti slaucīt (ar slotu) menyapu vegen feie, koste, sope zamiatać فرق کول، تمیز کول varrer a mătura подметать zametať pometati čistiti sopa ปัดกวาด süpürmek 打掃 мести, підмітати برش یا جھاڑو سے صاف کرنا quét, chải 打扫
2. to move as though with a brush. She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections. afvee, opsy vee, veeg يَجْرُف، يَنْجَرِف прен. измитам varrer smést fegen, mitreißen feje; skylle; rive παρασύρω, σαρώνω barrer, limpiar, recoger; arrastrar, llevarse; rechazar, descartar pühkima, kaasa kiskuma گردگيري كردن pyyhkäistä balayer לְסַלֵק हटाना, बटौर लेना čistiti, pomesti elsöpör menyapu sópa spazzare via 押し流す (비저루 처럼) 쓸고 지나가다 nubraukti, nušluoti, atmesti noslaucīt; aizslaucīt mengetepikan vegen feie, koste; rive med zmiatać, porywać ګرد ګیری کول varrer a mătura сметать; сносить; увлекать; отметать zmiesť pomesti počistiti borsta, sopa, svepa กวาด temizlemek; sürüklemek 掃除 змітати اس طرح سے صاف کرنا جیسے جھاڑو سے کیا گیا ہو quét qua 扫除
3. to move quickly over. The disease/craze is sweeping the country. versprei يَكْتَسِح разпростирам се varrer přehnat se přes fegen feje hen over διατρέχω azotar, asolar, arrasar kulutulena levima با سرعت گذشتن pyyhkiä balayer לְהִתפַּשֵט בִּמהִירוּת दौड़ना, तेज चलना prohujati, širiti se végigszáguld (vmin) menyapu geysa(st) percorrere まん延する (병 등이 빠르게) 퍼지다 plisti traukties; spēji brāzties merebak zich uitbreiden over gå/feie over; hjemsøke ogarniać, zalewać په تیزی سره تیریدل grassar a bântui охватывать prehnať sa cez pomesti proširiti se svepa เคลื่อนไปอย่างรวดเร็ว süratle yayılmak 席捲 нестися, мчати تیزی سے چلنا یا حرکت کرنا lan ra, di chuyển nhanh trên một vùng 席卷
4. to move swiftly or in a proud manner. High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door. waai, inkom يَتَحَرَّك بِسُرْعَه профучавам passar/entrar, etc. altaneiramente přeletět; vpadnout fegen skride; feje κινούμαι ανεμπόδιστος deslizarse, pasar rápidamente; pasar majestuosamente tuiskama مغرورانه گام برداشتن purjehtia balayer; aller majestueusement לַחֲלוֹף בִּמהִירוּת אוֹ בְּרוֹב רוֹשֶם अकड़कर चलना dostojanstveno hodati, brzo se kretati végigsöpör; beront bergerak cepat geysast diffondersi, dilagare; entrare/uscire さっと通る 빠르게 움직이다 skrieti, (į)lėkti joņot; drāzties melanda; meluncur strijken feie, suse, skride majestatycznie wejść, wpłynąć په مغرورانه توګه ګام اخیستل passar/entrar, etc. altaneiramente a mă­tura; a intra cu un aer de superioritate проноситься; величаво входить prehnať sa; vtrhnúť (pri)hrumeti uleteti svepa, segla พัด yalamak; çalımla geçmek 刮起,昂然而進 ходити велично شاہانہ چال چلنا lướt nhanh, vút nhanh 刮起,昂然而进
noun
1. an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc. She gave the room a sweep. veeg كَنْس، تَكْنيس метене varrida zametení das Kehren fejning σκούπισμα barrido pühkimine رفت و روب lakaisu balayage טאטוא झाड़ बुहार metenje, čišćenje söprés sapuan sópun spazzata そうじ 쓸기 šlavimas slaucīšana menyapu het vegen feiing, kosting, soping zamiatanie بنیادی عمل varridela măturare, măturat подметание; выметание zametenie pometanje čišćenje sopning, avborstning การกวาด süpürme 打掃(衛生) вимітання; чищення جھاڑنا یا صاف کرنا sự quét 打扫(卫生)
2. a sweeping movement. He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand. veeg شَبيه بِحَرَكَة التَّكْنيس замахване gesto máchnutí schwungvolle Handbewegung fejende bevægelse οριζόντια ημικυκλική κίνηση του χεριού gesto/movimiento amplio viibe نظافت pyyhkäisy mouvement circulaire הֶנֶף घुमाव zamah, pokret söprés sapuan sveifla, stroka gesto さっと動かすこと 쓰는 움직임으로 mostas, mostelėjimas vēziens; mājiens ayunan zwaai feiende bevegelse, sving zamaszysty ruch نظافت ، پاکی gesto gest larg взмах mávnutie, (kruhový) pohyb zamah odmahivanje svepande rörelse การเคลื่อนไหวอย่างรวดเร็ว sallama, sallayış 揮動 розмах; змах تیز رفتار حرکت động tác cuốn, khoát 挥动
3. a person who cleans chimneys. veër كَنّاس المَداخِن коминочистач limpa-chaminés kominík der Schornsteinfeger skorstensfejer καπνοδοχοκαθαριστής deshollinador korstnapühkija بخاري پاك كن nuohooja ramoneur/-euse מְנַקֵה אָרוּבּוֹת फैलाव, विस्तार dimnjačar kéményseprő pembersih cerobong asap sótari spazzacamino 煙突掃除 굴뚝을 청소하는 사람 kaminkrėtys skursteņslauķis pencuci serombong schoorsteenveger feier kominiarz پاکوونکی بخاری limpa-chaminés coşar трубочист kominár dimnikar odžačar sotare คนกวาดปล่องไฟ baca temizleyicisi 掃煙囪的人 сажотрус جھاڑنے والا người cạo ống khói 扫烟囱的人
4. a sweepstake. lootjies يانَصيب سِباق الخَيل тотализатор loteria sázka, loterie das Toto sweepstake λαχείο του ιπποδρόμου apuesta de caballos kihlvedu شرط بندي arvonta sweepstake הגרלה अहाव, प्रवाह oklada, klađenje lóverseny-totó lotre getraunir lotteria 賭金独占とばく (승자가 걸린 돈을 모두 가져가는) 스테이크 경마 totalizatorius totalizators cepu lumba kuda sweepstake lotteri totalizator شرط بندی lotaria loto тотализатор p. sweepstake stava pri konjskih dirkah opkalda sweepstake การพนัน bankoyu kazandıran bahis 壓倒性的勝利,全勝 парі на скачках; тоталізатор گھڑ دوڑ میں بازی لگانے کا ایک طریقہ lối đánh cá ngựa được vơ cả 全胜,在...中大获全胜
ˈsweeper noun
a person or thing that sweeps. a road-sweeper; May I borrow your carpet-sweeper? besem مِكْنِسَه метач varredor metař, -ka; zametač der Feger fejer; -fejer καθαριστής, σκούπα barrendero; barredora; cepillo mecánico pühkija جاروكش lakaisija balayeur/-euse; balai mécanique מטאטא बेहतर भंगी, झाड़ूकश, अपमार्जक pometač, naprava za čišćenje seprű penyapu sópari; sópur, kústur spazzino; spazzatrice ほうき 청소부, 청소기 šlavėjas, šluota slaucītājs; tīrītājs tukang sapu; penyapu veger gatefeier; teppesuger zamiatacz, mechaniczna zamiataczka جاروکش varredor măturător подметальщик; щетка zametať; metla pometač; naprava za čiščenje čistač sopare, mattsopare คนปัดกวาด; ที่ปัดกวาด süpüren kimse/şey 清潔工或清潔機 двірник; щітка для чищення килимів جھاڑو دینے والا người quét, máy quét 清洁工或清洁机
ˈsweeping adjective
1. that sweeps. a sweeping gesture. waaiend شَبيه بالتَّكْنيس стремителен largo rozmáchlý schwungvoll fejende σαρωτικός amplio; arrollador pühkimis-, viipav خاكروبه pyyhkäisevä large הֶנֶף बुहारने वाला koji mete, širok seprő menyapu sem sópar ampio さっと見渡す 휩쓰는 platus plašs menyapu vegend feiende, brusende zamaszysty خاک دان largo larg размашистый široký širok čistilački svepande ซึ่งกวาด หรือปัด süpürür gibi 揮動的 навальний, швидкий وسیع یا کامل bao quát, chung chung 挥动的
2. (of changes etc) very great. a sweeping victory; sweeping reforms. groot كاسِح، شامِل (все)обхватен enorme pronikavý durchschlagend omfattende; gennemgribende σαρωτικός aplastante, arrollador täielik, põhjalik فراگير perusteellinen radical מַרחִיק לֶכֶת आमूल, परिपूर्ण obuhvatan, dalekosežan elsöprő besar-besaran yfirburða-, alger schiacciante; radicale 全面的な 광범위한 didžiulis, milžiniškas pilnīgs; radikāls; visaptverošs besar overweldigend gjennomgripende, overveldende wielki, gruntowny فراګیر enorme radical радикальный veľký, ďalekosiahly, úplný temeljit temeljan omfattande, genomgripande กว้างใหญ่ไพศาล kapsamlı, genel 巨大的(變化等) широкий; радикальний بہت بڑا có ảnh hưởng sâu rộng 巨大的(变化等)
ˈsweeping-brush noun
a type of brush with a long handle that is used for sweeping floors etc. besem فُرشاة التَّكْنيس، مِكْنِسَه стирка vassoura smeták der Handfeger fejekost σκούπα escoba põrandahari جارو lakaisuharja balai-brosse מטאטא झाड़ू četka, metla za pod partvis sapu kústur spazzolone ほうき 빗자루 šluota, šepetys slota penyapu stoffer feiekost szczotka, miotła جارو vassoura половая щётка zmeták metla četka za brisanje sopborste, -kvast ไม้กวาดที่มีด้ามจับยาวที่ใช้สําหรับกวาดพื้น yer fırçası 長把掃帚 щітка для підлоги جھاڑو دینے کا برش chổi quét cán dài 长把扫帚
at one/a sweep
by one action, at one time. He fired half of his employees at one sweep. op een slag بِحَرَكَةٍ واحِدَه наведнъж de uma só vez jedním rázem auf einen Schlag på én gang με μια κίνηση, μονοκοπανιά de un plumazo ühe lii-gutusega با يك حركت؛در يك زمان yhdellä kertaa d'un seul coup בְבַת אַחָת एक बार में egy csapásra sekali pukul í einu vetfangi con un sol colpo 一挙に 단번에 vienu užsimojimu ar vienu vēzienu/mājienu/cirtienu sekali gus met één slag på én gang za jednym zamachem له یو خوځښت سره، په یو وخت کی duma só vez din­tr-o lovitură одним махом na jeden raz z enim zamahom jednim zamahom i ett enda svep ภายในครั้งเดียว bir çırpıda/anda 一下子 одним махом ایک ہی وقت میں کرنا vào một thời gian nào đó trong quá khứ, xưa kia 一下子
sweep (someone) off his feet
to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm. entoesiasties affekteer يُؤَثِّر بِمَشاعِر قَوِيَّه помитам arrebatar nadchnout se hinreißen slå benene væk under én συναρπάζω trastornar, hacer perder la cabeza a alguien, volver loco jalgu alt lööma دل و دين از كسي ربودن viedä jalat alta emballer לִסחוֹף धक्का मारकर गिराना oboriti s nogu, ispuniti zanosom elragadja a lelkesedés vkiért sangat mempengaruhi heilla upp úr skónum sopraffare 夢中にさせる 열광시키다 pritrenkti nogāzt no kājām; satriekt menyebabkan seseorang jatuh cinta meeslepen sjarmere (noen) i senk porwać kogoś, zawrócić (komuś) w głowie له چا نه زړه او دین غلا کول arrebatar a im­pre­siona teribil pe cineva вскружить голову, увлечь nadchnúť sa, dať sa uniesť navdušiti (se) oboriti s nogu göra hänförd, ta med storm กระทบถึงอารมณ์ที่รุนแรง etkilemek; kendine âşık etmek 使人充滿激情,令人傾心 гаряче переконувати کسی کی فوری رضامندی یا قبولیت حاصل کرنا làm ai hết sức xúc động 使人充满激情,令人倾心
sweep out
to sweep (a room etc) thoroughly; to clean by sweeping. to sweep the classroom out. uitvee يُكَنِّس بِصورةٍ شامِلَه измитам varrer zamést ausfegen muge ud σκουπίζω barrer puhtaks pühkima جارو زدن lakaista puhtaaksi balayer לְטַאטֵא झाड़ू लगाना dobro, temeljito pomesti kisöpör menyapu bersih hreinsa, sópa spazzare 掃除する (방 등을) 깨끗이 쓸다 iššluoti izslaucīt menyapu grondig schoonmnaken feie opp, sope ut wymieść جارو وهل varrer a mătura выметать zamiesť pomesti očistiti sobu sopa rent i กวาดอย่างละเอียดถี่ถ้วน baştan aşağı/tertemiz süpürmek 大掃除 вимести جھاڑو کے ذریعے کسی جگہ کو پوری طرح سے صاف کرنا quét sạch sẽ 大扫除
sweep the board
to be very successful; to win all the prizes. alle pryse wen يَرْبَح كل النُّقود على مائِدَة القِمار печеля всичко limpar tudo všechno vyhrát alles gewinnen vinde alt σαρώνω όλα τα βραβεία arrasar puhast tööd tegema موفق شدن puhdistaa pöytä remporter haut la main; faire table rase לִזכּוֹת בְּכָל הַפּרִסים पूरी बाजी मार लेना dobiti sve uloge u igri, svugdje pobjeđivati elsöprő sikert arat sangat sukses vinna öll verðlaun í boði (stravincere) 全勝する 판돈을 싹슬이 하다, 대승하다 nuskinti laurus, nušluostyti visiems nosis savākt visas balvas/visu naudu sangat berjaya alles winnen vinne alt zgarnąć wszystkie stawki, wygrać کامیابیدل limpar tudo a lua toate premiile; a avea un succes deplin получить все призы všetko vyhrať pobrati vse nagrade pobediti göra rent hus, ta hem hela vinsten ประสบความสําเร็จอย่างมาก bütün ödülleri kazanmak 大獲全勝 забрати всі ставки بے حد کامیاب ہونا vơ hết giải, thắng suốt sổ 大获全胜
sweep under the carpet
to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist. onder die mat vee يَتَجَنَّب مُواجَهَة مَوقِف صَعْب بالتَّظاهُر أنّه غَيْر موجود потулвам fugir à situação dělat pštrosí politiku unter den Teppich kehren feje ind under gulvtæppet κρύβω πρόχειρα, κουκουλώνω ocultar algo, correr la cortina kõrvale hiilima سرپوش گذاشتن lakaista maton alle faire l'autruche לְטַאטֵא מִתַחָת לַשָׁטִיח zažmiriti na szőnyeg alá söpör menyembunyikan kenyataan breiða yfir, leyna (e-u) nascondere 隠す 감추다, 비밀로하다 stengtis nematyti, apsimesti, tarsi nieko nėra izlikties nemanām; izlikties, ka viss kārtībā menyembunyikan kenyataan in de doofpot stoppen feie under teppet unikać, przymykać oczy سرپوښ ایښودل fugir à situação a evita скрывать, маскировать robiť pštrosiu politiku zatiskati si oči gurnuti ispod tepiha sopa under mattan ซุกซ่อนสิ่งที่อาจทําให้เดือดร้อน yüz yüze gelmekten kaçınmak 回避 закривати очі на کسی ناخوشگوار واقعے کا سامنا کرنے سے بچنا giấu cái gì có thể gây ra rắc rối 回避
sweep up
to gather together or remove (dirt etc) by sweeping. She swept up the crumbs/mess. opvee يُنَظِّف بالتَّكْنيس смитам varrer zamést aufkehren feje op σκουπίζω barrer kokku pühkima, ära pühkima جارو كردن pyyhkiä pois balayer לְטַאטֵא साफ करना pomesti összesöpör menyapu sópa upp spazzare 掃き集める 청소하다, 치우다 sušluoti uzslaucīt menyambar opvegen feie opp, samle sammen zamiatać جارو کول varrer a mă­tura сметать; убирать zamiesť pomesti počistiti sopa upp กวาดห้อง süpürerek temizlemek 大掃除 вимітати جھاڑو کے ذریعے گندگی کو اکٹھا کرنا یا ہٹانا quét lại thành đống 大扫除
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I caught sight of him toiling at the main-sheet, heaving it in and flat with his tremendous muscles, the stern of the schooner lifted high in the air and his body outlined against a white surge of sea sweeping past.
I CAN never forget the eighteen or twenty days during which the light trade-winds were silently sweeping us towards the islands.
That piratical-looking fellow, appropriately named the man-of-war's-hawk, with his blood-red bill and raven plumage, would come sweeping round us in gradually diminishing circles, till you could distinctly mark the strange flashings of his eye; and then, as if satisfied with his observation, would sail up into the air and disappear from the view.
The reality is very different; bold rock-bound coasts, with the surf beating high against the lofty cliffs, and broken here and there into deep inlets, which open to the view thickly-wooded valleys, separated by the spurs of mountains clothed with tufted grass, and sweeping down towards the sea from an elevated and furrowed interior, form the principal features of these islands.
It was sweeping round swiftly and steadily, this flaming death, this invisible, inevitable sword of heat.
The gabled brick, tile, and freestone houses had almost dried off for the season their integument of lichen, the streams in the meadows were low, and in the sloping High Street, from the West Gateway to the mediaeval cross, and from the mediaeval cross to the bridge, that leisurely dusting and sweeping was in progress which usually ushers in an old-fashioned market-day.
I had been caught up in a monstrous flood that was sweeping me I knew not whither.
Heaven?" he repeated stupidly, unconsciously sweeping the brilliant sunset sky with his gaze.
The prodigious strain upon the main-sail had parted the weather-sheet, and the tremendous boom was now flying from side to side, completely sweeping the entire after part of the deck.
By good fortune, paddle as I pleased, the tide was still sweeping me down; and there lay the HISPANIOLA right in the fairway, hardly to be missed.
The current had turned at right angles, sweeping round along with it the tall schooner and the little dancing coracle; ever quickening, ever bubbling higher, ever muttering louder, it went spinning through the narrows for the open sea.
They implored him not to uncork the bottle, since they and all their people were firm friends of the white men, and would always remain so; but, should the small-pox be once let out, it would run like wildfire throughout the country, sweeping off the good as well as the bad; and surely he would not be so unjust as to punish his friends for crimes committed by his enemies.

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