Significato di sweep in italiano

• 0 to clean the floor using a brush -- scopare, spazzare

  • She’s just swept the floor. Ha appena spazzato in terra.

• 1 to push or carry something with force -- spazzare

  • Many trees were swept away in the flood. Molti alberi sono stati spazzati via dall’alluvione.

• 2 to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom -- spazzare

  • The room has been swept clean.

• 3 to move as though with a brush -- spazzare via

  • 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.

• 4 to move quickly over -- percorrere

  • The disease/craze is sweeping the country.

• 5 to move swiftly or in a proud manner -- diffondersi, dilagare; entrare/uscire

  • High winds sweep across the desert

  • She swept into my room without knocking on the door.

• 6 an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc -- spazzata

  • She gave the room a sweep.

• 7 a sweeping movement -- gesto

  • He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.

• 8 a person who cleans chimneys. -- spazzacamino

• 9 a sweepstake. -- lotteria