| Traductions supplémentaires |
| sweep n | (cervical sweep, membrane sweep) (Obstétrique) | décollement des membranes nm |
| | Elizabeth needed a sweep to induce childbirth. |
| | Elizabeth a eu besoin d'un décollement des membranes pour déclencher l'accouchement. |
| sweep n | (search) | recherches nfpl |
| | The sweep of the area failed to find the criminal. |
| | Les recherches de la zone n'ont pas permis de retrouver le criminel. |
| sweep n | (extent, expanse) | étendue, surface nf |
| | Tom stood outside his front door, looking at the sweep of the lawn in front of him. |
| | Tom se tenait devant sa porte d'entrée et regardait l'étendue de pelouse devant lui. |
| sweep n | (long oar) (longue pagaie) | aviron nm |
| sweeps npl | US, informal (television: rating) (®) | Audimat, audimat nm |
| sweep⇒ vi | (extend) | s'étendre⇒ v pron |
| | The wooded slopes sweep down to a river. |
| | Les collines boisées s'étendent jusqu'à la rivière. |
| sweep [sth]⇒ vtr | US (sports: win a series) | remporter⇒, gagner⇒ vtr |
| | The gymnast swept the competition, winning six gold medals. |
| sweep [sth] vtr | (clean: a chimney) | ramoner⇒ vtr |
| | Alan swept the chimney, ready to light the fire over the winter. |
| | Alan a ramoné la cheminée, la préparant pour allumer le feu pendant l'hiver. |
| sweep [sth] vtr | figurative (spread quickly across) | se propager⇒ v pron |
| | Fire swept the building. |
| | Le feu s'est propagé dans l'édifice. |
| sweep off vtr + adv | figurative (take, carry) | enlever⇒, ramasser⇒ vtr |
| | (vagues) | emporter⇒ vtr |
| | (un prix) | rafler⇒ vtr |
| | John swept off the prize. |
| | John a raflé le prix. |
| sweep [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | (search) | fouiller [qch] pour trouver [qch] vtr |
| | The squadron swept the area for mines. The spies swept the room for bugs. |
| | L'escadron a fouillé l'endroit pour trouver des mines. Les espions ont fouillé la chambre pour trouver des micros cachés. |
Formes composées
sweep | chimney sweep |
cervical sweep,
membrane sweep n | (method of inducing childbirth) (Obstétrique) | décollement des membranes nm |
| a clean sweep n | (thorough clearing-up) | un nettoyage complet, un ménage complet, un grand ménage nm |
| | Before leaving the campground, we did a clean sweep of the site. |
| | Avant de quitter le camping, nous avons procédé à un nettoyage complet du site. |
| | (familier : faire) | le ménage à fond nm |
| | Avant de quitter le camping, nous avons fait le ménage à fond sur le site. |
| a clean sweep n | (overwhelming victory) | une victoire écrasante, une victoire haut la main nf |
| a clean sweep n | (thorough reform, change) (figuré) | un coup de balai, un coup de torchon nm |
| | | un remaniement complet, un bouleversement complet nm |
| | (figuré : faire) | le ménage nm |
| sweep account n | (finance) (finance) | compte de passage nm |
| sweep across [sth] vi + prep | (spread rapidly over) | se propager rapidement dans, à travers v pron |
| | (figuré) | balayer⇒ vtr |
| | This snow storm is sweeping across the entire state! |
| | La tempête de neige se propage rapidement à travers tout l'État. |
| | La tempête de neige est en train de balayer tout l'État. |
sweep [sth] along,
sweep along [sth] vtr + adv | (carry, transport) | emporter⇒ vtr |
| | (figuré) | balayer⇒ vtr |
| | The wind swept along debris from the street. |
| sweep [sth] away vtr + adv | (clear with a broom or brush) | balayer⇒ vtr |
| | I swept the dirt away from the door with an old broom. |
| | J'ai balayé la poussière de la porte avec un vieux balai. |
sweep [sth] away,
sweep away [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (banish, eliminate) | éliminer⇒, éradiquer⇒ vtr |
| | | faire disparaître⇒ vtr |
| | | débarrasser [qch] de [qch] vtr + ^ré |
| | (figuré : des doutes,...) | balayer⇒ vtr |
| | The new leader promised to sweep away the corruption in the country. |
| | Le nouveau dirigeant a promis d'éradiquer (or: d'éliminer) la corruption du pays. |
| | Le nouveau dirigeant a promis de débarrasser le pays de la corruption. |
sweep [sth] away,
sweep away [sth] vtr + adv | (clear, destroy) | emporter⇒ vtr |
| | The floodwaters swept away several trees. |
| | La crue a emporté plusieurs arbres. |
| sweep in vi + adv | figurative (enter in a dramatic way) | faire son entrée loc v |
| | The family had been waiting for an hour before their long-lost daughter finally swept in, fashionably late. |
| sweep in vi + adv | figurative (dash into a place) | faire irruption loc v |
| | The car was about to hit the child, when a man swept in from nowhere and pushed her out of the way. |
| | | surgir⇒ vi |
| sweep in vi + adv | figurative (be elected decisively) | être porté au pouvoir (avec une majorité écrasante) vi |
| | This party swept in at the last election. |
sweet [sb] off their feet,
sweep [sb] off his feet,
sweep [sb] off her feet v expr | (make [sb] fall in love with you) | faire tourner la tête de [qqn] loc v |
| | | faire rêver loc v |
| | | charmer⇒, séduire⇒ vtr |
| sweep [sth] out vtr + adv | (clear with a broom) | balayer⇒ vtr |
| | I need to sweep out my dirty garage. |
| | Il faut que je balaye mon garage qui est bien sale. |
| sweep out vi + adv | figurative (exit haughtily) | sortir majestueusement, sortir d'un pas altier loc v |
| | Nancy entered the room, saw James was there, and immediately turned and swept out. |
| | Nancy entra dans la pièce, vit que James s'y trouvait et fit immédiatement et sortit majestueusement (or: sortit d'un pas altier). |
| sweep over [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (pass over and submerge) | submerger⇒, inonder⇒ vtr |
| | A tsunami swept over a number of coastal villages, causing massive damage. |
| sweep over [sb] vtr + prep | figurative (strongly affect, overwhelm) (figuré) | submerger⇒, envahir⇒, assaillir⇒ vtr |
| | A sense of relief swept over me as the verdict was read out. |
sweep past,
sweep by vi + adv | (go by rapidly) | passer rapidement vi + adv |
| | Gareth stood at the side of the racetrack, watching as the horses swept by. |
sweep past [sb/sth],
sweep by [sb/sth] vi + prep | (move rapidly past [sth], [sb]) | passer devant [qch/qqn] rapidement loc v |
| | The cars swept past the front of the house. |
| sweep the board v expr | figurative (competition: win all events) | tout gagner, tout rafler loc v |
| sweep the nation v expr | figurative (become hugely popular) | faire sensation, faire fureur v |
| | La nouvelle console de jeux vidéo fait sensation auprès des jeunes. |
| sweep through [sth] vi + prep | (spread quickly) | se répandre dans, se propager dans v pron + prép |
| | The virus swept through the school; within two weeks, almost all the pupils had had it. |
| sweep through [sth] vi + prep | figurative (information: spread quickly) | se répandre⇒, se propager⇒ v pron |
| | News of Jerry's return swept through the village. |
| sweep [sth] up vtr + adv | (clean with a broom, brush) | balayer⇒ vtr |
| | If you are going to allow dogs in the house you need to sweep up the dog hair. |
| | Si tu laisses les chiens venir à l'intérieur de la maison, tu dois balayer les poils ! |