Compound Forms/Forme composte
sweep | sweep aside |
cervical sweep,
membrane sweep n | (method of inducing childbirth) (parto indotto: metodo) | scollamento delle membrane nm |
chimney sweep,
sweep n | ([sb] employed to clean chimneys) | spazzacamino nm |
| | In the nineteenth century, children were often employed as chimney sweeps because they were small enough to climb up narrow chimneys. |
| | Nel diciannovesimo secolo, i bambini lavoravano spesso come spazzacamini perché erano abbastanza piccoli da infilarsi in camini stretti. |
| a clean sweep n | (thorough clearing-up) (informale) | pulita, ripulita, pulizia profonda nf |
| | Before leaving the campground, we did a clean sweep of the site. |
| | Prima di andarcene dall'accampamento abbiamo dato una bella ripulita. |
| a clean sweep n | (overwhelming victory) | vittoria schiacciante nf |
| a clean sweep n | (thorough reform, change) | riforma radicale nf |
| sweep account n | (finance) | conto sweep nm |
| sweep across [sth] vi + prep | (spread rapidly over) | diffondersi rapidamente su v rif |
| | This snow storm is sweeping across the entire state! |
sweep [sth] along,
sweep along [sth] vtr + adv | (carry, transport) | trascinare via, portare via vtr |
| | The wind swept along debris from the street. |
| | Il vento ha trascinato della polvere dalla strada. |
| sweep along vi + prep | (move smoothly) | scorrere rapido vi |
| | Cars swept along the road. |
| | Delle macchine scorrevano rapide sulla strada. |
| sweep [sth] away vtr + adv | (clear with a broom or brush) | spazzare⇒, spazzare via vtr |
| | I swept the dirt away from the door with an old broom. |
| | Ho spazzato via la sporcizia dall'uscio con un vecchia scopa. |
sweep [sth] away,
sweep away [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (banish, eliminate) | spazzare via vtr |
| | | togliere di mezzo, levare di mezzo vtr |
| | | fare piazza pulita di [qlcs] vtr |
| | The new leader promised to sweep away the corruption in the country. |
| | Il nuovo politico promise di spazzare via la corruzione nel paese. |
sweep [sth] away,
sweep away [sth] vtr + adv | (clear, destroy) | spazzare via vtr |
| | The floodwaters swept away several trees. |
| | Le acque dell'inondazione hanno spazzato via diversi alberi. |
| sweep in vi + adv | figurative (enter in a dramatic way) | fare un ingresso trionfale vtr |
| | 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) | entrare con irruenza, entrare rumorosamente vi |
| | The car was about to hit the child, when a man swept in from nowhere and pushed her out of the way. |
| sweep in vi + adv | figurative (be elected decisively) | essere eletto a grande maggioranza 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) | far innamorare⇒ vtr |
| | (figurato: far innamorare) | far cadere [qlcn] ai propri piedi |
| sweep [sth] out vtr + adv | (clear with a broom) (con la scopa) | spazzare⇒, pulire⇒ vtr |
| | I need to sweep out my dirty garage. |
| | Devo spazzare il mio garage sporco. |
| sweep out vi + adv | figurative (exit haughtily) | uscire in maniera plateale vi |
| | | uscire altezzosamente vi |
| | Nancy entered the room, saw James was there, and immediately turned and swept out. |
| | Nancy entrò nella stanza, vide che James era lì e, immediatamente, girò i tacchi e uscì altezzosamente. |
| sweep over [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (pass over and submerge) | sommergere⇒ vtr |
| | A tsunami swept over a number of coastal villages, causing massive damage. |
| sweep over [sb] vtr + prep | figurative (strongly affect, overwhelm) | investire⇒, travolgere⇒, devastare⇒ vtr |
| | A sense of relief swept over me as the verdict was read out. |
sweep past,
sweep by vi + adv | (go by rapidly) | sfrecciare⇒ vi |
| | 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]) | superare velocemente vtr |
| | The cars swept past the front of the house. |
| sweep the board v expr | figurative (competition: win all events) | vincere tutto vtr |
| | | fare man bassa di premi vtr |
| sweep the nation v expr | figurative (become hugely popular) | raggiungere la celebrità |
| sweep through [sth] vi + prep | (spread quickly) | diffondersi rapidamente v rif |
| | 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) | diffondersi rapidamente v rif |
| | News of Jerry's return swept through the village. |
| sweep [sth] up vtr + adv | (clean with a broom, brush) | spazzare⇒, scopare⇒ vtr |
| | If you are going to allow dogs in the house you need to sweep up the dog hair. |
| | Se lascerai entrare i cani in casa dovrai spazzare via il pelo. |
| sweep up vi + adv | (clean using a broom, brush) | spazzare⇒, scopare⇒ vtr |
| | Once she had finished cooking, Polly swept up. |
| | Dopo aver finito di cucinare, Polly si mise a spazzare. |