| Traduções principais |
| sweep⇒ vi | (clean a floor) | varrer v int |
| | Robert cleaned and swept before he went to bed. |
| | Robert limpou e varreu antes de ir para a cama. |
| sweep [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean: a floor) | varrer vt |
| | Helen swept the kitchen floor after she'd finished cooking. |
| | Helen varreu o chão da cozinha após ter terminado de cozinhar. |
| sweep n | (act of brushing or cleaning) (coloquial) | varrida sf |
| | The bathroom floor is covered in hairs; a sweep will get it clean. |
| | O chão do banheiro está coberto de cabelos. Uma varrida vai deixá-lo limpo. |
| sweep n | (movement in an arc) | gesto amplo sm + adj |
| | With a sweep of his hand, the musketeer brought his sword to his enemy's throat. |
| | Com um gesto amplo das mãos, o mosqueteiro levou sua espada ao pescoço do inimigo. |
| sweep n | (betting pool) (BRA, informal) | bolão sm |
| | Carol won the sweep. |
| | Carol ganhou o bolão. |
| sweeps npl | informal (sweepstakes) | loteria sf |
| | | sorteio sm |
| | George won £10,000 in the sweeps. |
| Traduções complementares |
| sweep n | (cervical sweep, membrane sweep) | descolamento de membrana sm |
| | Elizabeth needed a sweep to induce childbirth. |
| | Elizabeth precisava de um descolamento de membrana para induzir o parto. |
| sweep n | (search) | busca sf |
| | The sweep of the area failed to find the criminal. |
| | A busca da área fracassou e não encontraram o criminoso. |
| sweep n | (extent, expanse) | extensão sf |
| | Tom stood outside his front door, looking at the sweep of the lawn in front of him. |
| | Tom ficou do lado de fora na frente da porta, olhando para a extensão de gramado na frente dele. |
| sweep n | (long oar) | remada longa sf + adj |
| sweeps npl | US, informal (television: rating) | classificação sf |
| sweep⇒ vi | (extend) | estender-se vp |
| | The wooded slopes sweep down to a river. |
| | As colinas com bosques se estendiam pelo rio. |
| sweep [sth]⇒ vtr | US (sports: win a series) (figurado: vencer todas as partidas) | arrebatar, varrer vt |
| | The gymnast swept the competition, winning six gold medals. |
| sweep [sth] vtr | (clean: a chimney) | limpar vt |
| | Alan swept the chimney, ready to light the fire over the winter. |
| | Alan limpou a chaminé, pronto para acender a fogueira no inverno. |
| sweep [sth] vtr | figurative (spread quickly across) | alastrar-se vp |
| | Fire swept the building. |
| | O fogo se alastrou pelo prédio. |
| sweep off vtr + adv | figurative (take, carry) (figurado) | levar vt |
| | | abocanhar vt |
| | | abiscoitar vt |
| | John swept off the prize. |
| | John levou o prêmio. |
| sweep [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | (search) | vasculhar vt |
| | The squadron swept the area for mines. The spies swept the room for bugs. |
| | O esquadrão vasculhou minas na área. Os espiões vasculharam escutas no quarto. |
Formas compostas:
sweep | chimney sweep |
| a clean sweep n | (thorough clearing-up) | faxina completa loc sf |
| | Before leaving the campground, we did a clean sweep of the site. |
| a clean sweep n | (overwhelming victory) | vitória arrasadora loc sf |
| a clean sweep n | (thorough reform, change) | mudança radical loc sf |
| sweep across [sth] vi + prep | (spread rapidly over) | estender-se vp |
| | | espalhar-se vp |
| | This snow storm is sweeping across the entire state! |
sweep [sth] along,
sweep along [sth] vtr + adv | (carry, transport) | levar vt |
| | | carregar vt |
| | The wind swept along debris from the street. |
| sweep along vi + prep | (move smoothly) (com suavidade) | deslizar por v int + prep |
| | Cars swept along the road. |
| sweep [sth] away vtr + adv | (clear with a broom or brush) | varrer vt |
| | I swept the dirt away from the door with an old broom. |
sweep [sth] away,
sweep away [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (banish, eliminate) (figurado) | varrer vt |
| | The new leader promised to sweep away the corruption in the country. |
sweep [sth] away,
sweep away [sth] vtr + adv | (clear, destroy) | destruir vt |
| | (figurado) | varrer vt |
| | The floodwaters swept away several trees. |
| sweep in vi + adv | figurative (enter in a dramatic way) | fazer uma entrada triunfal vt |
| | 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) | entrar de repente vt |
| | | chegar de repente vt |
| | 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) (ser eleito de forma decisiva) | ganhar por maioria vt |
| | (informal) | eleger-se vp |
| | 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) | roubar o coração expres v |
| sweep [sth] out vtr + adv | (clear with a broom) | varrer v int |
| | (informal) | limpar vt |
| | I need to sweep out my dirty garage. |
| sweep out vi + adv | figurative (exit haughtily) | sair com arrogância loc vt |
| | (formal) | deixar o recinto com arrogância loc vt |
| | Nancy entered the room, saw James was there, and immediately turned and swept out. |
| sweep over [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (pass over and submerge) | passar por cima vt + prep |
| | A tsunami swept over a number of coastal villages, causing massive damage. |
| sweep over [sb] vtr + prep | figurative (strongly affect, overwhelm) (figurado: afetar) | soterrar vt |
| | A sense of relief swept over me as the verdict was read out. |
| sweep the nation v expr | figurative (become hugely popular) (tornar-se extremamente popular) | causar furor vt + sm |
| | (informal) | virar sensação nacional expres |
| sweep through [sth] vi + prep | (spread quickly) | varrer vt |
| | 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) | correr vt |
| | News of Jerry's return swept through the village. |
| sweep [sth] up vtr + adv | (clean with a broom, brush) | varrer v int |
| | (informal) | limpar vt |
| | If you are going to allow dogs in the house you need to sweep up the dog hair. |
| sweep up vi + adv | (clean using a broom, brush) | varrer v int |
| | (informal) | limpar vt |
| | Once she had finished cooking, Polly swept up. |