Signification visuelle de 'sweeps'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

noun

Un coup de balai

A single action of sweeping.

"Give the front steps a quick sweep to get rid of those fallen leaves."

Passez un coup de balai rapide sur les marches pour vous débarrasser des feuilles mortes.

action

noun

Le barreur

The person who steers a dragon boat.

"The sweeps steered the dragon boat, guiding it to victory in the race. "

Le barreur a dirigé le bateau-dragon, le menant à la victoire dans la course.

sport nautical person

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Barreur

A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.

"The surf boat crew listened intently as the sweeps gave instructions before they launched into the waves. "

L'équipage du bateau de surf écoutait attentivement pendant que le barreur donnait des instructions avant de se lancer dans les vagues.

nautical sailing sport job person

noun

Ramonneur

A chimney sweep.

"The chimney sweep cleaned soot from the school's chimneys. "

Le ramoneur a nettoyé la suie des cheminées de l'école.

job person

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Fouille, recherche

A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).

"The security team performs regular sweeps of the office to ensure no one has planted listening devices. "

L'équipe de sécurité effectue des fouilles régulières du bureau pour s'assurer que personne n'a installé d'appareils d'écoute.

police technology device electronics communication

noun

Coup de balai

A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.

"Bradman attempted a sweep, but in fact top edged the ball to the wicket keeper"

Bradman a tenté un coup de balai, mais en fait il a topé la balle qui est allée au guichetier.

sport

noun

Loterie, tiercé

A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.

"Jim will win fifty dollars in the office sweep if Japan wins the World Cup."

Jim gagnera cinquante dollars au tiercé du bureau si le Japon gagne la Coupe du Monde.

sport entertainment bet game finance

noun

Dérive littorale

A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.

"The strong sweeps near the headland made it dangerous to swim there, even for experienced surfers. "

La forte dérive littorale près du promontoire rendait la baignade dangereuse, même pour les surfeurs expérimentés.

ocean geography nature

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Fauchage, balayage

A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.

"The wrestler's powerful sweeps took down his opponent, winning him the match. "

Les fauchages puissants du lutteur ont mis son adversaire à terre, lui faisant gagner le match.

sport action body weapon

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Destruction, ravages

Violent and general destruction.

"the sweep of an epidemic disease"

la destruction d'une maladie épidémique

disaster war action event

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Gabarit

A movable templet for making moulds, in loam moulding.

"The foundry worker adjusted the sweeps to ensure a perfectly symmetrical mold for the iron casting. "

L'ouvrier de la fonderie a ajusté le gabarit pour assurer un moule parfaitement symétrique pour la coulée de la fonte.

technical machine industry

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Les prises

In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.

""Maria grinned, collecting her pile of cards after the sweeps she made during the last round of casino." "

Maria sourit, ramassant son tas de cartes après les prises qu'elle avait faites lors de la dernière partie de casino.

game

noun

L'étendue, le champ d'action

The compass of any turning body or of any motion.

"the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye"

L'étendue d'une porte ; le champ de vision.

physics action space area

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Courbe, arc

Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.

"The road's gentle sweeps allowed for a pleasant drive, winding through the countryside. "

Les douces courbes de la route permettaient une agréable promenade à travers la campagne.

direction architecture technical

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Avirons

A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.

"The small sailboat used a pair of sweeps to move through the calm waters of the lake. "

Le petit voilier utilisait une paire d'avirons pour se déplacer dans les eaux calmes du lac.

nautical sailing vehicle

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Coup d'aviron, style d'aviron

A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.

"I am primarily a sweep rower."

Je suis principalement un rameur en coup d'aviron.

sport nautical sailing

noun

Résidus

(refining) The almond furnace.

"After years of processing almonds, the company sold the sweeps from the furnace to a refinery to recover any precious metals that had accumulated. "

Après des années de traitement des amandes, l'entreprise a vendu les résidus du four à une raffinerie pour récupérer les métaux précieux qui s'étaient accumulés.

material industry

noun

Balancier de puits, perche

A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.

"The old well still had its sweeps, making it easy to draw water with a simple lift and drop. "

Le vieux puits avait encore ses balanciers, ce qui permettait de puiser de l'eau facilement d'un simple mouvement de levage et d'abaissement.

utility device structure agriculture building

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Les ailes d'un moulin à vent

Any of the blades of a windmill.

"The windmill's sweeps turned slowly, carrying the grain to the top for grinding. "

Les ailes du moulin tournaient lentement, transportant le grain vers le haut pour le moudre.

part machine architecture energy

noun

Balayures, résidus

(in the plural) The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.

"The jeweler carefully collected the sweeps from his workbench to recover any lost gold dust. "

Le bijoutier a soigneusement collecté les balayures de son établi pour récupérer toute poussière d'or perdue.

material substance item work industry

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Castagnoles

Any of several sea chub in the kyphosid subfamily Scorpidinae.

"The aquarium featured a tank dedicated to local fish species, including sweeps and other sea chub. "

L'aquarium présentait un réservoir dédié aux espèces de poissons locales, notamment des castagnoles et d'autres girelles.

fish animal biology

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Étendue, bande

An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.

"From the hilltop, the sweeps of golden wheat fields stretched as far as the eye could see. "

Du sommet de la colline, les étendues de champs de blé doré s'étendaient à perte de vue.

area geography

verb

Balayer

To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.

"to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney"

Balayer un sol, la rue ou une cheminée.

utility action work

verb

Balayer

To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.

"The offended countess swept out of the ballroom."

La comtesse offensée sortit de la salle de bal en balayant.

action direction way

verb

Fouiller, ratisser

To search (a place) methodically.

"The police officer sweeps the room for evidence. "

L'agent de police fouille la pièce à la recherche de preuves.

action place police military

verb

Traverse, balaie

To travel quickly.

"The rain sweeps across the plains, bringing much-needed water to the fields. "

La pluie balaie les plaines, apportant de l'eau indispensable aux champs.

action way vehicle

verb

Jouer un coup de balayage

To play a sweep shot.

"The batter sweeps the ball powerfully towards the boundary for four runs. "

Le batteur joue un coup de balayage puissant vers la limite pour quatre points.

sport

verb

Balayer la glace devant une pierre

To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.

"The team member sweeps furiously in front of the curling stone to help it reach the target. "

Le membre de l'équipe balaie furieusement devant la pierre de curling pour l'aider à atteindre la cible.

sport action technical

verb

Balayer

To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.

"The janitor sweeps the floor after school. "

Le concierge balaie le sol après l'école.

action utensil

verb

Gagner sans perdre, balayer

To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.

"The baseball team sweeps the series against their rivals, winning all three games. "

L'équipe de baseball balaie la série contre ses rivaux, remportant les trois matchs.

sport game achievement

verb

Balayer, battre

To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.

"The Boston Red Sox sweeps the New York Yankees in the four-game series. "

Les Red Sox de Boston balayent les Yankees de New York dans la série de quatre matchs.

sport game achievement

Illustration visuelle de sweeps: balayer, emporter - Image 1

verb

balayer, emporter

To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.

"She swept the peelings off the table onto the floor."

Elle a balayé les épluchures de la table sur le sol.

action

verb

Effleurer, frôler

To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.

"The cat's tail sweeps my leg as I walk by. "

La queue du chat effleure ma jambe quand je passe.

action nature

verb

Balayer, emporter, se pavaner

To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.

"The bride sweeps down the aisle, her long train flowing behind her. "

La mariée descend l'allée, sa longue traîne flottant derrière elle.

action style

verb

Balayer

To strike with a long stroke.

"The hockey player sweeps the puck across the ice toward the goal. "

Le joueur de hockey balaie la rondelle sur la glace en direction du but.

action way

verb

Ramer avec une rame soit à bâbord, soit à tribord

To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.

"The rower sweeps on the left to turn the boat right. "

Le rameur rame à gauche pour faire tourner le bateau à droite.

nautical sailing sport action

verb

Balayer

To draw or drag something over.

"to sweep the bottom of a river with a net"

balayer le fond d'une rivière avec un filet

action process

verb

Balayer du regard, parcourir

To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.

"to sweep the heavens with a telescope"

balayer les cieux avec un télescope

action appearance

verb

Passer l'aspirateur

(including) to vacuum a carpet or rug

"Every Saturday, Maria sweeps the living room rug to remove dust and crumbs. "

Tous les samedis, Maria passe l'aspirateur sur le tapis du salon pour enlever la poussière et les miettes.

utility action work