sweep
verb
1 verb clean with brush TRANSITIVEscuab verb she swept the path clear of leaves scuab sí na duilleoga den chosánhe swept out the dust scuab sé amach an deannach
2 verb move with brush INTRANSITIVEscuab verb she was sweeping up around me bhí sí ag scuabadh thart orm, bhí sí ag glanadh fúm agus tharam
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb move with long movement TRANSITIVEscuab verb she swept the cards off the table scuab sí na cártaí den bhordhe swept up the documents and walked out bhailigh sé chuige na cáipéisí agus amach leisshe swept him into her arms chuir sí a dhá lámh thart air 4 verb brush (hair) TRANSITIVEscuab verb cíor verb he swept back his hair scuab sé siar a chuid gruaige, chíor sé siar a chuid gruaige 5 verb SPOR hit smoothly INTRANSITIVErop verb he swept the ball home rop sé an liathróid i gcúl na heangaí 6 verb move with powerful force TRANSITIVEscuab verb they were swept away in the flood scuabadh chun bealaigh sa tuile iad, thug an fuarlach leis iadit got swept away scuabadh chun siúil éthe wave swept her overboard scuab maidhm thar bord í, chroch tonn thar an taobh amach íhe was swept along by the crowd d'ardaigh an slua chun siúil é, chroch an slua leis é 7 verb end by decisive action TRANSITIVEfaigh réidh le deireadh a chur le scuab as an mbealachwe must sweep away the secrecy caithfimid deireadh a chur leis an rúndacht, caithfimid an rúndacht a scuabadh as an mbealach 8 verb especially POL ensure transition of
TRANSITIVEhe was swept into office scuabadh isteach i gcumhacht é, tháinig sé i gcumhacht le móramh mórthey were swept from power cuireadh glan as cumhacht iad
INTRANSITIVEshe swept to power in the summer of 1979 tháinig sí i gcumhacht go rábach i samhradh 1979
9 verb especially POL or SPOR progress easily INTRANSITIVEthe democrats have swept to victory thug na daonlathaithe an lá go rábach leo, bhain na daonlathaithe go héasca 10 verb (especially US) win easily TRANSITIVEbuaigh gan stróthey swept the election bhuaigh siad an toghchán gan dua, bhain siad an toghchán go furasta 11 verb SPOR, US) win everything TRANSITIVEthey swept the league bhuaigh siad gach cluiche sa tsraith 12 verb walk haughtily INTRANSITIVEshe swept past us on her way out scuab sí tharainn agus í ar a bealach amach, ghlan sí tharainn agus í ag dul amachhe swept into the room isteach sa seomra leis go móiréiseach 13 verb move across rapidly TRANSITIVEa storm swept the island rop stoirm trasna an oileáin, shéid stoirm trasna an oileáin, réab stoirm tríd an oileánthe boats were sweeping the seas for them bhí na báid ag treabhadh na dtonnta á gcuardach
INTRANSITIVEthe wind swept across the valley scuab an ghaoth trasna an ghleanna, shíob an ghaoth trasna an ghleannathe water swept down the street scaird an t-uisce anuas an tsráid, tháinig fuarlach anuas an tsráidthe fire swept through the house réab an tine tríd an teach
14 verb spread rapidly TRANSITIVEviolence swept the country réab foréigean tríd an tír ar fad, scaip foréigean ar fud na tíre go tapa
INTRANSITIVEthe protests swept all over Europe leath na hagóidí ar fud na hEorpa ar fad, scaip na hagóidí ar fud na hEorpa go léir
15 verb extend in curve INTRANSITIVEthe mountains sweep down to the sea síneann na sléibhte síos go dtí an fharraigethe road sweeps around the mountain téann an bóthar timpeall an tsléibhe 16 verb move eyes over TRANSITIVEher gaze swept the bay bhreathnaigh sí ar an gcuan, chaith sí súil thart ar an gcuan
INTRANSITIVEhis eyes swept around the room d'fhéach sé timpeall an tseomra, thug sé spléachadh thart ar an seomra
17 verb move light over TRANSITIVEhe swept the torch around the room scairt sé an tóirse timpeall an tseomra
INTRANSITIVEthe searchlight swept across the sky scairt an solas cuardaigh trasna na spéire
18 verb especially MIL, POLICE check for hidden person, device TRANSITIVEcuardaigh verb they swept the room for listening devices chuardaigh siad an seomra ag lorg gairis chúléisteachta
noun
19 noun act of cleaningscuabadh masc she gave the room a good sweep thug sí scuabadh maith don seomra, thug sí sciúradh na cuinneoige don seomra 20 noun long curved movementthey saw the valley in one single sweep chonaic siad an gleann d'aon iarraidh amháinwe made a sweep westward thugamar ruathar siar, thugamar rúid siar, thugamar sciuird siar 21 noun SPOR sweeping strokescuab-bhuille masc4 22 noun sweeping coursethe road takes a wide sweep around the bay tá casadh leathan sa bhóthar timpeall an chuain 23 noun GEOG large curved areaa long sweep of white sand stráice fada cuarach de ghaineamh geal, streachlán mór fada de ghaineamh geal 24 noun drivewaythere's a wide gravel sweep up to the door tá cabhsán leathan cuarach suas go dtí an doras 25 noun range or scoperaon masc1 réim fem2 réimse masc4 scóip fem2 the gun has a sweep of 360 degrees tá raon 360 céim ag an ngunnapeople from a broad sweep of disciplines daoine a bhaineann le réimse leathan disciplíní 26 noun especially POLICE, MIL searchcuardach masc1 they're making a sweep of the harbour for mines tá siad ag cuardach an chuain ar thóir mianacha sweep operation oibríocht chuardaigh 27 noun SPOR, US) winning of everythinghe secured a sweep of golf majors that year bhain sé gach mórchomórtas gailf an bhliain sin 28 noun EMPL, informal chimney cleanerglantóir simléar 29 noun informal sweepstakecrannchur masc1 scuaibín fem4 30 noun SPOR oarrámh fada