sweep

1. A single action of sweeping.

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

   Schwung, einmaliges Drüberfegen

2. The person who steers a dragon boat.

   Steuermann

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

   Sweeper, Steuermann

   a long oar used in an open boat

4. A chimney sweep.

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

6. 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

7. 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.

   Gewinnspiel, Tippspiel

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

   Küstenströmung, Küstendrift, Litoralströmung

9. The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.

   The MiG-17's inner wing has 45 degrees of sweep.

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

11. Violent and general destruction.

    the sweep of an epidemic disease

12. A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.

1. I made him sweep the floor.

   Я примусив його підмести підлогу.

   ruЯ заставил его подмести пол.

   deIch ließ ihn den Boden fegen.

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2. My father is sweeping the garage.

   Батько підмітає в гаражі.

   ruМой отец подметает в гараже.

   deMein Vater fegt die Garage.

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3. All you have to do is sweep the floor.

   Всі, що тобі треба зробити — це підмести підлогу.

   ruВсё, что тебе нужно сделать, - это подмести пол.

   deDu musst nichts weiter tun, als den Boden zu fegen.

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4. I swept the floor.

   Я підмів підлогу.

   ruЯ подмёл пол.

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5. I've swept the floor.

   Я підмів підлогу.

   ruЯ подмёл пол.

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