swept - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Possible base forms

swept
sweep (Verb)

Verbs

to sweep (sth.)  | swept, swept |   - clean	balayer (qc.)   - nettoyage
to sweep sth.  | swept, swept |   - wind, sea	emporter qc.   - vent, mer
to sweep (sth.)  | swept, swept | [fig.]	balayer (qc.) [fig.]

Nouns

swept area [TECH.]

la surface balayée

Phrases / Collocations

to sweep sth. under the carpet [fig.]	balayer qc. sous le tapis [fig.]
to sweep in like a whirlwind	entrer comme une tornade
to make a clean sweep [fig.]	faire table rase [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

sweat, sweep, sweet, Sweet

sept, Sept