"sweep" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

sweep verbo

sweep + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 23
sweep one's hand • sweep one's arm • sweep the floor • sweep the country • sweep the series • ...
verbo + sweep
Kolokacji: 3
begin sweeping • start sweeping • finished sweeping
(1) begin, start, finish
Kolokacji: 3
1. begin sweeping = zacznij zamiatać begin sweeping
  • One day I bought a new red broom and began sweeping the kitchen floor.
  • It was the first death since a wave of labor unrest began sweeping the country last month.
  • He stood up, and began sweeping his books together on the table.
  • Julie reached for the broom and began sweeping the floor around her chair.
  • I immediately begin sweeping the valley floor below me with all my firepower.
  • The crowd stayed for a while, then went back to their homes to begin sweeping out the dust.
  • Suddenly Martin began sweeping it in circles, up, down, and around.
  • They nodded and began sweeping the long corridor with their eyes.
  • He stepped to the front of the group and began sweeping his ray across the path.
  • A wry smile came over my face when she began sweeping the entire floor again.
2. start sweeping = zacznij zamiatać start sweeping
3. finished sweeping = skończone zamiatanie finished sweeping
sweep + preposición
Kolokacji: 46
sweep up • sweep through • sweep into • sweep over • sweep across • sweep down • sweep out • sweep off • ...
sweep + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 50
swept away • swept aside • sweep clean • sweep forward • quickly sweep • ...

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