"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
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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 14
(1) away, aside
Kolokacji: 2
(2) clean, clear, open
Kolokacji: 3
2. swept overboard = zmieciony z pokładu swept overboard
4. sweep ashore = zamieć do brzegu sweep ashore
5. sweep inland = zamiatanie w głąb lądu sweep inland
6. sweep southward = zamiatanie na południe sweep southward
  • The refugees fled to the region in July when the Tutsi-dominated Patriotic Front swept southward in the final stages of its victory over the former Hutu Government.
  • Then the great drift of the Hyborians swept southward from the cradle-land of their race near the northern pole.
  • The latter looked bleak, as Japanese forces swept southward, sweeping everything before them and forcing Allied naval, air, and ground units southward into the East Indies.
  • Then abruptly his ears picked up a new sound, the pounding, rushing throb of the Mermidon, its rain-filled waters overflowing the lowland banks as it swept southward toward Kern.
  • The next morning I descended into the grassy plains, which swept eastward and southward as far as sight could reach.
  • Amid the still-roaring and-rushing winds that had faded somewhat as they swept southward, Secca turned Songfire back toward Alcaren.
  • As well as weakness, we were also fighting the current as it swept southward down the channel with the changing tide.
  • When North Korean forces swept southward across the 38th parallel on 25 June 1950, the United States soon came to the aid of the embattled South Koreans.
  • A22 Mr. Bush swept southward, General Schwarzkopf at his side.
  • He glanced to the north, into the silver-green sky, and at the pteridons that swept southward toward the Praetor?
7. periodically sweep = okresowo zamiataj periodically sweep
8. sweep swiftly = zamieć prędko sweep swiftly
9. sweep eastward = zamieć na wschód sweep eastward
10. sweep westward = zamieć na zachód sweep westward
11. slightly swept = nieznacznie zamieść slightly swept
12. abruptly sweep = nagle zamieć abruptly sweep
13. sweep sideways = zamieć w bok sweep sideways
14. sweep overhead = koszty ogólne zamiatania sweep overhead
15. sweep northward = zamieć na północ sweep northward
16. freshly swept = świeżo zamieść freshly swept
(6) upward, downward
Kolokacji: 2
(7) low, gracefully, gently
Kolokacji: 3
(8) close, carefully
Kolokacji: 2
(9) simply, literally, bare
Kolokacji: 3
(10) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2
(11) regularly, constantly
Kolokacji: 2
(12) grandly, majestically
Kolokacji: 2
(13) neatly, cleanly
Kolokacji: 2
(14) eventually, finally
Kolokacji: 2

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