sweep up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de nettoyer ou d'enlever la saleté, la poussière ou les débris d'une surface en balayant, ou pour soulever et emporter soudainement quelqu'un ou quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of cleaning or removing dirt, dust, or debris from a surface by sweeping, or to lift and carry someone or something away suddenly.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Clean by sweepingformal

   To collect and remove dirt, dust, or debris from a surface using a broom or brush.

   balayer

   • She swept up the broken glass from the floor.
   • He swept up the leaves on the patio.
   • Please sweep up the crumbs after the party.

   Synonymesbrushcleansweep

2. Gather or collect quicklyinformal

   To pick up or gather something quickly and efficiently.

   ramasser rapidement

   • He swept up the papers from the desk and left.
   • She swept up the toys and put them in the box.
   • The wind swept up the fallen leaves into a pile.

   Synonymescollectgather uppick upround upscoop up

   Antonymesdispersescatterspread

Verbe de basesweep