Sentence examples of "sweep" in English

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I had her sweep my room. Je lui ai fait balayer ma chambre.
I made him sweep the floor. Je lui ai fait balayer le sol.
Mary wants to sweep the house. Marie veut balayer la maison.
He ordered me to sweep the room. Il m'ordonna de balayer la pièce.
Don't forget to sweep the kitchen clean. N'oublie pas de balayer la cuisine.
My father is sweeping the garage. Mon père balaie le garage.
A banking scandal is sweeping across Capitol Hill. Un scandale bancaire balaie Washington.
Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns. Les tsunamis ont balayé les rizières et submergé les villes.
If each would sweep before the door, we should have a clean city. Si chacun pouvait nettoyer devant sa porte, on aura une ville propre.
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