Sentence examples of "sweep away" in English

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Several bridges have been damaged or swept away. Plusieurs ponts ont été endommagés ou emportés.
Guys, it's my time to go away. Les amis, il est temps que j'y aille.
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.
The train belched clouds of black smoke into the air as it chugged away. Le train cracha en l'air des nuages de fumée noire tandis qu'il haletait en s'éloignant.
He ordered me to sweep the room. Il m'ordonna de balayer la pièce.
Is a skyscraper a big thing far away or a small thing close up? Un gratte-ciel est-il un objet de grande taille lointain ou un objet de petite taille vu de près ?
Don't forget to sweep the kitchen clean. N'oublie pas de balayer la cuisine.
After a while passion and infatuation ooze away. Au bout d'un moment, la passion et l'engouement s'essoufflent.
I had her sweep my room. Je lui ai fait balayer ma chambre.
We should do away with those bad customs. On devrait se débarrasser de ces mauvaises habitudes.
I made him sweep the floor. Je lui ai fait balayer le sol.
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. La perfection est atteinte non quand il ne reste rien à ajouter, mais quand il ne reste rien à enlever.
Mary wants to sweep the house. Marie veut balayer la maison.
The tablets took away my pain. Les médicaments ont fait partir ma douleur.
He ran away as soon as he saw me. Il s'est éclipsé dès qu'il m'a vu.
Our school did away with uniforms last year. Notre école a abandonné les uniformes l'année dernière.
His neighbor will care for the children while she is away. Son voisin s'occupera des enfants pendant son absence.
You must not idle away. Tu ne dois pas fainéanter.
Her father passed away last week. Son père est décédé la semaine dernière.
Supplies were trucked in from as far away as California. Le ravitaillement fut convoyé d'aussi loin que la Californie.
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