balayer
Meanings
Verb
1. to sweep
2. to sweep aside, brush aside
3. to drag on the floor (of a long skirt)
4. to rake (sweep with gunfire) (military)
5. to make a clean sweep (politics)
Examples37
Marie veut balayer la maison.
Mary wants to sweep the house.
Commence par balayer devant ta porte.
Put your own house in order first.
Commencez par balayer devant votre porte.
Put your own house in order first.
Je lui ai fait balayer ma chambre.
I had her sweep my room.
Va balayer ma chambre.
Sweep my room.
J’ai balayé la cour.
I swept the yard.