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1.
verbInd, Sub1stPresSing1, 3
sweeps (cleans with a broom)
Elle balaie le salon avant que les invités n'arrivent.
She sweeps the living room before the guests arrive.
2.
verbInd, Sub1stPresSing1, 3
scans or moves across (the eyes, light, a gesture moving over an area)
Il balaie la pièce du regard pour repérer une place libre.
He scans the room with his eyes to spot a free seat.
3.
verbInd, Sub1stPresSing1, 3
brushes aside, dismisses (an objection, proposal, criticism)
Le maire balaie d'un revers de la main les critiques sur le projet.
The mayor brushes off the criticisms about the project with a wave of his hand.