abrangente/varrição
1. adjective: Extending over a wide area; comprehensive or far-reaching
The new policy represents a sweeping change in company culture.
A nova política representa uma mudança abrangente na cultura da empresa.
2. adjective: Moving in a long, continuous curve or arc
She made a sweeping gesture with her arm.
Ela fez um gesto amplo com o braço.
3. noun: The action of cleaning with a broom
The sweeping of the floors took two hours.
A varrição dos pisos levou duas horas.
4. verb (present participle): To clean a surface with a broom
He is sweeping the kitchen right now.
Ele está varrendo a cozinha agora.
Related Idioms & Phrases
sweeping under the rug (ignorar ou ocultar um problema)
make a clean sweep (ganhar tudo/limpar completamente)
sweeping changes (mudanças drásticas)
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