1 [+object] apartar bruscamente he quickly swept aside the papers and let me put down the tray
2 [+objections protest, suggestion] desechar; descartar John suggested we read up on advertising strategies but Michael just swept the suggestion aside, saying everyone knows about advertising
[+obstacle] pasar por alto; [+difficulty] sortear the President is proposing to sweep aside obstacles to a treaty on cutting nuclear weapons ideals that could not be swept aside as the twentieth century gallops towards its end, sweeping aside religious beliefs and family values
accusations that customers' interests were being swept aside acusaciones de que se estaban pasando por alto los intereses de los clientes
in times of war, governments often sweep human rights aside all objections were swept aside in Terry's enthusiasm this objection was instantly swept aside The old guard has just been swept aside Mosley then found that his New Party was also swept aside by the electorate in the 1931 general election
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