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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | они прочесали весь район в поисках беглеца | they swept the district for the runaway (for the criminal, etc., и т.д.) |
| police | прочесать район | go over with a fine-tooth comb (в поисках преступника Val_Ships) |
| police | прочесать район | comb the area (in search of eyewits or a perp Val_Ships) |
| mil. | прочесать район | comb an area |
| police.jarg. | прочесать район | sweep the area (Let's have the guys sweep the area, maybe we can turn up the body Taras) |