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1 at one fell swoop
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2 swoop
I [swuːp]1) (of bird) discesa f. rapida; (of plane) picchiata f.2) (police raid) retata f., blitz m.II [swuːp]1) [bird, bat] piombare; [ plane] andare in picchiata2) [police, raider] fare una retata, fare un blitz* * *[swu:p] 1. verb(to rush or fly downwards: The owl swooped down on its prey.) scendere2. noun(an act of swooping.) attacco* * *[swuːp]1. nswoop (on) — incursione f (in)2. vi(bird), (also: swoop down) scendere in picchiatato swoop (on) — fare un'incursione (in)* * *swoop /swu:p/n.3 (fig.) impeto; slancio(to) swoop /swu:p/v. i.1 ( di rapace, ecc.) piombare; precipitarsi; avventarsi; slanciarsi: The hawk swooped down on the rabbit, il falco è piombato sul coniglio; The police swooped on the gang, la polizia piombò sulla banda● (fig.) to swoop on, attaccare; fare un'incursione, piombare su ( il nemico, ecc.) □ (fam.) to swoop up, afferrare (al volo); arraffare.* * *I [swuːp]1) (of bird) discesa f. rapida; (of plane) picchiata f.2) (police raid) retata f., blitz m.II [swuːp]1) [bird, bat] piombare; [ plane] andare in picchiata2) [police, raider] fare una retata, fare un blitz -
3 fell
I [fel] II [fel] III [fel] IV [fel]aggettivo feroce, crudele••* * *past tense; see fall* * *I [fɛl] ptSee:II [fɛl] vt(with a blow: person) atterrare, (tree) abbattereIII [fɛl] adj IV [fɛl] n(Brit: mountain) monte m, (uplands)fell-walking — passeggiate fpl in montagna
* * *fell (1) /fɛl/pass. di to fall.fell (2) /fɛl/n. [cu]fell (3) /fɛl/n.(arc.) pelle; vello.fell (4) /fɛl/n.● fell-walking, escursionismo sui fell.fell (5) /fɛl/a.(poet.) crudele; feroce; terribile; spietato.(to) fell /fɛl/v. t.* * *I [fel] II [fel] III [fel] IV [fel]aggettivo feroce, crudele••
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