sway+an+opinion

nūto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. n. [nuo (of re-nuo, ab-nuo); Gr. neuô; cf. numen, nutus], to nod with the head.

Lit.:

neque illa ulli homini nutet, nictet, annuat,

Plaut. As. 4, 1, 39; id. Merc. 2, 3, 72:

capite nutat,

id. Mil. 2, 2, 52: crebro capitis motu nutans. Suet. Calig. 38:

nutans. Distorquens oculos,

Hor. S. 1, 9, 64.—

Esp., to command by a nod or sign:

nutat ne loquar,

Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 48.—

In gen., to sway to and fro, to totter, shake, stagger.

Lit.:

nutant circumspectantibus galeae, et incerti trepidant,

Liv. 4, 37:

ornus,

Verg. A. 2, 629; 9, 682:

percutiens nutanti pectora mento,

Ov. M. 11, 620:

nutans machinamentum,

Tac. H. 4, 30:

nutantem vulnere civem,

Juv. 15, 156:

rami pondere,

Ov. A. A. 2, 263:

cristae,

Sil. 1, 501:

turres,

Luc. 6, 136:

plaustra,

Juv. 3, 256.—

Trop.

To waver in one's opinion or judgment; to doubt, hesitate:

etiam Democritus nutare videtur in naturā Deorum,

Cic. N. D. 1, 43, 120:

sic animus vario labefactus vulnere nutat,

Ov. M. 10, 375; cf. Stat. Th. 8, 614; 4, 197.—

To falter in one's fidelity, to be faithless:

ac primo Festūs nutabat, palam Vitellium, occultis nuntiis Vespasianum fovens,

Tac. H. 2, 98; Suet. Caes. 4.—

To be ready to fall or give way; to totter, to waver, fail, be weak, falter:

fortuna nutabit,

Liv. 21, 44:

tanto discrimine urbs nutabat, ut, etc.,

Tac. H. 4, 52:

nutantem aciem victor equitatus incursat,

id. ib. 3, 18;

4, 49: rempublicam,

Suet. Vesp. 8; cf.:

moenia nutantia Romae,

Sil. 10, 590:

nutantem hostem praevenire,

Tac. H. 3, 40; cf. Flor. 3, 10, 4:

mundi nutante ruinā,

Luc. 4, 493.

1. verb

1) to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point:

2) to walk with a stride:

3) to turn suddenly:

2. noun

1) an act, period, or manner, of swinging:

2) a swinging movement:

3) a strong dancing rhythm:

4) a change in public opinion etc:

5) a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.

1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) (se) balancer

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) marcher d'un pas rythmé

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) (se) retourner

1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balancement

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) balancement

3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) rythme entraînant

4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) revirement

5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) balançoire

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- swinging

1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) balançar(-se)

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) gingar

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) virar

1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balanço

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) balanço

3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) balanço

4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) virada

5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) balanço

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- swinging

",-klı 1. reason, intelligence; wisdom, discernment, discretion. 2. mind, comprehension. 3. memory. 4. idea, opinion, thought. 5. advice. -dan 1. from memory. 2. by the use of one´s imagination. -ımda I haven´t forgotten it./I have it in mind. - akıl, gel çengele takıl. colloq. I don´t see how we can solve this problem. - akıldan üstündür. proverb It pays to consult others. - almak /dan/ to ask (someone´s) advice, consult (a person). -ını almak /ın/ to charm, bewitch, fascinate. - almamak to be incredible. -ı almamak /ı/ 1. not to understand. 2. not to believe that (it) is possible. 3. to find (it) unacceptable. - almaz unbelievable, inconceivable. -ı başında sensible, (someone) who has his/her head screwed on right. -ını başına almak/toplamak/devşirmek to come to one´s senses. -ını başından almak /ın/ 1. to deprive (someone) of his/her senses, leave (someone) unable to think straight. 2. to scare (someone) silly, scare the wits out of. -ı başından bir karış yukarı/yukarıda impulsive, rash, impetuous, (someone) who does the first thing that comes into his head. -ı başına gelmek 1. to come to one´s senses, sober down. 2. to come to. -ı başından gitmek 1. to be overwhelmed, be beside oneself. 2. to faint. -ı başında olmamak 1. to be confused, be unable to think straight. 2. to be unconscious. -ını başka yere vermek to let one´s mind wander. -ınla bin yaşa! You´re really thinking today! (said sarcastically to the author of an idea one finds absurd). -ı bokuna karışmak vulg. 1. to be frightened to death. 2. to be overcome with joy. -ını bozmak /la/ to be obsessed (with). - bu ya! colloq. We/He thought it was a good idea! -ını çalmak /ın/ 1. to enchant, fascinate, charm, captivate. 2. to influence, sway. -ını çelmek /ın/ 1. to dissuade from a good intention, cause (one) to give up a decision. 2. to corrupt, lead astray. -dan çıkarmak /ı/ to forget all about (it), give up the idea (of). -ı çıkmak to worry oneself sick, be near panic. -ından çıkmak to slip one´s mind. -ından çıkmamak 1. to stick in one´s mind. 2. to go around and around in one´s head. -ının çivisi eksik not very bright; screwy, cracked. -ı dağılmak to be unable to concentrate. - danışmak /a/ to consult, ask (someone) for advice. - defteri colloq. notebook. - doktoru colloq. psychiatrist. -ını durdurmak /ın/ (for something) to make (someone) unable to think straight. -lara durgunluk vermek (for something) to blow one´s mind. -ı durmak to be openmouthed with astonishment. -ına düşmek 1. to come back to one´s mind. 2. to come into one´s mind, strike one. - eksikliği mental deficiency. - erdirememek /a/ to be unable to fathom. -ı ermek 1. /a/ to understand, grasp. 2. to be mentally mature. - ermemek /a/ 1. not to be able to conceive of; to find inconceivable. 2. to find unacceptable. -ına eseni yapmak to act on impulse, do whatever comes into his/her head. -ına esmek to come into one´s head. - etmek /ı/ to think of (doing something) (at the right time). -ı evvel pretentious about one´s wisdom. - fikir mind: Allah akıl fikir versin! May God cause you to think straight! Aklın fikrin neredeydi? Why didn´t you think? Cafer´in aklı fikri tiyatroda. All Cafer thinks about is the theater. -ından geçirmek /ı/ to happen to think (of). -ından geçmek to occur to one, pass through one´s mind. -a gelmedik unanticipated. -ına gelmek 1. to occur to one. 2. to come back to one´s memory. -ıma gelen başıma geldi. colloq. What l was afraid of has happened. -ına geleni söylemek to speak without thinking. -ına geleni yapmak to act on impulse, do whatever comes into his/her head. -a gelmeyen başa gelir. proverb You can´t always anticipate everything. -a gelmez inconceivable; not anticipated. -ına getirmek 1. /ı, ın/ to remind (someone) of. 2. /ı/ to consider, think (of). -ı gitmek 1. to be confused, be perplexed. 2. /a/ to be taken (by). -ı gözünde (one) who believes only what he sees. - harcı olmamak /ın/ (for something) to be