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1 swing
[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb1) (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.) zibati (se); zavihteti2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) hoditi z dolgimi koraki, koračiti3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) obrniti (se)2. noun1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) zibanje; zamah2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) zibanje3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) z zamahom4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) preobrat5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) gugalnica•- swinging- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing* * *I [swiŋ]1.nounzamah, mahanje, vihtenje; nihaj, nihanje sem in tja; zibanje, guganje; tok; elastična, ritmična hoja; svoboda gibanja; gugalnica, guncnica; music swing (hitri stil jazza, kompozicija v tem smislu); economy American doba konjunkture, procvit, višek; politics krožno volilno potovanje (kandidata); colloquially posad, (delovna) izmenaoff one's swing figuratively ne na višini, ne pri močifree swing — svoboda gibanja, toriščethe swing of the pendulum — nihanje nihala, figuratively spremenljivost (zlasti prihod na oblast zdaj ene zdaj druge politične stranke)to get into the swing of s.th. — uvesti se v kaj, priučiti se čemuto give full swing to s.th. — dati čemu popoln razmah, popolno svobodo potekanjato have one's swing figuratively iti svojo potto let s.th. have its swing — pustiti kaj potekati po normalni poti (normalno)let him have his full swing — pustite ga, naj dela, kar hočelet me have a swing — daj, da se malo poguncam na gugalnicito walk with a swing — hoditi z dolgimi, ritmičnimi koraki, z elanom;2.adjectivevrtljiv; nihalen; gugalenII [swiŋ]1.intransitive verbnihati, zibati se, gugati se, guncati se, pozibavati se; figuratively biti odvisen ( from od); viseti, bingljati; biti obešen na vislice; obračati se, vrteti se; nautical obračati se okoli sidra ali boje; gibati se v krivulji, zavijati; hoditi hitro, z dolgimi koraki in z elanom;2.transitive verbzamahniti, mahati z, vihteti; zibati, gugati, pustiti nihati; obesiti; obračati na vse strani; meriti (čas) z nihaji; bingljati z; z zamahom dvigniti kvišku (on, to na); American vplivati na; American uspešno izvesti; politics pridobiti si (volilce)swing it! slang prekleto!to swing a bat (a sword, a lasso) — vihteti gorjačo (meč, laso)to swing one's arms — mahati, otepati z rokamito swing into line military formirati eno vrstoto swing the lead nautical slang ogibati se dela, zabušavati, delati se bolnegato swing into motion — priti v tek, v zamahto swing round the circle American večkrat spremeniti svoje mnenje; politics American obiskati volilna okrožjahe shall swing for it — za to bo visel, bo obešenhe swung when I shouted — obrnil se je, ko sem zavpilhe swung out of the room — z dolgimi, brzimi, prožnimi koraki je odšel iz sobethere is not room enough to swing a cat figuratively niti toliko ni prostora, da bi se človek obrnil -
2 sway
[swei] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action: The branches swayed gently in the breeze.) zibati se2) (to influence the opinion etc of: She's too easily swayed by her feelings.) vplivati2. noun1) (the motion of swaying: the sway of the ship's deck.) zibanje2) (power, rule or control: people under the sway of the dictator.) vpliv* * *I [swéi]transitive verbzibati, gugati, majati; vihteti; zvijati, pripogibati; nautical dvigati; figuratively vplivati, delovati na; rokovati; upravljati, voditi, vladati (komu, čemu); odvrniti (od naklepa); intransitive verb gugati se, zibati se, nihati, majati se, zvijati se, nagibati se, pripogibati se ( towards k, proti); kreniti, zaviti; opotekati se, omahovati; vladatito sway home — kreniti, zaviti proti domuto sway the sceptre — držati žezlo, vladatiII [swéi]nounzibanje, pozibavanje, nihanje; mahanje, vihtenje, zamah; zvijanje; vpliv, moč, oblast, vlada(nje)to fall under s.o.'s sway — priti pod vpliv kake osebe -
3 wedge
[we‹] 1. noun1) (a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood etc or in fixing something tightly in place: She used a wedge under the door to prevent it swinging shut.) zagozda2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) predmet v obliki zagozde2. verb(to fix or become fixed by, or as if by, a wedge or wedges: He is so fat that he got wedged in the doorway.) zagozditi (se)* * *I [wedž]nounklin, predmet v obliki klina; klinasta podloga, zagozda; military klinasta formacija, klin; klinasta pismenka (klinopisa)wedge character, inscription — klinopisni znak, napisthe thin ( —ali small) end of the wedge figuratively slab začetek, prvi korakto get in the thin end of the wedge figuratively začeti, napraviti prvi korakII [wedž]transitive verbpritrditi, pričvrstiti s klinom, zagozditi; vriniti, s klinom razklatito wedge apart — s klinom razdvojiti, narazen datito wedge away, to wedge off — odcepitito wedge o.s. in — vriniti se noter; intransitive verb vriniti se, zabiti se (in, into v)
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swinging — swinging, swingeing Swinging is the ordinary present participle of the verb swing, whereas swingeing means ‘forcible, severe’ (as in swingeing tax increases), and is part of an archaic verb swinge meaning ‘to strike hard’ … Modern English usage
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swingeing — swinging, swingeing Swinging is the ordinary present participle of the verb swing, whereas swingeing means ‘forcible, severe’ (as in swingeing tax increases), and is part of an archaic verb swinge meaning ‘to strike hard’ … Modern English usage
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mince — verb 1》 [often as adjective minced] cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces. 2》 walk in an affected manner with short, quick steps and swinging hips. noun chiefly Brit. minced meat. Phrases mince words (or one s words) [usu. with negative]… … English new terms dictionary
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