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1 swing to and fro

swing to and fro

heen en weer schommelen

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2 swing to and fro

swing v to and fro TECH pendeln (schwanken)

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3 to and fro

[ˌtuːən'frəʊ]
avverbio [ swing] avanti e indietro

to go to and fro — [ person] andare avanti e indietro

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[tu:ən'frou] (backwards and forwards: they ran to and fro in the street.) (avanti e indietro), (su e giù)

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[ˌtuːən'frəʊ]
avverbio [ swing] avanti e indietro

to go to and fro — [ person] andare avanti e indietro

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4 to and fro

to and fro adv [swing] d'avant en arrière ; to go to and fro [person] ne pas arrêter d'aller et venir.

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[tuː ən 'frəʊ]
adverb [swing] d'avant en arrière

to go to and fro — [person] ne pas arrêter d'aller et venir

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swing [swɪŋ] (pt & pp swung [swʌŋ])

1 noun

(a) (to-and-fro movement, sway → gen) balancement m; (→ of pendulum) oscillation f;

∎ with a swing of his arm en balançant son bras;

∎ the swing of her hips le balancement de ses hanches

(b) (arc described) arc m, courbe f;

∎ the plane came round in a wide swing l'avion décrivit une grande courbe

(c) (swipe, attempt to hit) (grand) coup m;

∎ I took a swing at him je lui ai décoché un coup de poing;

∎ he took a swing at the ball il essaya de frapper la balle

(d) (hanging seat) balançoire f;

∎ they're playing on the swings ils jouent sur les balançoires;

∎ British what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts ce que l'on perd d'un côté, on le récupère de l'autre;

∎ British it's swings and roundabouts really en fait, on perd d'un côté ce qu'on gagne de l'autre

(e) (in public opinion, voting) revirement m; (in prices, market) fluctuation f;

∎ his mood swings are very unpredictable ses sautes d'humeur sont très imprévisibles;

∎ Economics seasonal swings fluctuations fpl saisonnières;

∎ Stock Exchange the upward/downward swing of the market la fluctuation du marché vers le haut/le bas;

∎ sudden swing in public opinion revirement inattendu de l'opinion publique;

∎ America experienced a major swing towards conservatism les États-Unis ont connu un important revirement vers le conservatisme;

∎ the party needs a 10 percent swing to win the election le parti a besoin d'un revirement d'opinion de 10 pour cent pour gagner aux élections

(f) (in boxing, golf) swing m

(g) (rhythm → gen) rythme m; Music (style of jazz) swing m;

∎ a swing band un orchestre de swing;

∎ the swing era l'époque f du swing

(h) American Politics (tour) tournée f;

∎ on his swing around the circle, the President visited 35 States pendant sa tournée électorale, le Président a visité 35 États

(i) familiar (idioms)

∎ to get into the swing of things se mettre dans le bain;

∎ it'll be a lot easier once you've got into the swing of things ce sera beaucoup plus facile une fois que tu seras dans le bain;

∎ to go with a swing (music) être très rythmé ou entraînant^□ ; (party) swinguer; (business) marcher très bien^□

2 transitive verb

(a) (cause to sway) balancer;

∎ she was swinging her umbrella as she walked elle marchait en balançant son parapluie;

∎ he walked along swinging his arms il marchait en balançant les bras;

∎ to swing one's hips balancer les ou rouler des hanches;

∎ figurative to swing the lead tirer au flanc

(b) (move from one place to another, in a curve)

∎ she swung her bag onto the back seat elle jeta son sac sur le siège arrière;

∎ he swung a rope over a branch il lança une corde par-dessus une branche;

∎ the crane swung the cargo onto the wharf la grue pivota pour déposer la cargaison sur le quai;

∎ he swung his son (up) onto his shoulders il hissa son fils sur ses épaules;

∎ I swung myself (up) into the saddle j'ai sauté en selle;

∎ she swung the door shut elle ferma la porte;

∎ he swung the axe in a wide arc il leva la hache avec un large mouvement du bras;

∎ she swung the bat at the ball elle essaya de frapper la balle avec sa batte;

∎ I swung the club at him j'ai essayé de le frapper avec le gourdin;

∎ to swing the ball (in cricket) faire dévier la balle en l'air

(c) (suspend → hammock) suspendre, pendre, accrocher

(d) (turn → steering wheel) (faire) tourner; (→ vehicle) faire virer;

∎ the helmsman swung the wheel to port le timonier fit tourner la roue à bâbord;

∎ I swung the lorry through 180° j'ai pris le virage à 180° (avec le camion)

(e) (cause to change)

∎ to swing the voters faire changer les électeurs d'opinion;

∎ that swung the decision our way/against us cela a influencé la décision finale en notre faveur/en notre défaveur;

∎ to swing the voting in favour of sb faire pencher la balance en faveur de qn;

∎ the accident swung public opinion against the company l'accident a provoqué un revirement de l'opinion contre la compagnie

(f) familiar (manage, pull off)

∎ to swing sth réussir ou arriver à faire qch^□ ;

∎ I think I should be able to swing it je crois pouvoir me débrouiller^□ ;

∎ to swing it so that… (arrange things) arranger les choses de manière (à ce) que… + subjunctive

(g) Music (tune) interpréter en swing;

∎ familiar he can really swing it il a vraiment le swing

3 intransitive verb

(a) (sway, move to and fro → gen) se balancer; (→ pendulum) osciller; (hang, be suspended) pendre, être suspendu;

∎ to swing to and fro se balancer;

∎ shop sign that swings (to and fro) in the wind enseigne de magasin qui ballotte au vent;

∎ he walked along with his arms swinging il marchait en balançant les bras;

∎ a basket swung from her arm un panier se balançait à son bras;

∎ swinging from a cord suspendu à une corde;

∎ a long rope swung from the ceiling une longue corde pendait du plafond;

∎ the door swung open/shut la porte s'est ouverte/s'est refermée;

∎ the gate swung back in my face le portail s'est refermé devant moi;

∎ familiar figurative to swing both ways (be bisexual) marcher à voile et à vapeur

(b) (move along, around)

∎ to swing from tree to tree se balancer d'arbre en arbre;

∎ to swing into the saddle sauter à cheval ou en selle;

∎ they came swinging down the street ils ont descendu la rue d'un pas rythmé;

∎ figurative to swing into action passer à l'action

(c) (make a turn) virer;

∎ the car swung left la voiture vira à gauche;

∎ the lorry swung through the gate le camion vira pour franchir le portail;

∎ the road swings east la route oblique vers l'est

(d) (change opinion, mood etc) virer;

∎ the country has swung to the left le pays a viré à gauche;

∎ she swings between depression and elation elle passe de la dépression à l'exultation

(e) familiar (be hanged) être pendu^□ ;

∎ he'll swing for this! il sera pendu pour ça!; figurative il le paiera!

(f) (hit out, aim a blow) essayer de frapper;

∎ he swung at them with the hammer il a essayé de les frapper avec le marteau;

∎ I swung at him je lui ai décoché un coup de poing;

∎ he swung wildly at the ball il essaya désespérément de frapper la balle;

∎ familiar to swing for sb essayer d'en coller une à qn

(g) familiar (musician) swinguer; (music) swinguer, avoir du swing;

∎ the saxophonist really swings! il swingue, ce saxo!

(h) familiar old-fashioned (be modern, fashionable) être dans le vent;

∎ he was there in the sixties, when London was really swinging il était là dans les années soixante, quand ça bougeait à Londres

(i) familiar (be lively) chauffer;

∎ the party was beginning to swing la fête commençait à être très animée^□

(j) familiar (try hard)

∎ he's in there swinging il fait ce qu'il peut^□ ;

∎ I'm in there swinging for you je fais tout ce que je peux pour toi^□

(k) familiar (exchange sexual partners) faire de l'échangisme^□

4 in full swing adjective

∎ the party was in full swing la fête battait son plein;

∎ production is in full swing on produit à plein rendement;

∎ the town's packed when the season's in full swing en pleine saison, il y a foule en ville;

∎ once it's in full swing, the project will require more people une fois lancé, il faudra plus de gens sur le projet

►► swing bridge pont m tournant;

swing door porte f battante;

American swing set balançoires fpl;

American familiar swing shift (work period) = poste de 16 heures à minuit; (team) = équipe qui travaille de 16 heures à minuit

➲ swing out intransitive verb

(car, driver) faire un écart; (from side road) déboucher;

∎ the car in front swung out to overtake la voiture de devant a déboîté pour doubler

➲ swing round

1 separable transitive verb

(vehicle) faire virer; (person) faire tourner;

∎ he swung the car round the corner il a tourné au coin;

∎ he swung the car right round il a fait un tête-à-queue;

∎ he swung her round il la fit tourner;

∎ figurative to swing sb round convaincre qn;

∎ he managed to swing her round to his point of view il a réussi à la convaincre qu'il avait raison

2 intransitive verb

(turn round → person) se retourner, faire volte-face; (→ crane) tourner, pivoter; figurative (public opinion, person) faire volte-face;

∎ he swung round to look at me il se retourna pour me regarder;

∎ the car swung right round la voiture a fait un tête-à-queue

➲ swing to intransitive verb

(door, gate) se refermer

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7 swing

swing [swɪŋ]

(verb: preterite, past participle swung)

1. noun

   a. ( = movement) balancement m ; [of pendulum] oscillations fpl ; (Boxing, Golf) swing m

• the golfer took a swing at the ball le joueur de golf a frappé la balle avec un swing

• to take a swing at sb (inf) envoyer un coup de poing à qn

• a swing to the left (in elections) un revirement en faveur de la gauche

   b. ( = seat for swinging) balançoire f

• (it's) swings and roundabouts (inf) ce qu'on gagne d'un côté on le perd de l'autre

   c. also swing music swing m

   d. to go with a swing [evening, party] marcher du tonnerre (inf) ; [business] très bien marcher

• to be in full swing [party, campaign] battre son plein

• to get into the swing of [+ new job, married life] s'habituer à

• to get into the swing of things se mettre dans le bain

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = move to and fro) [arms, legs, object on rope, hammock] se balancer ; [pendulum] osciller ; (on a swing) se balancer ; ( = pivot) also swing round faire demi-tour

• his arms were swinging by his sides il avait les bras ballants

• to swing to and fro se balancer

• the monkey swung from branch to branch le singe se balançait de branche en branche

• he swung (up) into the saddle il a sauté en selle

• the door swung open/shut la porte s'est ouverte/s'est refermée

   b. ( = move rhythmically) to swing along avancer d'un pas balancé

• to swing into action passer à l'action

• music that really swings musique f qui swingue

   c. ( = change direction also swing round [plane, vehicle] virer

• the river swings north here ici la rivière dévie vers le nord

• the country has swung to the right le pays a viré à droite

   d. to swing at a ball frapper une balle avec un swing

• to swing at sb décocher un coup de poing à qn

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ one's arms, legs] balancer ; [+ object on rope] balancer ; ( = brandish) brandir

• to swing o.s. (up) into the saddle sauter en selle

• to swing one's hips rouler les hanches

   b. ( = turn also swing round [+ starting handle] tourner

• he swung the car round the corner il a viré au coin

   c. to swing the vote (in sb's favour) ( = influence) faire pencher la balance (en faveur de qn)

• he managed to swing the deal (inf) il a réussi à emporter l'affaire

   d. [+ a tune, the classics] jouer de manière rythmée

4. compounds

► swing door noun porte f battante

► swing vote noun vote m décisif

► swing voter noun électeur m, - trice f indécis(e)

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[swɪŋ] 1.
noun

1) ( movement) (of pendulum, needle) oscillation f; ( of body) balancement m; Sport swing m

to aim ou take a swing at — essayer de donner un coup de poing à

2) (in voting, public opinion) revirement m (in de); (in prices, values, economy) fluctuation f (in de); ( in business activity) variation f (in de); ( in mood) saute f (in de)

a swing away from — ( in opinions) un mouvement contre; (in behaviour, buying habits) un rejet de

3) ( in playground) balançoire f

4) ( rhythm) rythme m
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp swung)

1) ( to and fro) balancer

2) (move around, up, away)

to swing a child round and round — faire tournoyer un enfant

she swung the telescope through 180° — elle a fait pivoter le télescope de 180°

3) ( cause to change)

to swing a trial somebody's way — faire basculer un procès en faveur de quelqu'un

to swing the voters — faire changer les électeurs d'opinion

4) (colloq) ( cause to succeed) remporter [election, match]

to swing a deal — emporter une affaire

can you swing it for me? — tu peux arranger ça pour moi?
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp swung)

1) ( to and fro) gen se balancer; [pendulum] osciller

to swing on the gate — se balancer sur le portillon

2) (move along, around)

to swing onto the ground — ( with rope) s'élancer sur le sol

to swing up into the saddle — se mettre en selle d'un geste vif

to swing open — s'ouvrir

the car swung into the drive — la voiture s'est engagée dans l'allée

to swing around — [person] se retourner (brusquement)

to swing around in one's chair — pivoter sur sa chaise

3)

to swing at — ( with fist) lancer un coup de poing à

4) fig ( change)

to swing from optimism to despair — passer de l'optimisme au désespoir

the party swung towards the left — le parti basculait vers la gauche

5) [music, musician] avoir du rythme

6) (colloq) ( be lively)

a club which really swings — une boîte qui est vraiment branchée (colloq)

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to go with a swing — (colloq) [party] marcher du tonnerre (colloq)

to get into the swing of things — (colloq) se mettre dans le bain (colloq)

to be in full swing — battre son plein (colloq)

English-French dictionary > swing
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[swɪŋ] swung vb: pt, pp
1. n

1) (of pendulum, needle) oscillazione f, (distance) arco

to take a swing at sb — mollare un pugno a qn

2) (seat for swinging) altalena

a slide and some swings — uno scivolo e alcune altalene

to have a swing — andare sull'altalena

it's swings and roundabouts fig — che ci vuoi fare, le cose a volte vanno bene, a volte vanno male

3)

(Pol: in attitudes, opinions, support) there was a swing towards/away from Labour — c'è stato un aumento/una diminuzione di voti per i Laburisti

a sudden swing in public opinion — un improvviso cambiamento dell'opinione pubblica

a swing to the left — una svolta a sinistra

4) Boxing, Golf swing m inv

5) (rhythm) ritmo

to get into the swing of things — entrare nel pieno delle cose

to be in full swing — essere in pieno corso

the party went with a swing — la festa è stata una bomba

6) (also: swing music) swing m

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a mood swing — un cambiamento d'umore

2. vt

1) (pendulum) far oscillare, (person on swing, in hammock) dondolare, spingere, (arms, legs) dondolare, ciondolare

to swing the door open — spalancare la porta

2) (wield: axe, sword) brandire, roteare

he swung the case up onto his shoulder — si è messo la valigia sulla spalla

he swung himself over the wall — si è lanciato al di là del muro

she swung the car round — girò di colpo la macchina

3) (influence: opinion, decision) influenzare

she managed to swing it so that we could all go fam — è riuscita a fare in modo che ci potessimo andare tutti

what swung it for me was... — ciò che mi ha fatto decidere è stato...

3. vi

dondolare, oscillare, (on swing, hammock) dondolarsi, (arms, legs) ciondolare

to swing to and fro — dondolare avanti e indietro

a large key swung from his belt — dalla cintura gli dondolava una grossa chiave

the door swung open — la porta si spalancò

the door swung shut — la porta si chiuse sbattendo

he'll swing for it fam — lo impiccheranno

the road swings south — la strada prende la direzione sud

he swung round — si voltò bruscamente

the car swung into the square — la macchina svoltò bruscamente nella piazza

to swing to the right fig Pol — svoltare a destra

to swing into action — entrare in azione

English-Italian dictionary > swing ***
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n. geschommel; geslinger; vaart; slinger, omslag
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v. slingeren; zich met een vaart voortbewegen

swing¹

[ swing]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 schommel

2 schommelpartijtje

♦voorbeelden:

2   have a swing • schommelen

¶ 〈 spreekwoord〉 what one loses on the swings one makes up on the roundabout • men moet de bluts tegen de buil stellen

II 〈 telbaar en niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 schommeling ⇒ zwaai, slingerbeweging

2 forse beweging

3 veerkrachtige gang

4 (fors) ritme

5 swing(muziek)

♦voorbeelden:

1   swing in public opinion • kentering in de publieke opinie

     the swing of the pendulum • de wisseling(en) van het lot

     swing in prices • prijzenschommeling

     give full/free swing to • de vrije teugel laten

¶ go with a swing • van een leien dakje gaan

III 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 actie ⇒ vaart, gang

2 bezieling ⇒ inspiratie

♦voorbeelden:

1   in full swing • in volle actie/gang

     get into the swing of things • op dreef komen

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swing²

〈swung [ swung], swung〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 met veerkrachtige tred gaan ⇒ met zwaaiende gang lopen

2 swingen

3 〈 informeel〉 opgehangen worden

4 〈 slang〉 (goed) bij zijn ⇒ (f) meedoen

♦voorbeelden:

1   swing along/by/past • met veerkrachtige gang voorbijlopen

3   swing for it • ervoor gestraft/gehangen worden

II 〈 onovergankelijk en overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 slingeren ⇒ schommelen, zwaaien

2 draaien ⇒ (doen) zwenken

3 (op)hangen

4 spelen op swingritme

♦voorbeelden:

1   swing a stick • met een stok zwaaien

     swing to and fro • heen en weer schommelen

     〈 figuurlijk〉 swing into action • in actie komen

2   swing round • (zich) omdraaien, omgooien

     swing to • dichtslaan 〈deur e.d.〉

3   swing from the ceiling • aan het plafond hangen

¶ swing in (with) • zich aansluiten (bij)

III 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 beïnvloeden ⇒ bepalen, manipuleren

2 wijsmaken

♦voorbeelden:

1   swing a deal • een goede slag slaan

     swing it • het klaarspelen, het voor elkaar brengen

     what swung it was the money • wat de doorslag gaf, was het geld

2   you can't swing that sort of stuff to her • zoiets maak je haar niet wijs

English-Dutch dictionary > swing
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swing

A n

1 (action, movement) (of pendulum, pointer, needle) oscillation f ; (of hips, body) balancement m ; ( in golf) swing m ; ( in boxing) swing m, coup m de poing ; to aim ou take a swing at ( with fist) essayer de donner un coup de poing à [person, head, stomach] ; to take a swing at sb with an iron bar essayer de frapper qn avec une barre de fer ; to take a wild swing at the ball faire un mouvement désespéré pour frapper la balle ;

2 (fluctuation, change) (in voting, public opinion) revirement m (in de) ; (in prices, values, economy) fluctuation f (in de) ; ( in business activity) variation f (in de) ; ( in mood) saute f (in de) ; a swing to the left/right Pol un revirement vers la gauche/la droite ; a 10% swing Pol une variation de 10% (to en faveur de) ; market swings les fluctuations du marché ; a swing away from/towards ( in opinions) un mouvement contre/vers ; (in behaviour, buying habits) un rejet de/retour vers [method, product] ; there has been a swing to the left in the party on a observé un mouvement vers la gauche chez les membres du parti ; a swing away from/towards religion un rejet de/un retour vers la religion ; to get a far bigger swing than the polls predicted avoir un nombre de voix nettement supérieur à celui prédit par les sondages ;

3 (in playground, garden) balançoire f ; to give sb a swing pousser qn sur une balançoire f ;

4 Mus swing m ;

5 (drive, rhythm) (of music, dance) rythme m.

B modif Mus [band] de swing ; [era] du swing.

C vtr ( prét, pp swung)

1 ( move to and fro) balancer [object] ; to swing one's arms/legs balancer les bras/les jambes ; to swing a bucket from the end of a rope balancer un seau au bout d'une corde ;

2 (move around, up, away) to swing sb onto the ground poser qn sur le sol (d'un geste vif) ; to swing a bag onto one's back mettre un sac sur son dos (d'un geste vif) ; he swung the child into the saddle d'un geste vif il a mis l'enfant en selle ; to swing a child around and around faire tournoyer un enfant ; he swung the car around il a fait demi-tour ; to swing a car around a corner tourner brusquement à un coin de rue ; she swung him around to face her elle l'a fait se retourner pour qu'il lui fasse face ; he swung his chair around il a retourné sa chaise ; she swung the telescope through 180° elle a fait pivoter le télescope de 180° ; to swing one's bat at the ball faire un mouvement de sa batte pour frapper la balle ;

3 ( cause to change) to swing a match/a trial sb's way ou in sb's favour faire basculer un match/un procès en faveur de qn ; to swing the voters [speech, incident] faire changer les électeurs d'opinion (towards en faveur de ; away from contre) ;

4 ○ ( cause to succeed) remporter [election, match] ; to swing a deal emporter une affaire ; can you swing it for me? tu peux arranger ça pour moi? ; to swing it for sb to do s'arranger pour que qn fasse.

D vi ( prét, pp swung)

1 ( move to and fro) [object, rope] se balancer ; [pendulum] osciller ; she sat on the branch with her legs swinging elle était assise sur la branche et balançait ses jambes ; to swing on the gate se balancer sur le portillon ; to swing by one's hands from se suspender or se balancer à ; to leave sth swinging from laisser qch suspendu à ; Naut to swing at anchor se balancer sur son ancre ;

2 (move along, around) to swing from branch to branch se balancer de branche en branche ; to swing onto the ground ( with rope) s'élancer sur le sol ; to swing along a rope (hand over hand) avancer en se suspendant à la corde ; to swing up into the saddle se mettre en selle d'un geste vif ; to swing back to zero [needle] revenir brusquement vers le zéro ; to swing open/shut s'ouvrir/se fermer ; the car swung into the drive la voiture s'est engagée dans l'allée ; the camera swung to the actor's face la caméra s'est tournée brusquement vers le visage de l'acteur ; to swing around [person] se retourner (brusquement) ; to swing around in one's chair pivoter sur sa chaise ; the road swings around the mountain/towards the east la route contourne la montagne/continue vers l'est ; the army swung towards the east l'armée a dévié vers l'est ; the regiment swung along the street le régiment s'avançait dans la rue d'un pas rythmé ;

3 to swing at ( with fist) lancer un coup de poing à ; to swing at the ball faire un grand mouvement pour frapper la balle ;

4 fig ( change) to swing from optimism to despair passer de l'optimisme au désespoir ; the party swung towards the left le parti basculait vers la gauche ; the mood of the voters has swung towards l'état d'esprit des électeurs a connu un revirement en faveur de ; opinion swung between indifference and condemnation l'opinion hésitait entre l'indifférence et le blâme ;

5 [music, musician] avoir du rythme ;

6 ○ ( be lively) a club which really swings une boîte qui est vraiment branchée ○ ; the party was swinging la soirée marchait du tonnerre ○ ;

7 ○ ou † to swing for lit ( be hanged) être pendu pour ; the boss will make sure I swing for that! fig le patron va me le faire payer!

Idioms

to go with a swing ○ [party] marcher du tonnerre ○ ; to get into the swing of things ○ se mettre dans le bain ○ ; they soon got into the swing of the competition ○ ils sont vite entrés dans l'esprit de la compétition ; to be in full swing [party, meeting, strike, inquiry] battre son plein ○.

Big English-French dictionary > swing
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swiŋ
1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
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.) balancearse; girar, doblar

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) caminar a zancadas, caminar a paso ligero

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

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

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) vaivén, balanceo, oscilación

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

4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) giro, viraje, cambio

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

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- swinging
- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing

swing¹ n columpio

be careful on the swing, you might fall off cuidado en el columpio, puedes caerte

swing² vb

1. columpiarse

the boy was swinging on a rope el chico se columpiaba en una cuerda

2. mecerse / oscilar / balancearse

the door was swinging in the wind la puerta se mecía con el viento

El pasado y participio pasado de swing es swung

swing m inv
1 Mús (estilo de jazz) swing
2 fig (tensión interpretativa) ese cantante tiene mucho swing, this singer has got rhythm
3 Dep (efecto de golpear la pelota de golf) ese jugador tiene muy buen swing, this player has a good swing ' swing' also found in these entries: Spanish: balancear - balancearse - bambolearse - columpiar - columpiarse - columpio - desplazarse - mecerse - oscilar - vaivén - contonearse - hamaca - hamacar - mecer - puente English: cat - follow through - forehand - swing - swing door - swung - swinging - wave

swing

tr[swɪŋ]

noun

1 (movement) balanceo, vaivén nombre masculino; (of pendulum) oscilación nombre femenino, vaivén nombre masculino; (of hips) contoneo

2 (plaything) columpio

3 (change, shift) giro, viraje nombre masculino, cambio

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in golf, boxing) swing nombre masculino

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (jazz style) swing nombre masculino; (rhythm) ritmo

intransitive verb (pt & pp swung tr[swʌŋ])

1 (hanging object) balancearse, bambolearse; (pendulum) oscilar; (arms, legs) menearse; (child on swing) columpiarse; (on a pivot) mecerse

■ the lightbulb was swinging from a flex la bombilla se balanceaba de un cable

■ the gate was swinging in the wind la puerta se mecía con el viento

2 (drive) girar, doblar; (walk) caminar con energía; (jump) saltar

■ the car swung into the drive el coche dobló por el camino de entrada

■ the monkey swung from tree to tree el mono saltaba de árbol en árbol

3 (shift) cambiar, oscilar, virar

■ the electorate has swung to the right el electorado ha virado a la derecha

■ her moods swing drastically tiene muchos cambios de humor

4 (music, band) tener ritmo; (party) estar muy animado,-a

transitive verb

1 (gen) balancear, bambolear; (arms, legs) balancear; (child on swing) columpiar, balancear; (object on rope) hacer oscilar

■ she swung her bag as she walked along balanceaba la bolsa al andar

■ she swings her hips se contonea

2 (cause to move) hacer girar

■ he swung the rucksack onto his back se echó la mochila a la espalda

3 (change) cambiar

■ they are trying to swing public opinion intentan cambiar la opinión pública

4 familiar (arrange, achieve) arreglar

■ I'll see if I can swing it for you to come miraré de arreglarlo para que puedas venir

■ he managed to swing the deal logró cerrar el trato

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in full swing en plena marcha, en pleno apogeo

it's swings and roundabouts lo que se pierde acá se gana allá

to get into the swing of something coger el ritmo de algo, cogerle el tranquillo a algo

to go with a swing ir sobre ruedas

to swing for something colgarle algo a alguien

to swing into action ponerse en marcha

to swing open/shut (door) abrirse/cerrarse (de golpe)

to swing the lead (intentar) escaquearse, poner excusas para no trabajar

to take a swing at somebody/something asestar un golpe a alguien/algo, intentar darle a alguien/algo

swing bridge puente nombre masculino giratorio

swing door puerta giratoria

swing ['swɪŋ] v, swung ['swʌŋ] ; swinging vt

1) : describir una curva con

he swung the ax at the tree: le dio al arbol con el hacha

2) : balancear (los brazos, etc.), hacer oscilar

3) suspend: colgar

swing vi

1) sway: balancearse (dícese de los brazos, etc.), oscilar (dícese de un objeto), columpiarse, mecerse (en un columpio)

2) swivel: girar (en un pivote)

the door swung shut: la puerta se cerró

3) change: virar, cambiar (dícese de las opiniones, etc.)

swing n

1) swinging: vaivén m, balanceo m

2) change, shift: viraje m, movimiento m

3) : columpio m (para niños)

4)

to take a swing at someone : intentar pegarle a alguien

swing

n.

• balanceo s.m.

• columpio s.m.

• oscilación s.f.

• vaivén s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: swung) = balancear v.

• balancearse v.

• bambalear v.

• cimbrar v.

• columpiar v.

• girar v.

• hacer oscilar v.

• hamaquear v.

• mecer v.

• menear v.

• ondear v.

• remecer v.

I
1. swɪŋ
(past & past p swung) intransitive verb

1)

a) (hang, dangle) balancearse; ( on a swing) columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*; \<\<pendulum\>\> oscilar

b) ( convey oneself)

the monkeys swung from tree to tree — los monos saltaban de árbol en árbol colgados or (Col, Méx, Ven) guindados de las ramas (or de las lianas etc)

2)

a) ( move on pivot)

the door swung open/shut o to — la puerta se abrió/se cerró

the door was swinging in the wind — la puerta se mecía con el viento

b) ( turn) girar or doblar ( describiendo una curva)

the ball swung away — la pelota salió desviada

3) (shift, change) \<\<opinion/mood\>\> cambiar, oscilar

his views swing from one extreme to another — sus ideas pasan de un extremo a otro

the country is swinging to the left — el país está virando or dando un viraje hacia la izquierda

4)

a)

to swing into something — \<\<into action/operation\>\>

the emergency plans swung into operation/action — se pusieron en marcha los planes de emergencia

b) ( attempt to hit)

to swing AT somebody/something — intentar pegarle or darle a alguien/algo

5) (be lively, up to date) (colloq) \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado

2.

vt

1) ( move to and fro) \<\<arms/legs\>\> balancear; \<\<object on rope\>\> hacer* oscilar

to swing one's hips — contonearse, contonear or menear las caderas

2)

a) ( convey)

he swung himself into the saddle — se montó en la silla de un salto

he swung his suitcase up onto the rack — subío la maleta al portaequipaje de un envión

b) (wave, brandish) \<\<club/hammer\>\> blandir

3)

a) (colloq) ( manage) arreglar

if you want that job, I think I can swing it — si quieres ese puesto, creo que puedo arreglarlo

b) ( shift)

this could swing the vote our way — esto podría inclinar la votación a nuestro favor

he managed to swing public opinion behind him — logró poner a la opinión pública de su lado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- swing around

II

noun

1)

a) c u ( movement) oscilación f, vaivén m

b) c ( distance) arco que describe un objeto que oscila

c) c (blow, stroke) golpe m; (in golf, boxing) swing m

to take a swing at somebody/something — intentar darle a alguien/algo (con un palo, una raqueta etc)

2) c

a) ( shift) cambio m

a swing in public opinion — un cambio or un viraje en la opinión pública

a swing back to traditional values — una vuelta a los valores tradicionales

the swings of the market — ( Fin) las fluctuaciones del mercado

b) ( Pol) viraje m

a swing to the Democrats of 4% — un viraje del 4% en favor de los demócratas

3)

a) u c (rhythm, vitality)

there was a swing in her step — andaba con brío

to be in full swing — estar* en pleno desarrollo

the party was in full swing — la fiesta estaba ya muy animada

exams are in full swing — estamos (or están etc) en plena época de exámenes

to get into the swing of something — agarrarle el ritmo or (Esp) cogerle* el tranquillo a algo

to go with a swing — \<\<business/conference\>\> marchar sobre ruedas; \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado

b) u ( Mus) swing m

4) c ( Leisure) columpio m or (RPl) hamaca f

to have a swing — columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*

it's a question of swings and roundabouts — (BrE) lo que se pierde en una cosa se gana en la otra

[swɪŋ] (vb: pt, pp swung)
1. N

1) (=movement) [of needle, pointer, boom] movimiento m ; [of pick, axe] movimiento m (amplio); [of pendulum] oscilación f, movimiento m ; (Boxing, Cricket, Golf) (=technique) swing m

with a quick swing of his axe he felled the young tree — con un amplio y rápido movimiento del hacha taló el arbolito

he was out on the course practising his swing — estaba en el campo de golf practicando su swing

• to take a swing at sb * — (with fist) intentar darle un puñetazo a algn; (with weapon) intentar darle un golpe a algn

the golfer took a swing at the ball — el golfista intentó darle a la pelota

2) (=change) (in opinion) cambio m ; (in vote) desplazamiento m

• a sudden swing in opinion — un cambio repentino de opinión

• they need a swing of 5% to win — necesitan un desplazamiento de los votos de un 5% para ganar

the swings of the market — las fluctuaciones del mercado

• a swing to the left — un viraje or desplazamiento hacia la izquierda

3) (=rhythm) (in dance etc) ritmo m

to walk with a swing (in one's step) — andar rítmicamente

music/poetry with a swing to it or that goes with a swing — música/poesía con ritmo or que tiene ritmo

- go with a swing

- be in full swing

- get into the swing of things

4) (also: swing music) swing m, música f swing

5) (=scope, freedom)

• he was given full swing to make decisions — le dieron carta blanca para que tomara decisiones

he gave his imagination full swing — dio rienda suelta a su imaginación

6) (=garden swing) columpio m

• to have a swing — columpiarse

- it's swings and roundabouts

2. VI

1) (=move to and fro) [hanging object, hammock] balancearse; [pendulum, pointer] oscilar; [person] (on swing, hammock) columpiarse

it swings in the wind — se balancea al viento

he was sitting on the end of the table, his legs swinging — estaba sentado en el borde de la mesa, columpiando las piernas

• her handbag swung back and forth or to and fro as she walked — su bolso se balanceaba (de un lado al otro) al andar

the pendulum swung back and forth or to and fro — el péndulo oscilaba or se movía de un lado para otro

• a revolver swung from his belt — un revólver colgaba de su cinturón

he was swinging from a trapeze — se columpiaba colgado de un trapecio

2) (=pivot) girar

the door swings on its hinges — la puerta gira sobre sus goznes

• he was hit by the car door as it swung back — la puerta del coche le golpeó al volver a cerrarse

• to swing open/ shut — abrirse/cerrarse

• the bar swung round and hit him in the jaw — la barra giró y le dio en la mandíbula

- now the pendulum has swung back the other way

3)

• to swing at sb (with one's fist) — intentar dar un puñetazo a algn

he swung at me with an axe — intentó darme (un golpe) con un hacha

he swung at the ball — intentó dar a la pelota

4) (=turn)

• the car swung into the square — el coche viró or dio un viraje y entró en la plaza

he swung out to overtake — viró or dio un viraje para adelantar
swing round
5) (=jump)

• he swung across the river on a rope — cruzó el río colgado de una cuerda

• I swung down from my bunk — salté de mi litera

• the orang-utang swung from tree to tree — el orangután se columpiaba de árbol en árbol

- swing into action

6) (=move rhythmically)

a group of schoolchildren were swinging along up the road — un grupo de colegiales subían por la calle, andando al compás

as the military band went swinging along up the road... — a medida que la banda militar marchaba siguiendo el compás calle arriba...

music that really swings — música que tiene mucho ritmo

7) * (=be hanged)

he'll swing for it — le colgarán por eso

8) (=change)

• local opinion could swing against the company — la opinión local podría cambiar y ponerse en contra de la empresa

• the balance of power is swinging away from him — la balanza del poder se está inclinando hacia el lado contrario al suyo

• the currency should swing back to its previous level — es de esperar que las divisas vuelvan a su nivel anterior

• to swing to the left/right — dar un viraje hacia la izquierda or derecha

9) (Psych) [mood] cambiar

his mood swings wildly — le cambia el humor de forma descontrolada

10) * (=be lively) [entertainment, party] ambientarse; [place] tener ambiente

the party's beginning to swing — la fiesta está empezando a ambientarse

11) ** (sexually)

everyone seemed to be swinging in those days — en aquellos tiempos parecía que a todo el mundo le iba la marcha **

- swing both ways

3. VT

1) (=move to and fro) [+ bag, arms, legs] columpiar, balancear

• he was swinging his bag back and forth or to and fro — columpiaba or balanceaba la bolsa de un lado al otro

• to swing one's hips — andar contoneándose

- there isn't enough room in here to swing a cat

- swing the lead

2) (=pivot) [+ door]

he swung the door open/closed — abrió/cerró la puerta de un golpe

3) (=move)

a) [+ weapon] blandir

• he swung his sword above his head — blandió la espada por encima de la cabeza

• he swung his axe at the tree — blandió el hacha con intención de darle al árbol

he swung his racket at the ball — intentó darle a la pelota con la raqueta

• he swung his case down from the rack — bajó su maleta de la rejilla portaequipajes con un rápido movimiento del brazo

• Roy swung his legs off the couch — Roy quitó rápidamente las piernas del sofá

• he swung the box up onto the roof of the car — con un amplio movimiento de brazos, puso la caja en el techo del coche

he swung the case up onto his shoulder — se echó la maleta a los hombros

b) (reflexive)

• he swung himself across the stream — cruzó el arroyo de un salto

• to swing o.s. (up) into the saddle — subirse a la silla de montar de un salto

• he swung himself over the wall — saltó la tapia apoyándose en un brazo

4) (=turn)

• he swung the car off the road — viró con el coche y se salió de la carretera

5) (=influence) [+ opinion, decision, vote, voters] decidir; [+ outcome] determinar, decidir

• his speech swung the decision against us — su discurso dio un giro a la decisión desfavorable para nosotros

• the promised tax cuts could swing the vote in our favour — los recortes prometidos en los impuestos podrían hacer cambiar el voto a nuestro favor

• she managed to swing it so that we could all go — consiguió arreglarlo para que todos pudiéramos ir

what swung it for me was... — lo que me decidió fue...

• it could swing the election his way — podría decidir el resultado de las elecciones a su favor

6) (Mus) [+ tune] tocar con swing

4.

CPD

swing band N — (Mus) banda f de música swing

swing bin N — cubo m de la basura (con tapa oscilante)

swing bridge N — puente m giratorio

swing door N — puerta f de batiente, puerta f de vaivén

swing music N — música f swing

swing vote N — (esp US) voto m de los indecisos

swing voter N — (esp US) indeciso(-a) m / f

- swing by

- swing round

- swing to

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I
1. [swɪŋ]
(past & past p swung) intransitive verb

1)

a) (hang, dangle) balancearse; ( on a swing) columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*; \<\<pendulum\>\> oscilar

b) ( convey oneself)

the monkeys swung from tree to tree — los monos saltaban de árbol en árbol colgados or (Col, Méx, Ven) guindados de las ramas (or de las lianas etc)

2)

a) ( move on pivot)

the door swung open/shut o to — la puerta se abrió/se cerró

the door was swinging in the wind — la puerta se mecía con el viento

b) ( turn) girar or doblar ( describiendo una curva)

the ball swung away — la pelota salió desviada

3) (shift, change) \<\<opinion/mood\>\> cambiar, oscilar

his views swing from one extreme to another — sus ideas pasan de un extremo a otro

the country is swinging to the left — el país está virando or dando un viraje hacia la izquierda

4)

a)

to swing into something — \<\<into action/operation\>\>

the emergency plans swung into operation/action — se pusieron en marcha los planes de emergencia

b) ( attempt to hit)

to swing AT somebody/something — intentar pegarle or darle a alguien/algo

5) (be lively, up to date) (colloq) \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado

2.

vt

1) ( move to and fro) \<\<arms/legs\>\> balancear; \<\<object on rope\>\> hacer* oscilar

to swing one's hips — contonearse, contonear or menear las caderas

2)

a) ( convey)

he swung himself into the saddle — se montó en la silla de un salto

he swung his suitcase up onto the rack — subío la maleta al portaequipaje de un envión

b) (wave, brandish) \<\<club/hammer\>\> blandir

3)

a) (colloq) ( manage) arreglar

if you want that job, I think I can swing it — si quieres ese puesto, creo que puedo arreglarlo

b) ( shift)

this could swing the vote our way — esto podría inclinar la votación a nuestro favor

he managed to swing public opinion behind him — logró poner a la opinión pública de su lado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- swing around

II

noun

1)

a) c u ( movement) oscilación f, vaivén m

b) c ( distance) arco que describe un objeto que oscila

c) c (blow, stroke) golpe m; (in golf, boxing) swing m

to take a swing at somebody/something — intentar darle a alguien/algo (con un palo, una raqueta etc)

2) c

a) ( shift) cambio m

a swing in public opinion — un cambio or un viraje en la opinión pública

a swing back to traditional values — una vuelta a los valores tradicionales

the swings of the market — ( Fin) las fluctuaciones del mercado

b) ( Pol) viraje m

a swing to the Democrats of 4% — un viraje del 4% en favor de los demócratas

3)

a) u c (rhythm, vitality)

there was a swing in her step — andaba con brío

to be in full swing — estar* en pleno desarrollo

the party was in full swing — la fiesta estaba ya muy animada

exams are in full swing — estamos (or están etc) en plena época de exámenes

to get into the swing of something — agarrarle el ritmo or (Esp) cogerle* el tranquillo a algo

to go with a swing — \<\<business/conference\>\> marchar sobre ruedas; \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado

b) u ( Mus) swing m

4) c ( Leisure) columpio m or (RPl) hamaca f

to have a swing — columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*

it's a question of swings and roundabouts — (BrE) lo que se pierde en una cosa se gana en la otra

English-spanish dictionary > swing
12 swing

I [swɪŋ]
nome

1) (movement) (of pendulum, needle) oscillazione f.; (of body) dondolamento m.; (in golf, boxing) swing m.

to aim o take a swing at — cercare di colpire [person, ball]

2) (in voting, public opinion) mutamento m., cambiamento m.; (in prices, values, economy) fluttuazione f.; (in business activity) variazione f.; (in mood) sbalzo m. (in di)

a swing away from — (in opinions) un allontanamento da; (in behaviour, buying habits) un rifiuto di

3) (in playground) altalena f.

4) mus. swing m.

5) (rhythm) ritmo m.

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to go with a swing — colloq. [ party] andare a gonfie vele

to get into the swing of things — colloq. entrare nell'ordine di idee

to be in full swing — [meeting, inquiry] essere in pieno svolgimento
II 1. [swɪŋ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. swung)

1) (move to and fro) dondolare

2) (move around, up, away)

to swing sb. onto the ground — buttare qcn. a terra

to swing a bag onto one's back — mettersi una borsa a tracolla

he swung the child into the saddle — piazzò il bambino in sella

he swung the telescope through 90° — ruotò il telescopio di 90°

3) (cause to change)

to swing a trial sb.'s way — fare girare un processo in favore di qcn.

to swing the voters — fare cambiare opinione agli elettori

4) colloq. (cause to succeed) organizzare [election, match]

to swing a deal — concludere un affare

can you swing it for me? — puoi combinarmi qualcosa?
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. swung)

1) (move to and fro) dondolare; [ pendulum] oscillare

with his legs swinging — con le gambe penzoloni

to swing on the gate — dondolarsi sul cancelletto

2) (move along, around)

to swing onto the ground — (with rope) lanciarsi a terra

to swing up into the saddle — balzare in sella

to swing open — aprirsi di scatto

the car swung into the drive — la macchina si immise sul viale sterzando bruscamente

3)

to swing at — (with fist) (fare il gesto di) colpire con un pugno

4) fig. (change)

to swing from optimism to despair — passare dall'ottimismo alla disperazione

the party swung towards the left — il partito ha avuto una svolta a sinistra

5) [music, musician] avere ritmo

6) colloq. (be lively)

a club which really swings — un locale molto di tendenza

the party was swinging — la festa era molto animata

7) colloq. o ant.

to swing for — (be hanged) essere impiccato per

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- swing around

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[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
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.) dondolare

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) camminare (di buon passo)

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) girare, girarsi
2. noun
1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) dondolio, dondolamento

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

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

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

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

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- swinging
- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing
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I [swɪŋ]
nome

1) (movement) (of pendulum, needle) oscillazione f.; (of body) dondolamento m.; (in golf, boxing) swing m.

to aim o take a swing at — cercare di colpire [person, ball]

2) (in voting, public opinion) mutamento m., cambiamento m.; (in prices, values, economy) fluttuazione f.; (in business activity) variazione f.; (in mood) sbalzo m. (in di)

a swing away from — (in opinions) un allontanamento da; (in behaviour, buying habits) un rifiuto di

3) (in playground) altalena f.

4) mus. swing m.

5) (rhythm) ritmo m.

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to go with a swing — colloq. [ party] andare a gonfie vele

to get into the swing of things — colloq. entrare nell'ordine di idee

to be in full swing — [meeting, inquiry] essere in pieno svolgimento
II 1. [swɪŋ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. swung)

1) (move to and fro) dondolare

2) (move around, up, away)

to swing sb. onto the ground — buttare qcn. a terra

to swing a bag onto one's back — mettersi una borsa a tracolla

he swung the child into the saddle — piazzò il bambino in sella

he swung the telescope through 90° — ruotò il telescopio di 90°

3) (cause to change)

to swing a trial sb.'s way — fare girare un processo in favore di qcn.

to swing the voters — fare cambiare opinione agli elettori

4) colloq. (cause to succeed) organizzare [election, match]

to swing a deal — concludere un affare

can you swing it for me? — puoi combinarmi qualcosa?
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. swung)

1) (move to and fro) dondolare; [ pendulum] oscillare

with his legs swinging — con le gambe penzoloni

to swing on the gate — dondolarsi sul cancelletto

2) (move along, around)

to swing onto the ground — (with rope) lanciarsi a terra

to swing up into the saddle — balzare in sella

to swing open — aprirsi di scatto

the car swung into the drive — la macchina si immise sul viale sterzando bruscamente

3)

to swing at — (with fist) (fare il gesto di) colpire con un pugno

4) fig. (change)

to swing from optimism to despair — passare dall'ottimismo alla disperazione

the party swung towards the left — il partito ha avuto una svolta a sinistra

5) [music, musician] avere ritmo

6) colloq. (be lively)

a club which really swings — un locale molto di tendenza

the party was swinging — la festa era molto animata

7) colloq. o ant.

to swing for — (be hanged) essere impiccato per

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- swing around

English-Italian dictionary > swing
13 swing

1. noun
1) (apparatus) Schaukel, die

2) (spell of swinging) Schaukeln, das

3) (Sport): (strike, blow) Schlag, der; (Boxing) Schwinger, der; (Golf) Schwung, der

take a swing at somebody/something — zum Schlag gegen jemanden/auf etwas (Akk.) ausholen

4) (of suspended object) Schwingen, das

in full swing — (fig.) in vollem Gang[e]

5) (steady movement) Rhythmus, der

the party went with a swing — auf der Party herrschte eine tolle Stimmung (ugs.)

get into/be in the swing of things or it — richtig reinkommen/richtig drin sein (ugs.)

6) (Mus.) Swing, der

7) (shift) Schwankung, die; (of public opinion) Wende, die; (amount of change in votes) Abwanderung, die
2. intransitive verb,
swung

1) (turn on axis, sway) schwingen; (in wind) schaukeln

swing open — [Tür:] aufgehen

2) (go in sweeping curve) schwenken

swing from somebody's arm/a tree — an jemandes Arm/einem Baum schwingen (geh.) od. baumeln

3)

swing into action — (fig.) loslegen (ugs.)

4) (move oneself by swinging) sich schwingen

the car swung out of the drive — der Wagen schwenkte aus der Einfahrt

5) (sl.): (be executed by hanging) baumeln (salopp)

he'll swing for it — dafür wird er baumeln
3. transitive verb,
swung

1) schwingen; (rock) schaukeln

swing something round and round — etwas kreisen od. im Kreise wirbeln lassen

2) (cause to face in another direction) schwenken

he swung the car off the road/into the road — er schwenkte [mit dem Auto] von der Straße ab/in die Straße ein

3) (have influence on) umschlagen lassen [öffentliche Meinung]

swing the elections — den Ausgang der Wahlen entscheiden

what swung it for me... — was für mich den Ausschlag gab...

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/112515/swing_round">swing round

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[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
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.) schwingen

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

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) sich drehen, herumkriegen
2. noun
1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) das Schwingen, der Schlag

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

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

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

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

•

- swinging
- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing
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swing

[swɪŋ]

I. n

1. (movement) Schwingen nt kein pl

with a \swing of his axe... mit einem Schwung seiner Axt...

2. (punch) Schlag m

to take a \swing at sb zum Schlag gegen jdn ausholen

3. (hanging seat) Schaukel f

porch \swing Hollywoodschaukel f

to go on a \swing schaukeln

4. (change) Schwankung f

mood \swing Stimmungsschwankung f; POL Umschwung m

5. esp AM (quick trip) Stippvisite f fam

to take a \swing through the southern states eine kurze Tour durch die Südstaaten machen

6. no pl MUS Swing m

7. AM (in baseball) Swing m

8.

▶ to be in full \swing voll im Gang sein

▶ to get [back] into the \swing of things [or it] ( fam) sich akk [wieder] an etwas gewöhnen, [wieder] in etwas reinkommen fam

▶ to go with a \swing BRIT ( fam: be exciting) Schwung haben; (be well done) ein voller Erfolg sein

▶ what you lose on the \swings, you gain on the roundabouts [or it's \swings and roundabouts] BRIT ( prov) das hält sich die Waagschale, das ist Jacke wie Hose [o ÖSTERR, DIAL g'hupft wie g'hatscht] [o SCHWEIZ Hans was Heinrich] fam

II. vi

<swung, swung>

1. (move) [hin- und her]schwingen; (move circularly) sich akk drehen

the monkey was \swinging from tree to tree der Affe schwang sich von Baum zu Baum

the door swung open in the wind die Tür ging durch den Wind auf

2. (attempt to hit) zum Schlag ausholen

▪ to \swing at sb [with sth] [mit etw dat] nach jdm schlagen

3. (in playground) schaukeln

4. (alternate) mood schwanken

5. MUS swingen

6. ( fam: be exciting) swingen sl

you need music to make a party \swing man braucht Musik, um eine Party in Schwung zu bringen

7. esp AM (stop shortly)

▪ to \swing by somewhere irgendwo kurz anhalten

8. (hang) hängen, baumeln fam

▪ to \swing for sth für etw akk gehängt werden; AM ( fig: be reprimanded) für etw akk gerügt [o getadelt] werden

9. AM ( fam: in baseball)

to \swing for the fences einen Homerun versuchen

10. AM ( fam: to take a chance and go for it all) das Äußerste wagen

11.

▶ to \swing into action loslegen fam

III. vt

<swung, swung>

1. (move)

▪ to \swing sth etw [hin und her] schwingen

to \swing one's arms die Arme schwingen

2. MUS etw als Swing spielen

3. ( fam: arrange)

▪ to \swing sth:

do you think you could \swing the job for me? glaubst du, du könntest die Sache für mich schaukeln? fam

to \swing it es arrangieren [o fam deichseln]

to \swing an election ( pej) eine Wahl herumreißen fam

4.

▶ to \swing the balance den Ausschlag geben

▶ to \swing the lead BRIT sich akk vor etw dat drücken

IV. adj voter, state entscheidend

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[swɪŋ] vb: pret, ptp swung
1. n

1) (= movement) Schwung m; (to and fro) Schwingen nt; (of needle) Ausschlag m; (= distance) Ausschlag m, Schwung(weite f) m; (BOXING ETC = blow) Schwinger m; (GOLF, SKIING ETC) Schwung m; (fig, POL) (Meinungs)umschwung m

to take a swing at sb — nach jdm schlagen

the golfer took a big swing at the ball —

my swing is too short — ich hole nicht weit genug aus

a swing in opinion — ein Meinungsumschwung m

2) (= rhythm) Schwung m; (= kind of music, dance) Swing m

to walk with a swing — schwungvoll gehen

to go with a swing (fig) — ein voller Erfolg sein (inf)

to be in full swing — voll im Gang sein

to get into the swing of sth (of new job, married life etc) — sich an etw (acc) gewöhnen

to get into the swing of things (inf) — reinkommen (inf)

3) (= seat for swinging) Schaukel f

to give sb a swing — jdn anstoßen or anschubsen (inf)

to have a swing — schaukeln

what you win or gain on the swings (you lose on the roundabouts) (prov) — was man auf der einen Seite gewinnt, verliert man auf der anderen

it's swings and roundabouts ( Brit inf ) — es ist gehupft wie gesprungen

4) (esp US

= scope, freedom) he gave his imagination full swing — er ließ seiner Fantasie or Phantasie (dat) freien Lauf

he was given full swing to make decisions — man hat ihm bei allen Entscheidungen freie Hand gelassen

2. vt

1) object schwingen; (to and fro) hin und her schwingen; (on swing, hammock) schaukeln; arms, legs (vigorously) schwingen (mit); (= dangle) baumeln mit; propeller einen Schwung geben (+dat)

to swing a child — ein Kind schaukeln

to swing one's hips — sich in den Hüften wiegen

to swing the lead ( Brit inf ) — sich drücken (inf)

See:

→ cat

2) (= move) schwingen

he swung his axe at the tree/at me — er schwang die Axt gegen den Baum/gegen mich

he swung his racket at the ball — er holte mit dem Schläger aus

to swing a door open/shut —

he swung the case ( up) onto his shoulder — er schwang sich (dat) die Kiste auf die Schulter

he swung himself over the stream/wall/up into the saddle — er schwang sich über den Bach/über die Mauer/in den Sattel

3) (= influence) election, decision, voters beeinflussen; opinion umschlagen lassen; person umstimmen, herumkriegen (inf)

his speech swung the decision in our favour — seine Rede ließ die Entscheidung zu unseren Gunsten ausfallen

what swung it for me was the fact that... (inf) — was dann letzten Endes den Ausschlag gegeben hat, war, dass...

to swing it ( so that...) (inf) — es so drehen or deichseln (inf)(, dass...)

he managed to swing it in our favour — es gelang ihm, es zu unseren Gunsten zu drehen

he managed to swing the deal (inf) — er hat das Geschäft gemacht (inf)

4) (turn) plane, car herumschwenken

3. vi

1) (object) schwingen; (to and fro) (hin und her) schwingen; (= pivot) sich drehen; (on swing) schaukeln; (arms, legs = dangle) baumeln

he was left swinging by his hands — er hing or (dangerously) baumelte nur noch an den Händen

he swung at me with his axe — er schwang die Axt gegen mich

the golfer swung at the ball — der Golfer holte aus

2) (= move into saddle, along rope etc) sich schwingen

to swing from tree to tree — sich von Baum zu Baum schwingen

to swing open — aufschwingen

to swing shut — zuschlagen

to swing into action — in Aktion treten

the car swung into the square — der Wagen schwenkte auf den Platz ein

opinion/the party has swung to the right — die Meinung/die Partei hat einen Rechtsschwenk gemacht

3) (music, tune) Schwung haben

the town/club began to swing — in der Stadt/im Klub kam Stimmung auf (inf)

London really swung in the sixties — in den sechziger Jahren war in London schwer was los (inf)

4) (inf

= be hanged) he'll swing for it — dafür wird er baumeln

I'll swing for him ( yet) — ich bring ihn noch um (inf)

he's not worth swinging for — es lohnt sich nicht, sich an ihm die Hände schmutzig zu machen (inf)

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swing [swıŋ]

A v/t prät und pperf swung [swʌŋ]

1. ein Lasso, Schwert etc schwingen:

swing o.s. from branch to branch;

he swung his arm and hit me in the face er holte aus

2. eine Glocke etc schwingen, (hin- und her)schwenken:

swing one’s arms mit den Armen schlenkern; she left the room, swinging her hips mit wiegenden Hüften;

swing out TECH ausschwenken;

swing sb round jemanden herumwirbeln oder -schwenken;

swing the propeller den Propeller durchdrehen oder anwerfen; → lead² A 2, room A 1

3. baumeln oder pendeln lassen, aufhängen ( from an dat):

swing a hammock eine Hängematte aufhängen;

swing one’s legs mit den Beinen baumeln;

swing a gate open (to) ein Tor auf-(zu)stoßen

4. jemanden (auf einer Schaukel) schaukeln

5. swing in (out) besonders MIL ein-(aus)schwenken lassen

6. SCHIFF (rund)schwojen

7. (auf die Schulter etc) (hoch)schwingen

8. TECH Spielraum lassen für:

a lathe that swings 12 inches

9. umg

a) etwas schaukeln, hinkriegen

b) US die Wähler etc rumkriegen

c) US eine Wahl etc entscheiden(d beeinflussen)

B v/i

1. (hin- und her)schwingen, pendeln, ausschlagen (Pendel, Zeiger):

swing from branch to branch sich von Ast zu Ast schwingen;

swing into motion in Schwung oder Gang kommen;

swing into action fig loslegen;

swing round the circle US

a) fig alles abdecken,

b) POL eine Wahlrundreise machen;

swing round the circle of all theories US sich der Reihe nach mit allen Theorien befassen

2. baumeln ( from an dat) (Glocke etc)

3. (sich) schaukeln

4. umg baumeln (gehängt werden):

he will swing for it

5. sich drehen ( on its hinges in den Angeln) (Tür etc):

swing open (to) auffliegen (zuschlagen);

swing round

a) sich ruckartig umdrehen,

b) sich drehen (Wind etc),

c) fig umschlagen (öffentliche Meinung etc)

6. SCHIFF schwojen

7. a) mit schwungvollen oder flotten Bewegungen gehen, auch MIL (flott) marschieren

b) swing in(to line) (out) besonders MIL ein-(aus)schwenken

8. mit Schwung oder in großem Bogen fahren:

the car swung out of a side street

9. sich in weitem Bogen hinziehen:

the road swings north

10. a) schwanken

b) TECH Schwingungen haben

11. a) Schwung haben, schwungvoll sein (Musik etc)

b) lebenslustig sein

12. (zum Schlag) ausholen:

swing at sb nach jemandem schlagen

13. MUS swingen, Swing spielen oder tanzen

14. sl swingen (Atmosphäre haben)

15. sl (gerne) Partner tauschen

C s

1. (Hin- und Her)Schwingen n, Schwingung f, Pendeln n, Ausschlagen n (eines Pendels oder Zeigers), TECH auch Schwungweite f, Ausschlag m:

the swing of the pendulum fig der Umschwung;

free swing Bewegungsfreiheit f, Spielraum m (beide a. fig):

give full swing to

a) einer Sache freien Lauf lassen,

b) jemandem freie Hand lassen;

the party was in full swing die Party war in vollem Gang

2. Schaukeln n:

have a swing schaukeln

3. a) Schwung m (beim Gehen, Skilauf etc), schwingender Gang, Schlenkern n

b) LIT, MUS Schwung m (auch fig), schwingender Rhythmus:

with a swing schwungvoll;

get into the swing of things umg den Bogen rauskriegen;

go with a swing Schwung haben, fig a. wie am Schnürchen gehen

4. Schwung (-kraft f) m (auch fig):

at full swing in vollem Schwung, in voller Fahrt

5. WIRTSCH US umg Konjunkturperiode f

6. umg (Arbeits)Schicht f

7. Boxen: Schwinger m

8. POL US Wahlrundreise f

9. a) Schwenkung f

b) fig Umschwung m (of gen oder in dat):

swing of opinion Meinungsumschwung

10. Schaukel f: → roundabout B 3

11. TECH

a) Spielraum m, Spitzenhöhe f (einer Drehbank)

b) (Rad)Sturz m

12. MUS Swing m (ein Jazzstil)

13. WIRTSCH Swing m (Spielraum für Kreditgewährung bei bilateralen Handelsverträgen)

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1. noun
1) (apparatus) Schaukel, die

2) (spell of swinging) Schaukeln, das

3) (Sport): (strike, blow) Schlag, der; (Boxing) Schwinger, der; (Golf) Schwung, der

take a swing at somebody/something — zum Schlag gegen jemanden/auf etwas (Akk.) ausholen

4) (of suspended object) Schwingen, das

in full swing — (fig.) in vollem Gang[e]

5) (steady movement) Rhythmus, der

the party went with a swing — auf der Party herrschte eine tolle Stimmung (ugs.)

get into/be in the swing of things or it — richtig reinkommen/richtig drin sein (ugs.)

6) (Mus.) Swing, der

7) (shift) Schwankung, die; (of public opinion) Wende, die; (amount of change in votes) Abwanderung, die
2. intransitive verb,
swung

1) (turn on axis, sway) schwingen; (in wind) schaukeln

swing open — [Tür:] aufgehen

2) (go in sweeping curve) schwenken

swing from somebody's arm/a tree — an jemandes Arm/einem Baum schwingen (geh.) od. baumeln

3)

swing into action — (fig.) loslegen (ugs.)

4) (move oneself by swinging) sich schwingen

the car swung out of the drive — der Wagen schwenkte aus der Einfahrt

5) (sl.): (be executed by hanging) baumeln (salopp)

he'll swing for it — dafür wird er baumeln
3. transitive verb,
swung

1) schwingen; (rock) schaukeln

swing something round and round — etwas kreisen od. im Kreise wirbeln lassen

2) (cause to face in another direction) schwenken

he swung the car off the road/into the road — er schwenkte [mit dem Auto] von der Straße ab/in die Straße ein

3) (have influence on) umschlagen lassen [öffentliche Meinung]

swing the elections — den Ausgang der Wahlen entscheiden

what swung it for me... — was für mich den Ausschlag gab...

Phrasal Verbs:

- swing round

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(music) n.

Swingmusik f. n.

Schaukel -n f.

Schwingen n. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: swung)

= schaukeln v.

schwingen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schwang, geschwungen)

English-german dictionary > swing
14 swing

swiŋ 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
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.) svinge (seg), huske

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

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) snu (seg) brått
2. noun
1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) husketur, sving, utslag

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) huskende bevegelse, vogging

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

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

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

•

- swinging
- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing

rytme

I
subst. \/swɪŋ\/

1) ( lekeapparat) gynge, huske

2) svingning, gynging, husking

• she walked with a swing

hun hadde et gyngende ganglag \/ hun gikk lett og ledig

3) omstilling, overgang, dreining

• there was a swing to the right in British politics in the eighties

det var en dreining mot høyre i britisk politikk på åttitallet

4) fart, klem, sving

5) (spesielt amer.) (bevegelses)frihet, fritt løp, spillerom

6) (poesi, musikk) rytme, takt

7) ( musikk) swing

8) ( boksing) svingslag

• he didn't see the left swing coming towards him

han så ikke svingslaget fra venstre som kom mot ham

9) ( golf) sving

be at full swing ( om grind e.l.) stå på vidt gap

drive full swing kjøre i full fart

get into the swing of things få taket på noe

• I haven't quite got into the swing of things in my new job

jeg har ikke fått taket på alt (enda) i den nye jobben min

go with a swing ( om selskap e.l.) være kjempebra, være livlig, gå strykende ( om musikk og vers) ha en rask rytme, ha en munter rytme

have\/take one's (full) swing følge sin egen lyst, slippe seg løs, ta den helt ut

be in full swing være i full gang

let it have its swing la saken gå sin gang

make up on the swings what is lost on the roundabouts få det ene til å oppveie det andre

be on the swing ( overført) være i farten

put someone in the swing sette noen inn i hva det dreier seg om

the swing of the pendulum (overført, spesielt politikk) pendelens svingninger, hvilken vei vinden blåser

work full swing arbeide for fullt
II
verb ( swung - swung) \/swɪŋ\/

1) ( også overført) svinge, dreie, vende

• the gate swung open

porten svingte opp

• the teacher swung her attention to the girls at the back

læreren vendte oppmerksomheten sin mot jentene bakerst

2) (få til å) svinge, pendle, dingle, vugge, gynge, huske

• a small spider was swinging to and fro

en liten edderkopp svingte frem og tilbake

3) påvirke, styre, lede, avgjøre

• his speech on social issues swung the election

talen hans om sosialpolitikk avgjorde valget

• she tried her best to swing the jury

hun gjorde sitt beste for å påvirke juryen

4) ( hverdagslig) klare, få dreis på

• will he be able to swing this job?

klarer han denne jobben?

5) svaie, vaie

• the flags were swinging in the wind

flaggene vaiet i vinden

6) henge opp

• we could swing a hammock between those two trees

vi kunne henge opp en hengekøye mellom de to trærne

7) (musikk, hverdagslig) swinge, spille swing, danse swing, få til å svinge

• the music really swings

musikken svinger skikkelig

8) ( sjøfart eller luftfart) svinge i forskjellige retninger (for å teste kompasset)

9) ( hverdagslig) bli hengt, dingle i galgen

• he will swing for it

han kommer til å bli hengt for det

10) ( slang) være helt moderne, bli helt moderne, være in

swing (along) gå\/marsjere taktfast fremover gå spenstig

swing (to her anchor) eller swing at anchor ( sjøfart) ligge på svai, svaie

swing into action komme i gang, begynne

swing (the troops) into line ( militærvesen) stille (troppene) opp på linje, la tropper marsjere opp på linje

swing into the saddle svinge seg opp i salen

• to everybody's amusement she swung into the saddle and yelled «go, horse!»

til alles fornøyelse svingte hun seg opp i salen og brølte «hypp, hesten!!»

swing it henge med, svinge klare biffen få fart på sakene

swing it on someone lure noen

swing open ( om dør) slå(s) opp, springe opp

swing round gjøre en sving, svinge rundt

swing someone round to ( overført) overtale noen til

swing something about svinge (rundt) med noe, veive med noe

swing the lead skulke, snike seg unna, spille syk

swing to eller swing shut ( om dør) slå(s) igjen, smelle igjen

swing wide ( om dør) slå(s) opp på vidt gap

English-Norwegian dictionary > swing
15 swing

[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
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.) zibati (se); zavihteti

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) hoditi z dolgimi koraki, koračiti

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) obrniti (se)
2. noun
1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) zibanje; zamah

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

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

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

5) (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
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I [swiŋ]
1.

noun

zamah, 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) izmena

in full swing — v polnem razmahu

off one's swing figuratively ne na višini, ne pri moči

free swing — svoboda gibanja, torišče

the swing of the pendulum — nihanje nihala, figuratively spremenljivost (zlasti prihod na oblast zdaj ene zdaj druge politične stranke)

to be on the swing — nihati sem in tja

to get into the swing of s.th. — uvesti se v kaj, priučiti se čemu

to give full swing to s.th. — dati čemu popoln razmah, popolno svobodo potekanja

to go with a swing — gladko iti ali potekati

to have one's swing figuratively iti svojo pot

to let s.th. have its swing — pustiti kaj potekati po normalni poti (normalno)

let him have his full swing — pustite ga, naj dela, kar hoče

let me have a swing — daj, da se malo poguncam na gugalnici

to live in the full swing of prosperity — živeti v največjem blagostanju

to walk with a swing — hoditi z dolgimi, ritmičnimi koraki, z elanom;

2.

adjective

vrtljiv; nihalen; gugalen
II [swiŋ]
1.

intransitive verb

nihati, 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 verb

zamahniti, 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 rokami

to swing a child — guncati otroka

the door swings on its hinges — vrata se vrte na svojih tečajih

to swing a hammock — obesiti visečo mrežo

to swing one's legs — bingljati z nogami

to swing into line military formirati eno vrsto

to swing the lead nautical slang ogibati se dela, zabušavati, delati se bolnega

to swing into motion — priti v tek, v zamah

to swing round the circle American večkrat spremeniti svoje mnenje; politics American obiskati volilna okrožja

he shall swing for it — za to bo visel, bo obešen

the shutter swung to and fro in the wind — veter je oknico obračal sem in tja

he swung when I shouted — obrnil se je, ko sem zavpil

he swung out of the room — z dolgimi, brzimi, prožnimi koraki je odšel iz sobe

the trees were swinging in the wind — drevesa so se pozibavala v vetru

there is not room enough to swing a cat figuratively niti toliko ni prostora, da bi se človek obrnil

English-Slovenian dictionary > swing
16 swing

1. I
abs

he let his legs swing он болтал /раскачивал/ ногами; set the bells swinging раскачивать колокола; go (come) swinging идти легким непринужденным /пружинящим/ шагом
2. II
swing in some manner swing gently (gracefully, playfully, lazily, noiselessly, recklessly, etc.) слегка и т.д. раскачиваться /покачиваться/; he marched, his arms swinging freely он шел свободно размахивая руками; the battle swung to and fro бой шел с переменным успехом; swing in some direction swing inwards (outwards) распахиваться (открываться) вовнутрь (наружу); the door swings back дверь захлопывается
3. III
1) swing smth. swing one's arms (one's fists, the basket, a cane, a club, a bat, etc.) размахивать руками и т.д.; swing one's legs болтать ногами; swing the hips (one's leg) покачивать бедрами (ногой); swing a bell раскачивать колокол

2) swing smth. USA coll. swing a business (a deal, a contract, etc.) "провернуть" дело и т.д.; swing an election победить на выборах; swing the market резко изменять биржевую конъюнктуру
4. IV
swing smth. somewhere swing the cargo ashore перебросить /перенести/ груз на берег; swing a heavy load up поднять тяжелый груз
5. XV
swing in some state swing free свободно раскачиваться /покачиваться, болтаться/; swing open распахиваться; swing shut захлопываться; swing clear of smth. раскачиваться, не задевая чего-л.: the gate swings open easily калитка легко распахивается
6. XVI
1) swing by smth. swing by one arm (by one hand, by a chain, etc.) висеть /покачиваться/ на одной руке и т.д.; swing from smth. swing from a branch (from the ceiling, from a hook, from the roof, etc.) висеть /покачиваться/ на ветке и т.д.; swing in (on, round, etc.) smth. lie swinging in a hammock лежать, качаясь в гамаке; the door swung on its hinges дверь висела [, покачиваясь] на петле; swing in the wind раскачиваться /покачиваться/ на ветру; the children were swinging in the park дети качались на качелях в парке; swing round /on/ one's axis поворачиваться вокруг своей оси; the ship swings at anchor корабль покачивается на якоре; the soldiers went swinging down the street солдаты двигались /шли/ мерным шагом /маршировали/ вниз по улице

2) swing in some direction swing to the east (to the left, etc.) [круто] повернуть на восток и т.д.; swing into smth. swing into a train (into a saddle, etc.) одним махом вскочить в поезд и т.д.; swing from smth. swing from the saddle одним махом соскочить с седла; he swung from mere indifference to outright scorn простое равнодушие сменялось у него неприкрытым презрением; swing round smth. the car swung round the corner машина резко завернула за угол

3) swing for smth. coll. swing for murder (for it, for a crime, etc.) быть повешенным /"вздернутым"/, болтаться на виселице за убийство и т.д.
7. XVII
swing for doing smth. coll. you will swing for murdering him (for shooting smb., for stealing, etc.) тебя повесят /"вздернут"/ за то, что ты его убил и т.д.
8. XVIII
swing oneself from (along, into, etc.) smth. swing oneself from branch to branch раскачиваться и перескакивать с ветки на ветку; swing oneself along а горе (along a thin rail, etc.) перебирая руками, двигаться по канату и т.д.; swing oneself into saddle одним махом вскочить в седло
9. XIX1
swing like smth. swing like a pendulum раскачиваться как маятник
10. XXI1
swing smth. over /on/ smth. he tried to swing the bag over his shoulder он попытался закинуть мешок за спину; swing smth. into (around) smth. the driver swung the car into the driveway (around the corner) шофер резко повернул машину на подъездную дорожку (за угол); swing smth. with smth. swing a rope with one's foot (a club with one's hand, etc.) раскачивать канат ногой и т.д.; swing smth. around /about/ smth. swing a club around one's head (one's stick about one's head, etc.) вращать дубинку над головой и т.д.; swing smth. from smth. I am swinging a parcel from my finger у меня на пальце болтается сверток

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > swing
17 swing the market

гл.

1) эк. изменить конъюнктуру рынка (повлиять на рыночную ситуацию, повысив или понизив уровень спроса, предложения, цен на рынке)

it won't take much demand pressure to swing the market back to undersupply — не потребуется значительного давления со стороны спроса, чтобы вернуть рынок к состоянию дефицита

It is believed that demand has passed its lowest point and stronger growth in 2003 will swing the market into deficit, lifting prices back above $500 a tonne. — Считается, что сейчас уровень спроса миновал свою низшую точку, и его дальнейшее увеличение в 2003 г. приведет к дефициту на рынке и повторному росту цен до 500$ за тонну и выше.

2) бирж. раскачивать рынок* (влиять на биржевые цены таким образом, что они постоянно колеблются)

these actions can swing the market 100, 200 points either way — эти действия могут раскачать рынок на 100-200 пунктов в том или ином направлении

Widespread access to the Net has allowed uneducated individual investors to swing the market to and fro. — Неограниченный доступ к интернету привел к тому, что безграмотные инвесторы раскачивают рынок то в одну, то в другую сторону.

See:

market-maker

Англо-русский экономический словарь > swing the market
18 swing the market

гл.

1) эк. изменить конъюнктуру рынка (повлиять на рыночную ситуацию, повысив или понизив уровень спрса, предложения, цен на рынке)

It is believed that demand has passed its lowest point and stronger growth in 2003 will swing the market into deficit, lifting prices back above $500 a tonne. — Считается, что сейчас уровень спроса миновал свою низшую точку, и его дальнейшее увеличение в 2003 г. приведет к дефициту на рынке и повторному росту цен до 500$ за тонну и выше.

It won't take much demand pressure to swing the market back to undersupply. — Не потребуется значительного давления со стороны спроса, чтобы вернуть рынок к состоянию дефицита.

2) бирж. раскачивать рынок* (влиять на биржевые цены таким образом, что они постоянно колеблются)

Widespread access to the Net has allowed uneducated individual investors to swing the market to and fro. — Неограниченный доступ к Интернету привел к тому, что безграмотные инвесторы раскачивают рынок то в одну, то в другую сторону.

These actions can swing the market 100, 200 points either way. — Эти действия могут раскачать рынок на 100-200 пунктов в том или ином направлении.

See:

market-maker

The new English-Russian dictionary of financial markets > swing the market
19 swing

adj.

giratorio.

s.

1 vaivén, balanceo (movimiento) (de soga, cadena); oscilación (de péndulo); swing (en golf)

2 cambio repentino (change) (in opinion, in mood) ( in de)

3 columpio (in playground)

4 descenso rápido, cambio brusco, descenso brusco.

5 swing.

vt.

1 balancear (one's arms, racquet, ax)

2 vibrar, hacer oscilar; balancear, bambolear, dar un movimiento trémulo a alguna cosa.

3 mover, voltear o hacer dar vueltas en el aire; blandir (gun).

4 hacer girar sobre un punto o eje.

5 hacer subir, engoznar, colocar sobre goznes.

6 mecer, columpiar.

7 mecerse, columpiarse, balancearse, cimbrar.

vi.

1 balancearse (move to and fro); columpiarse (on playground swing)

2 girar, torcer (change direction)

(pt & pp swung)

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > swing
20 seòg

swing to and fro, dandle; from Scottish shog, Middle English shoggin, Middle Dutch shocken.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language > seòg

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to and fro — {adv. phr.} Forward and back again and again. * /Father pushed Judy in the swing, and she went to and fro./ * /Busses go to and fro between the center of the city and the city limits/ * /The man walked to and fro while he waited for his phone… … Dictionary of American idioms
to and fro — {adv. phr.} Forward and back again and again. * /Father pushed Judy in the swing, and she went to and fro./ * /Busses go to and fro between the center of the city and the city limits/ * /The man walked to and fro while he waited for his phone… … Dictionary of American idioms
to and fro — to and fro1 [ ,tu ən frou ] adverb in one direction and then back again: BACKWARD AND FORWARD: The swing rocked to and fro. to and fro to and fro 2 [ ,tu ən frou ] noun singular a continuous movement of people or things between different places:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
to and fro — I UK [ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊ] / US [ˌtu ən ˈfroʊ] adverb in one direction and then back again The swing rocked to and fro. II UK [ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊ] / US [ˌtu ən ˈfroʊ] noun [singular] a continuous movement of people or things between different places the… … English dictionary
to\ and\ fro — adv. phr. Forward and back again and again. Father pushed Judy in the swing, and she went to and fro. Busses go to and fro between the center of the city and the city limits The man walked to and fro while he waited for his phone call. Compare:… … Словарь американских идиом
to and fro — adv. To and fro is used with these verbs: ↑pace, ↑rock, ↑swing … Collocations dictionary
swing — swing1 swingable, adj. /swing/, v., swung, swinging, n., adj. v.t. 1. to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one s arms in walking. 2. to cause to move in alternate directions or in either… … Universalium
swing — [c]/swɪŋ / (say swing) verb (swung or, Archaic, swang, swung, swinging) –verb (t) 1. to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: ladies swinging their parasols. 2. to cause to move in alternate directions,… …
swing — [[t]swɪŋ[/t]] v. swung, swing•ing, 1) to cause to move to and fro or oscillate, as something suspended from above 2) to cause to move or turn in alternate directions or in either direction on a fixed point or axis, as a door on hinges 3) to move… … From formal English to slang
swing — swing1 [ swıŋ ] (past tense and past participle swung [ swʌŋ ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move from side to side ▸ 2 move in smooth curve ▸ 3 try to hit someone/something ▸ 4 (make) change state ▸ 5 be lively and enjoyable ▸ 6 about music ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swing — I UK [swɪŋ] / US verb Word forms swing : present tense I/you/we/they swing he/she/it swings present participle swinging past tense swung UK [swʌŋ] / US past participle swung *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to move, or to make something move,… … English dictionary

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