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1 swoop
[swu:p] 1. verb(to rush or fly downwards: The owl swooped down on its prey.) descer a pique2. noun(an act of swooping.) mergulho* * *[swu:p] n descida rápida, ataque de aves de rapina, arremetida. • vt+vi 1 descer, precipitar-se, mergulhar, cair em cima de alguém para atacar. 2 apanhar, pegar, arrebatar. at one fell swoop de uma só vez. -
2 swoop
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3 at one fell swoop
(all at the same time; in a single movement or action.) duma só vez* * *at one fell swoopde uma só vez. -
4 in one fell swoop
in one fell swoopde uma tacada só, conseguir algo com uma única ação. -
5 at one fell swoop
(all at the same time; in a single movement or action.) de uma vez -
6 swoopstake
swoop.stake[sw'u:psteik] adv indiscriminadamente. -
7 fell
past tense; see fall* * *fell1[fel] ps de fall.————————fell2[fel] n 1 derrubada, corte de árvores. 2 as árvores abatidas numa temporada. • vt derrubar, cortar, lançar por terra, abater (árvores). in one fell swoop de uma tacada só, conseguir algo com uma única ação.————————fell3[fel] n Brit 1 outeiro, colina rochosa. 2 charneca, urzal.————————fell4[fel] adj cruel, feroz, bárbaro, desumano.————————fell5[fel] n 1 couro, velocino, pele de animal. 2 pêlo, cabelo. -
8 ultraswoopy
ul.tra.swoop.y[∧ltrəsw'u:pi] adj sl bárbaro, muito espetacular, de estilo glamuroso.
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swoop — swoop·er; swoop; … English syllables
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swoop — [v] descend quickly dive, fall, plummet, plunge, pounce, rush, slide, stoop, sweep; concepts 150,181 Ant. ascend … New thesaurus