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1 swoop
swu:p 1. verb(to rush or fly downwards: The owl swooped down on its prey.) slå ned på2. noun(an act of swooping.) nedslag, plutselig angreprazziaIsubst. \/swuːp\/1) ( om fugl) stup, nedslag2) (spes. militærvesen) plutselig angrep, overfall, lynangrep3) ( luftfart) stupdykk, stupangrepat one (fell) swoop eller at a swoop med ett slag, på en gangsurprise swoop (overraskende) rassiaIIverb \/swuːp\/1) stupe, suse2) angripe plutseligswoop (down) on\/upon slå ned påkaste seg over, overfalle plutseligswoop up (hverdagslig, om feiende armbevegelse) gripe, ta opp -
2 at one fell swoop
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3 fell
past tense; see fallfell--------skinnIsubst. \/fel\/1) avvirkning, hogst (antall trær felt i en sesong)2) fell, skinn (spesielt med håret på)3) (Nord-England, særlig i stedsnavn) høydedrag, viddeIIverb \/fel\/1) felle, slå i bakken2) avvirke, hugge ned3) falde, sy en faldIIIverb \/fel\/pret. av ➢ fallIVadj. \/fel\/1) ( poetisk) grusom, vill, brutal2) ødeleggende, dødelig3) ( skotsk) stor, enormat one fell swoop i en jafs, alt i ett
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