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1 at one fell swoop
(all at the same time; in a single movement or action.) de un sólo golpede un golpe, de un tirón, de una sola vez————————de un solo golpe -
2 swoop
swu:p
1. verb(to rush or fly downwards: The owl swooped down on its prey.) calar, abalanzarse, precipitarse, tirarse/caer en picado
2. noun(an act of swooping.) descenso en picado, caladaswoop vb abatirsetr[swʊːp]1 (of bird, plane) descenso (en picado)2 familiar (by police) redada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat one fell swoop de un golpe, de un tirón, de una sola vezswoop ['swu:p] vi: abatirse (dícese de las aves), descender en picada (dícese de un avión)swoop n: descenso m en picadan.• bajada s.f.• descenso súbito s.m.v.• abatirse v.• bajar rápidamente v.• precipitarse v.
I swuːpintransitive verb \<\<aircraft\>\> descender* or bajar en picada or (Esp) en picado; \<\<bird of prey\>\> abatirse; \<\<police\>\> llevar a cabo una redada
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[swuːp]in o at one fell swoop — de una sola vez, de un tirón (fam)
1.2.VI [bird] (also: swoop down) abatirse, lanzarse en picado (on sobre); [police] hacer una redada (on en)the plane swooped low over the village — el avión se lanzó en picado y pasó en vuelo rasante sobre el pueblo
the police swooped on the club and arrested eight suspects — la policía hizo una redada en el club y detuvo a ocho sospechosos
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I [swuːp]intransitive verb \<\<aircraft\>\> descender* or bajar en picada or (Esp) en picado; \<\<bird of prey\>\> abatirse; \<\<police\>\> llevar a cabo una redada
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in o at one fell swoop — de una sola vez, de un tirón (fam)
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3 fell
past tense; see fallfell vbtr[fel]1 feroz, cruel\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat one fell swoop de un solo golpe————————tr[fel]————————tr[fel]1→ link=fall fall{————————tr[fel]1 (tree) talar2 (enemy) derribarfell ['fɛl] vt: talar (un árbol), derribar (a una persona)n.• montaña s.f.• páramo s.m.pret.(Preterito definido de "to fall")v.• apear v.• derribar v.• talar v.
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transitive verb \<\<tree\>\> talar; \<\<person\>\> derribar
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[fel]PT of fall
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[fel]VT (with a blow) derribar; [+ tree] talar, cortar; [+ cattle] acogotar
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[fel]ADJ
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[fel]N (Brit) (=moorland) páramo m, brezal m ; (=hill) (usu pl) colina f rocosa
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[fel]N (=hide, pelt) piel f* * *
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transitive verb \<\<tree\>\> talar; \<\<person\>\> derribar
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