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1 at one fell swoop
(all at the same time; in a single movement or action.) d'un seul coup -
2 swoop
swoop [swu:p]1. noun• at or in one fell swoop d'un seul coup* * *[swuːp] 1.1) (of bird, plane) descente f en piqué2) ( police raid) rafle f2.1) [bird, bat, plane] plonger2) [police, raider] faire une descente -
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swoop [swu:p]∎ the gulls swooped down on the rocks les mouettes s'abattirent sur ou fondirent sur les rochers;∎ the helicopter swooped low over the battlefield l'hélicoptère descendit en piqué au-dessus du champ de bataille(b) (make a raid → police, troops etc) faire une descente;∎ the police swooped on the nightclub la police a fait une descente dans la boîte de nuit2 noun(a) (dive → by bird, aircraft) descente f en piqué(b) (raid → by police, troops etc) descente f;∎ a dawn swoop une descente à l'aube;∎ fifteen arrested in drugs swoop quinze personnes arrêtées dans une opération anti-drogue∎ in one fell swoop d'un seul coup -
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B n montagne f (dans le nord de l'Angleterre).in one fell swoop d'un seul coup ; with one fell blow d'un seul coup. -
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fell [fel]1 pt of fall3 noun∎ the fells (high moorland) les landes fpl des plateaux(b) (hide, pelt) fourrure f, peau f(c) (in forestry) nombre m d'arbres abattus (en une fois), abattis m∎ run and fell seam couture f rabattue∎ in or at one fell swoop d'un seul coup►► fell runner coureur(euse) m,f en basse montagne;fell running course f en basse montagne;fell walker randonneur(euse) m,f de basse montagne;fell walking randonnée f en basse montagne -
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fell [fel]1. verb[+ tree] abattre3. noun* * *[fel] 1. 2.noun montagne f ( dans le Nord de l'Angleterre)3.transitive verb abattre [tree]; assommer [person]•• -
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8 organic growth
croissance f interneIf Mr Webster manages to resolve the Galileo issue and bind easyJet and Go together, easyJet has a good deal on its hands. It is not paying too much cash, but relying on its high share price to finance the deal. In one fell swoop, easyJet collects more routes and more aircraft, whereas it would have taken much longer to reach the same size through organic growth.
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