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[swɪŋ] swung vb: pt, pp1. n1) (of pendulum, needle) oscillazione f, (distance) arco2) (seat for swinging) altalenait's swings and roundabouts fig — che ci vuoi fare, le cose a volte vanno bene, a volte vanno male
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Pol: in attitudes, opinions, support) there was a swing towards/away from Labour — c'è stato un aumento/una diminuzione di voti per i Laburisti4) Boxing, Golf swing m inv5) (rhythm) ritmo6) (also: swing music) swing m7)2. vt1) (pendulum) far oscillare, (person on swing, in hammock) dondolare, spingere, (arms, legs) dondolare, ciondolare2) (wield: axe, sword) brandire, roteare3) (influence: opinion, decision) influenzareshe 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. vidondolare, oscillare, (on swing, hammock) dondolarsi, (arms, legs) ciondolareto swing to the right fig Pol — svoltare a destra
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