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1 swing
swiŋ 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) svinge (seg), huske2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) lange ut3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) snu (seg) brått2. noun1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) husketur, sving, utslag2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) huskende bevegelse, vogging3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) swing; svingende rytme4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) omstilling, bevegelse5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) huske•- swinging- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swingrytmeIsubst. \/swɪŋ\/1) ( lekeapparat) gynge, huske2) svingning, gynging, huskinghun hadde et gyngende ganglag \/ hun gikk lett og ledig3) omstilling, overgang, dreining4) fart, klem, sving5) (spesielt amer.) (bevegelses)frihet, fritt løp, spillerom6) (poesi, musikk) rytme, takt7) ( musikk) swing8) ( boksing) svingslag9) ( golf) svingdrive full swing kjøre i full fartget into the swing of things få taket på noego with a swing ( om selskap e.l.) være kjempebra, være livlig, gå strykende ( om musikk og vers) ha en rask rytme, ha en munter rytmehave\/take one's (full) swing følge sin egen lyst, slippe seg løs, ta den helt utbe in full swing være i full ganglet it have its swing la saken gå sin gangmake up on the swings what is lost on the roundabouts få det ene til å oppveie det andreput someone in the swing sette noen inn i hva det dreier seg omthe swing of the pendulum (overført, spesielt politikk) pendelens svingninger, hvilken vei vinden blåserwork full swing arbeide for fulltII1) ( også overført) svinge, dreie, vende2) (få til å) svinge, pendle, dingle, vugge, gynge, huske3) påvirke, styre, lede, avgjøre4) ( hverdagslig) klare, få dreis på• will he be able to swing this job?5) svaie, vaie6) henge opp7) (musikk, hverdagslig) swinge, spille swing, danse swing, få til å svinge8) ( sjøfart eller luftfart) svinge i forskjellige retninger (for å teste kompasset)9) ( hverdagslig) bli hengt, dingle i galgenswing (along) gå\/marsjere taktfast fremover gå spenstigswing into action komme i gang, begynneswing (the troops) into line ( militærvesen) stille (troppene) opp på linje, la tropper marsjere opp på linjeswing into the saddle svinge seg opp i salen• to everybody's amusement she swung into the saddle and yelled «go, horse!»til alles fornøyelse svingte hun seg opp i salen og brølte «hypp, hesten!!»swing it henge med, svinge klare biffen få fart på sakeneswing it on someone lure noenswing open ( om dør) slå(s) opp, springe oppswing round gjøre en sving, svinge rundtswing someone round to ( overført) overtale noen tilswing something about svinge (rundt) med noe, veive med noeswing the lead skulke, snike seg unna, spille sykswing wide ( om dør) slå(s) opp på vidt gap -
2 sway
swei 1. verb1) (to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action: The branches swayed gently in the breeze.) svaie, svinge, vogge2) (to influence the opinion etc of: She's too easily swayed by her feelings.) la seg påvirke/lede av2. noun1) (the motion of swaying: the sway of the ship's deck.) svaiing, svinging2) (power, rule or control: people under the sway of the dictator.) makt, herredømmesvaieIsubst. \/sweɪ\/1) svaiing, svingning2) krengning, helling3) innflytelse, makt, herredømmehold in one's sway ha makten over, herske overhold sway ha (øverste) makt, herske, være den som bestemmerunder his\/her sway under hans\/hennes septerunder the sway of under innflytelse av underlagtIIverb \/sweɪ\/1) svinge, svaie, gynge, vaie2) krenge, vakle3) ( overført) vakle, svinge, påvirke, innvirke på, lede4) ha makt over, ha innflytelse over, beherske, styre, dominere, avgjøre (resultatet av)sway (up) a yard ( sjøfart) heise (opp) en råsway one's hips svinge\/vrikke på hoftenesway the lyre ( poetisk) strenge sin lyresway the sceptre føre septeret, svinge septeret -
3 wedge
we‹ 1. noun1) (a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood etc or in fixing something tightly in place: She used a wedge under the door to prevent it swinging shut.) kile2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) stykke2. verb(to fix or become fixed by, or as if by, a wedge or wedges: He is so fat that he got wedged in the doorway.) kile/klemme fastkileIsubst. \/wedʒ\/1) kile, blei(g)2) ( om form) trekant, kileformet stykke• would you like a wedge of this cake?3) ( golf) wedge4) ( militærvesen) kile (formasjon)5) ( sko med kileformet hæl) platåsko6) ( meteorologi) høytrykksrygg7) ( mekanikk) skyvelapp (i ventil)drive a wedge into ( overført) skille, dele så splidthin end of the wedge (hverdagslig, overført) begynnelse, opptaktIIverb \/wedʒ\/1) kile (fast), kile ut, sprenge med kiler2) kløyvebe wedged (in) være fastklemtwedge apart kløyve fra hverandre ( overført) splitte, splintrewedge in eller wedge into kile inn (i), presse inn (i)wedge off kløyve avwedge oneself eller wedge one's way trenge seg (frem), kile seg (frem)wedge open åpne, kile åpen kløyvewedge together klemme sammen
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swingeing — swinging, swingeing Swinging is the ordinary present participle of the verb swing, whereas swingeing means ‘forcible, severe’ (as in swingeing tax increases), and is part of an archaic verb swinge meaning ‘to strike hard’ … Modern English usage
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