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A n1 (of bird, plane) descente f en piqué ;B vi1 [bird, bat, plane] plonger ; to swoop above the crowd plonger vers la foule ; to swoop down descendre en piqué ; to swoop down on fondre sur ; -
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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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5 police swoop
[Police] [U] descente de policeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > police swoop
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6 to swoop down on the enemy
Mil. fondre sur l'ennemiEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to swoop down on the enemy
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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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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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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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Swoop — may mean:* Swoop (mascot), the mascot for the Philadelphia Eagles * Swoop (Transformer), several fictional characters in the Transformers series * A swoop bike * The Southwestern Ontario Organization of Parachutists * The red tailed hawk mascot… … Wikipedia
swoop — ► VERB 1) move rapidly downwards through the air. 2) carry out a sudden raid. 3) (often swoop up) informal seize with a sweeping motion. ► NOUN ▪ an act of swooping. ● at (or in) one fell swoop Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
Swoop — Swoop, n. A falling on and seizing, as the prey of a rapacious bird; the act of swooping. [1913 Webster] The eagle fell, . . . and carried away a whole litter of cubs at a swoop. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swoop — Swoop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swooped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swooping}.] [OE. swopen, usually, to sweep, As. sw[=a]pan to sweep, to rush; akin to G. schweifen to rove, to ramble, to curve, OHG. sweifan to whirl, Icel. sveipa to sweep; also to AS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swoop — Swoop, v. i. 1. To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to stoop. [1913 Webster] 2. To pass with pomp; to sweep. [Obs.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swoop — (v.) 1560s, to move or walk in a stately manner, apparently from a dialectal survival of O.E. swapan to sweep, brandish, dash, from P.Gmc. *swaipanan, from PIE root *swei to swing, bend, to turn. Meaning pounce upon with a sweeping movement first … Etymology dictionary
swoop — swoop·er; swoop; … English syllables
swoop — [v] descend quickly dive, fall, plummet, plunge, pounce, rush, slide, stoop, sweep; concepts 150,181 Ant. ascend … New thesaurus
swoop — [swo͞op] vt. [ME swopen < OE swapan, to sweep along, rush, akin to Ger schweifen, ON sveipa: see SWIFT] to snatch or seize suddenly, with a sweeping movement: often with up, off, or away vi. to descend suddenly and swiftly, as a bird in… … English World dictionary
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swoop — swoop1 [swu:p] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: swope [i] to sweep (11 19 centuries), from Old English swapan; SWEEP1] 1.) if a bird or aircraft swoops, it moves suddenly down through the air, especially in order to attack something ▪ The eagle… … Dictionary of contemporary English