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1 sway
A n2 ( power) under the sway of sous la domination de ; to hold sway avoir une grande influence ; to hold sway over dominer [person, country].B vtr1 ( influence) influencer [person, jury, voters] ; to sway sb in favour of doing déterminer qn à faire ; to sway the outcome in sb's favour faire pencher la balance en faveur de qn ; she would not be swayed elle ne se laissait pas influencer ; I was almost swayed by j'ai failli être emporté par ;2 ( rock) osciller [trees, building] ; to sway one's hips se déhancher ; to sway one's body se balancer.C vi [tree, building, bridge] osciller ; [vessel, carriage] tanguer ; [robes] flotter ; [person, body] (from weakness, inebriation) chanceler ; ( to music) se balancer ; to sway from side to side [person] se balancer de droite à gauche ; to sway along the path avancer le long du chemin en chancelant.D swaying pres p adj [building, train] oscillant ; the swaying palms/dancers les palmiers/danseurs qui se balancent. -
2 sway
sway [sweɪ]1. noun[tree, rope, hanging object] se balancer ; [tower block, bridge, train] osciller ; [person] (weak) chanceler ; (dancing) se balancera. [+ hanging object] balancerb. ( = influence) influencer• these factors finally swayed the committee ces facteurs ont finalement influencé la décision du comité* * *[sweɪ] 1. 2.transitive verb1) ( influence) influencer2) ( rock) osciller3.intransitive verb [tree, building, bridge] osciller; [vessel, carriage] tanguer; [person, body] (from weakness, inebriation) chanceler; ( to music) se balancer
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