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1 swerve
swerve [swɜ:v]∎ I had to swerve to avoid the cyclist j'ai dû faire une embardée ou j'ai dû donner un coup de volant pour éviter le cycliste;∎ the cyclist was swerving in and out of the traffic le cycliste zigzaguait entre les voitures;∎ the car swerved to the left/towards us/round the corner/off the road la voiture fit une embardée vers la gauche/vira pour foncer droit vers nous/prit le virage brusquement/fit une embardée et quitta la chaussée∎ she'll never swerve from her resolve rien ne la détournera de sa résolution∎ she swerved the car to the left elle donna un coup de volant vers la gauche∎ no one can swerve him from his ambition personne ne peut le détourner de ses ambitions3 noun(by car, driver, ship) embardée f; (by aeroplane, bird, runner, ball) déviation f -
2 swerve
A n écart m.C vi1 lit [person, vehicle] faire un écart ; to swerve around sb/sth faire un écart pour éviter qn/qch ; to swerve into sth aller s'écraser contre qch ; to swerve off the road sortir de la route ; -
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swerve [swɜ:v][vehicle] faire une embardée ; [driver] donner un coup de volant2. noun[of vehicle] embardée f* * *[swɜːv] 1.noun écart m2.transitive verb [driver] faire faire un écart à [vehicle]3.1) lit [person, vehicle] faire un écart2) fig -
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5 lurch
lurch [lɜ:tʃ](person) tituber, chanceler; (car → swerve) faire une embardée; (→ jerk forwards) avancer par à-coups; (ship) tanguer;∎ he lurched into the room il entra dans la pièce en titubant;∎ the car lurched out of control la voiture livrée à elle-même fit une embardée;∎ figurative his opinions lurch from one extreme to another dans ses opinions, il passe d'un extrême à l'autre2 noun∎ the car gave a sudden lurch and left the road la voiture fit une embardée et quitta la route;∎ with a lurch, the train was off again le train est reparti avec un à-coup;∎ to leave sb in the lurch laisser qn en plan
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Swerve — Swerve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swerved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swerving}.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file, to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be whirled,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swerve — swerve, veer, deviate, depart, digress, diverge mean to turn aside from a straight line or a defined course. Swerve may refer to a turning aside, usually somewhat abruptly, by a person or material thing {at that point the road swerves to the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
swerve — [swə:v US swə:rv] v [: Old English; Origin: sweorfan [i] to wipe, put away ] 1.) to make a sudden sideways movement while moving forwards, usually in order to avoid hitting something swerve violently/sharply ▪ The car swerved sharply to avoid the … Dictionary of contemporary English
swerve — v. (D; intr.) to swerve from; to (to swerve from a course; to swerve to the right) * * * [swɜːv] to (to swerve from a course; to swerve to the right) (D; intr.) to swerve from … Combinatory dictionary
swerve — 01. They almost hit a dog while driving home this afternoon, but were able to [swerve] out of the way at the last minute. 02. The driver [swerved] to avoid hitting a child that ran out after her ball. 03. The car [swerved] to avoid a collision.… … Grammatical examples in English
swerve — verb (I) 1 to make a sudden sideways movement while moving forwards, especially in order to avoid hitting something: Jo swerved to avoid a dog. (+ across/off etc): The car swerved across the road and crashed into a wall. 2 (usually in negatives)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Swerve (Transformers) — Swerve is the name given to several fictional characters in the Transformers universes. Swerve is always depicted as an Autobot land vehicle with red color. Up until 2007, there has never been a Transformer named Swerve with his own original mold … Wikipedia
Swerve (disambiguation) — Swerve could refer to:* Swerve, a dairy drink produced by the Coca Cola Company * Swerve , a Canadian magazine for LGBT readers. * Swerve , another Canadian magazine, a weekly publication by CanWest Global under the Calgary Herald . * Swerve, a… … Wikipedia
swerve — [v] turn aside, often to avoid collision bend, deflect, depart, depart from, deviate, dip, diverge, err, get off course, go off course, incline, lurch, move, sheer, sheer off, shift, sideslip, sidestep, skew, skid, slue, stray, swing, tack, train … New thesaurus
swerve — ► VERB ▪ abruptly diverge from a straight course. ► NOUN ▪ an abrupt change of course. ORIGIN Old English, «leave, turn aside» … English terms dictionary
swerve — [swʉrv] vi., vt. swerved, swerving [ME swerven < OE sweorfan, to file away, scour < IE base * swerbh , to turn, wipe, sweep > Gr syrphetos, sweepings, litter] to turn aside or cause to turn aside sharply or suddenly from a straight line … English World dictionary