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1 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 ; -
2 swerve
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 -
3 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 -
4 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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