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1 swish
swiʃ
1. verb(to (cause to) move with a hissing or rustling sound: He swished the whip about in the air.) (hacer) chasquear; (hacer) crujir
2. noun(an act, or the sound, of swishing: The horse cantered away with a swish of its tail.) chasquido; crujidotr[swɪʃ]1 (of water) susurro, rumor nombre masculino; (of whip, cane) silbido, chasquido; (of skirt, curtain) frufrú nombre masculino, crujido, ruido; (of animal's tail) sacudida1 (water) susurrar; (whip, cane) dar un chasquido, producir un silbido; (skirt) crujir, hacer frufrúswish ['swɪʃ] vt: mover (produciendo un sonido)she swished her skirt: movía la faldaswish vi: moverse (produciendo un sonido)the cars swished by: se oían pasar los cochesswish n: silbido m (de un látigo, etc.), susurro m (de agua), crujido m (de ropa, etc.)adj.• elegante adj.n.• crujido de un vestido s.m.• silbido s.m.• trique s.m.v.• chasquear v.• crujir un vestido v.• silbar v.
I swɪʃa) ( of cane) silbido mb) ( of water) rumor m, susurro mc) ( of skirt) frufrú m
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transitive verb \<\<cane/whip\>\> agitar en el aire ( produciendo un silbido)
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vi \<\<cane\>\> producir* un silbido; \<\<water\>\> borbotear; \<\<skirts\>\> hacer* frufrú
III
adjective -er, -est (BrE colloq) elegante, pijo (Esp fam), pituco (CS fam), popoff adj inv (Méx fam)[swɪʃ]1.N [of cane] silbido m ; [of skirt] frufrú m ; [of water] susurro m2.ADJ * (=smart) muy elegante3.VT [+ cane] agitar, blandir (produciendo un silbido) ; [+ skirt] hacer frufrú con; [+ tail] agitar, menear4.VI [skirts] hacer frufrú; [long grass] silbar; [water] susurrar* * *
I [swɪʃ]a) ( of cane) silbido mb) ( of water) rumor m, susurro mc) ( of skirt) frufrú m
II
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transitive verb \<\<cane/whip\>\> agitar en el aire ( produciendo un silbido)
2.
vi \<\<cane\>\> producir* un silbido; \<\<water\>\> borbotear; \<\<skirts\>\> hacer* frufrú
III
adjective -er, -est (BrE colloq) elegante, pijo (Esp fam), pituco (CS fam), popoff adj inv (Méx fam) -
2 swish
adj.1 distinguido(a), refinado(a) (familiar) (elegant, smart)2 chic, de moda, muy de moda.3 homosexual.s.1 silbido (sound) (of cane, whip); frufrú (sonido del) roce (of dress, silk)2 chasquido, crujido.3 latigazo.vt.1 hacer silbar (cane, whip)2 producir un sonido sibilante, susurrar como el viento.3 crujir.4 menear.vi.sonar al rozar (dress, silk); silbar (cane, whip)(pt & pp swished)
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