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swaying

/ˈsweɪɪŋ/

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verb

Wiegen, schwingen, schwanken

To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

Examples :

"sway to the music; The trees swayed in the breeze."

Sich zur Musik wiegen; Die Bäume schwankten im Wind.

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verb

Schwingen, schwenken

To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.

Examples :

"to sway the sceptre"

Das Zepter schwingen.

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verb

Beeinflussen, lenken

To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.

Examples :

"Do you think you can sway their decision?"

Glaubst du, du kannst ihre Entscheidung beeinflussen?

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verb

Schwingen, wiegen

To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.

Examples :

"reeds swayed by the wind; judgment swayed by passion"

Von Wind bewegtes Schilf; von Leidenschaft beeinflusstes Urteil.

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verb

Hissen

To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.

Examples :

"to sway up the yards"

die Rahen hissen

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verb

Schwanken, sich neigen

To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.

Examples :

"The student, swayed by the teacher's explanation, finally understood the math problem. "

Der Schüler, beeinflusst von der Erklärung des Lehrers, verstand schließlich das Matheproblem.

tendency direction attitude

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verb

Beeinflussen, wiegen

To have weight or influence.

Examples :

"Her teacher's encouragement was swaying her decision about which college to attend. "

Die Ermutigung ihrer Lehrerin beeinflusste ihre Entscheidung, welches College sie besuchen sollte.

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verb

Herrschen, regieren

To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

Examples :

"The principal is swaying the school's policy on uniforms. "

Der Schulleiter bestimmt die Schulrichtlinien für Uniformen.

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noun

Schwanken, Schaukeln

The motion of something that sways.

Examples :

"The slow, gentle swaying of the hammock lulled the baby to sleep. "

Das langsame, sanfte Schaukeln der Hängematte wiegte das Baby in den Schlaf.

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noun

Verletzung, Überanstrengung

An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading.

Examples :

"The horse's swaying prevented him from competing in the show jumping contest. "

Die Verletzung des Pferdes verhinderte seine Teilnahme am Springreitwettbewerb.

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