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swaying

/ˈsweɪɪŋ/

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verb

Se balancer, osciller, se dandiner

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."

Se balancer au rythme de la musique ; Les arbres se balançaient dans la brise.

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verb

Balancer, brandir

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

Examples :

"to sway the sceptre"

Brandir le sceptre.

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verb

Influencer, diriger

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?"

Pensez-vous pouvoir influencer leur décision ?

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verb

Se balancer, osciller

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"

Des roseaux balancés par le vent ; un jugement influencé par la passion.

action tendency

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verb

Hisser

To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.

Examples :

"to sway up the yards"

hisser les vergues

nautical sailing

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verb

Balancer, osciller

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. "

L'élève, influencé par l'explication du professeur, a finalement compris le problème de mathématiques.

tendency direction attitude

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verb

Influencer, peser

To have weight or influence.

Examples :

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

Les encouragements de son professeur influençaient sa décision quant au collège à fréquenter.

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verb

Gouverner, régner

To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

Examples :

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

Le principal gouverne la politique de l'école en matière d'uniformes.

government politics

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noun

Balancement, oscillation

The motion of something that sways.

Examples :

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

Le lent et doux balancement du hamac a bercé le bébé.

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noun

Blessure, atteinte

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. "

La blessure du cheval l'a empêché de participer au concours de saut d'obstacles.

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