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swung

/ˈswʌŋ/

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verb

Balança, pivota

To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

Examples :

"The plant swung in the breeze."

La plante balançait dans la brise.

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verb

Danser

Examples :

"The children swung to the lively music at the school dance. "

Les enfants ont dansé sur la musique entraînante lors de la danse de l'école.

dance music entertainment

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verb

Se balancer

To ride on a swing.

Examples :

"The children laughed as they swung."

Les enfants ont ri en se balançant.

entertainment action

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Participer au style de vie échangiste, participer à l'échangisme

To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.

sex family culture society entertainment group

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Être pendu

To hang from the gallows.

Examples :

"After being found guilty of treason, the prisoner was sentenced to be hanged; he swung from the gallows until he died. "

Après avoir été reconnu coupable de trahison, le prisonnier a été condamné à être pendu ; il a été pendu à la potence jusqu'à sa mort.

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Se déplacer latéralement

(of a ball) to move sideways in its trajectory.

Examples :

"The baseball swung sideways as it passed over the fence. "

La balle de baseball s'est déplacée latéralement en passant au-dessus de la clôture.

sport action physics

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Varier, fluctuer

To fluctuate or change.

Examples :

"My mood swung from happy to sad throughout the day. "

Mon humeur a varié de joyeuse à triste tout au long de la journée.

action tendency situation condition time economy

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Balancer, faire osciller

To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.

Examples :

"He swung his sword as hard as he could."

Il a balancé son épée aussi fort qu'il le pouvait.

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Changer, influencer

To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.

Examples :

"The late surge of youth votes swung the election to the challenger. "

L'afflux tardif des votes des jeunes a fait basculer l'élection en faveur du challenger.

politics outcome government

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Permettre, se permettre

To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.

Examples :

"If it’s not too expensive, I think we can swing it."

Si ce n'est pas trop cher, je pense qu'on peut se le permettre.

finance business

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verb

Jouer en swing

To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.

Examples :

"The band swung the melody, making the notes feel jazzy and upbeat. "

Le groupe a joué la mélodie en swing, donnant aux notes une sensation jazzy et entraînante.

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Faire swinger

(of a bowler) to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.

Examples :

"The bowler swung the ball late, deceiving the batsman with the unexpected movement. "

Le lanceur a fait swinger la balle tardivement, trompant le batteur avec le mouvement inattendu.

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Donner un coup de poing

To move one's arm in a punching motion.

Examples :

"The boxer swung his arm, aiming a powerful punch at his opponent. "

Le boxeur a donné un coup de poing, visant un coup puissant à son adversaire.

body action sport military

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verb

Tourner

In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.

Examples :

"During the square dance lesson, the students happily swung their partners around and around. "

Pendant le cours de danse carrée, les élèves ont joyeusement fait tourner leurs partenaires.

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Balancé, pivoté

To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.

Examples :

"The lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter."

Le tour peut balancer une poulie de 12 pouces de diamètre.

machine technical industry work

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Fixer, poser

To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.

Examples :

"The carpenter swung the heavy wooden door on its new hinges. "

Le charpentier a fixé la lourde porte en bois sur ses nouvelles charnières.

building architecture utility

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Virer

To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.

Examples :

"A ship swings with the tide."

Un navire vire avec la marée.

nautical sailing environment