swing

swing
swiŋ 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) svinge (seg), huske
2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) lange ut
3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) snu (seg) brått
2. noun
1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) husketur, sving, utslag
2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) huskende bevegelse, vogging
3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) swing; svingende rytme
4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) omstilling, bevegelse
5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) huske
- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing
rytme
I
subst. \/swɪŋ\/
1) (lekeapparat) gynge, huske
2) svingning, gynging, husking
she walked with a swing
hun hadde et gyngende ganglag \/ hun gikk lett og ledig
3) omstilling, overgang, dreining
there was a swing to the right in British politics in the eighties
det var en dreining mot høyre i britisk politikk på åttitallet
4) fart, klem, sving
5) (spesielt amer.) (bevegelses)frihet, fritt løp, spillerom
6) (poesi, musikk) rytme, takt
7) (musikk) swing
8) (boksing) svingslag
he didn't see the left swing coming towards him
han så ikke svingslaget fra venstre som kom mot ham
9) (golf) sving
be at full swing (om grind e.l.) stå på vidt gap
drive full swing kjøre i full fart
get into the swing of things få taket på noe
I haven't quite got into the swing of things in my new job
jeg har ikke fått taket på alt (enda) i den nye jobben min
go with a swing (om selskap e.l.) være kjempebra, være livlig, gå strykende (om musikk og vers) ha en rask rytme, ha en munter rytme
have\/take one's (full) swing følge sin egen lyst, slippe seg løs, ta den helt ut
be in full swing være i full gang
let it have its swing la saken gå sin gang
make up on the swings what is lost on the roundabouts få det ene til å oppveie det andre
be on the swing (overført) være i farten
put someone in the swing sette noen inn i hva det dreier seg om
the swing of the pendulum (overført, spesielt politikk) pendelens svingninger, hvilken vei vinden blåser
work full swing arbeide for fullt
II
verb (swung - swung) \/swɪŋ\/
1) (også overført) svinge, dreie, vende
the gate swung open
porten svingte opp
the teacher swung her attention to the girls at the back
læreren vendte oppmerksomheten sin mot jentene bakerst
2) (få til å) svinge, pendle, dingle, vugge, gynge, huske
a small spider was swinging to and fro
en liten edderkopp svingte frem og tilbake
3) påvirke, styre, lede, avgjøre
his speech on social issues swung the election
talen hans om sosialpolitikk avgjorde valget
she tried her best to swing the jury
hun gjorde sitt beste for å påvirke juryen
4) (hverdagslig) klare, få dreis på
will he be able to swing this job?
klarer han denne jobben?
5) svaie, vaie
the flags were swinging in the wind
flaggene vaiet i vinden
6) henge opp
we could swing a hammock between those two trees
vi kunne henge opp en hengekøye mellom de to trærne
7) (musikk, hverdagslig) swinge, spille swing, danse swing, få til å svinge
the music really swings
musikken svinger skikkelig
8) (sjøfart eller luftfart) svinge i forskjellige retninger (for å teste kompasset)
9) (hverdagslig) bli hengt, dingle i galgen
he will swing for it
han kommer til å bli hengt for det
10) (slang) være helt moderne, bli helt moderne, være in
swing (along) gå\/marsjere taktfast fremover gå spenstig
swing (to her anchor) eller swing at anchor (sjøfart) ligge på svai, svaie
swing into action komme i gang, begynne
swing (the troops) into line (militærvesen) stille (troppene) opp på linje, la tropper marsjere opp på linje
swing into the saddle svinge seg opp i salen
to everybody's amusement she swung into the saddle and yelled «go, horse!»
til alles fornøyelse svingte hun seg opp i salen og brølte «hypp, hesten!!»
swing it henge med, svinge klare biffen få fart på sakene
swing it on someone lure noen
swing open (om dør) slå(s) opp, springe opp
swing round gjøre en sving, svinge rundt
swing someone round to (overført) overtale noen til
swing something about svinge (rundt) med noe, veive med noe
swing the lead skulke, snike seg unna, spille syk
swing to eller swing shut (om dør) slå(s) igjen, smelle igjen
swing wide (om dør) slå(s) opp på vidt gap

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