bandazo

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bandazo
masculine noun
1lurch (del barco)
  • dar bandazos -> to lurch; (barco, borracho) to chop and change (ir sin rumbo)
  • dar un bandazo -> to swerve violently (con el volante)

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bandazo [bahn-dah’-tho]
noun
1Heavy roll (de un barco). (Nautical) (m)
noun
2Air pocket, sudden drop. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)

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bandazo
sustantivo:masculino
1 (sacudida) (al andar) lurch; jolt; (Náutica) heavy roll; (Latinoamérica) (Aeronáutica) air pocket; sudden drop
dar bandazosdar
el coche iba dando bandazos the car swerved from side to side; caminaba dando bandazos he stumbled along; he reeled from side to side
2 (cambio repentino) marked shift

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