swerve

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swerve
[swɜːv]
sustantivo
1giro (m) or desplazamiento (m) brusco (of car); regate (m) (of player)
verbo intransitivo
2desplazarse bruscamente (car); dar un volantazo (driver); regatear (player); ir con efecto (ball)

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swerve [suerv]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Desviarse, apartarse, separarse, extraviarse. (n)
sustantivo
2Desvío, viraje brusco; esguince; regate (Sport).
va. Desviar, apartar de una dirección; dar efecto (to a ball).

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swerve [swɜːv]
noun
(by car, driver) viraje brusco; (m)
Now he swung the car to the left and that swerve saved Malone's life
 (by boxer, runner) finta; (f) regate; (m)
to put a swerve on a ball darle con efecto a la pelota
verb:intransitive
1 [+boxer, fighter] hurtar el cuerpo; [+ball] ir con efecto; (on hitting obstacle) desviarse; [+vehicle, driver] virar bruscamente
he came round the bend on the wrong side forcing other drivers to swerve to safety
I was forced to swerve violently to avoid him me vi obligado a virar bruscamente para esquivarlo; the car swerved away from the lorry el coche viró bruscamente para esquivar el camión; the car swerved in and out of traffic el coche zigzagueaba bruscamente por entre el tráfico
he swerved [in front of] a Renault he swerved [into] the middle lane to avoid a slow-moving tractor he swerved [round] the bollard
to swerve to the right [+vehicle, driver] virar bruscamente a hacia la derecha;or
2 (formal) desviarse; apartarse;from de
we shall not swerve from our duty no nos apartaremos del cumplimiento de nuestro deber
verb:transitive
[+boat, horse, car] hacer virar bruscamente
he touched the reins to swerve his horse to the right
 [+ball] dar efecto a; sesgar;

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Verb Conjugation for "swerve"

Imperative
  • swerve
  • you swerve
  • he/she swerves
  • we swerve
  • you swerve
  • they swerve
Preterite
  • I swerved
  • you swerved
  • he/she swerved
  • we swerved
  • you swerved
  • they swerved
Present Continuous
  • I am swerving
  • you are swerving
  • he/she is swerving
  • we are swerving
  • you are swerving
  • they are swerving
Present Perfect
  • I have swerved
  • you have swerved
  • he/she has swerved
  • we have swerved
  • you have swerved
  • they have swerved
Past Continuous
  • I was swerving
  • you were swerving
  • he/she was swerving
  • we were swerving
  • you were swerving
  • they were swerving
Past Perfect
  • I had swerved
  • you had swerved
  • he/she had swerved
  • we had swerved
  • you had swerved
  • they had swerved
Future
  • I will swerve
  • you will swerve
  • he/she will swerve
  • we will swerve
  • you will swerve
  • they will swerve
Future Perfect
  • I will have swerved
  • you will have swerved
  • he/she will have swerved
  • we will have swerved
  • you will have swerved
  • they will have swerved
Future Continuous
  • I will be swerving
  • you will be swerving
  • he/she will be swerving
  • we will be swerving
  • you will be swerving
  • they will be swerving
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been swerving
  • you have been swerving
  • he/she has been swerving
  • we have been swerving
  • you have been swerving
  • they have been swerving
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been swerving
  • you will have been swerving
  • he/she will have been swerving
  • we will have been swerving
  • you will have been swerving
  • they will have been swerving
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been swerving
  • you had been swerving
  • he/she had been swerving
  • we had been swerving
  • you had been swerving
  • they had been swerving
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