swerve
swerve(
swuhrv
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. virar bruscamente
The driver swerved to avoid running over a child on a bicycle.El conductor viró bruscamente para evitar atropellar un niño en una bicicleta.
b. dar un cabrillazo
I had to swerve and hit the brakes but fortunately I didn't crash.Tuve que dar un cabrillazo y poner los frenos pero afortunadamente, no choqué.
c. dar un volantazo (Mexico) (River Plate) (Spain)
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Spain
Roberta swerved to avoid hitting a motorcycle and ended up hitting a truck.Roberta dio un volantazo para esquivar una motocicleta y terminó chocando contra un camión.
d. pegar un volantazo (River Plate)
If I hadn't swerved, I would have hit that puppy.Si no hubiera pegado un volantazo, habría atropellado al perrito.
e. ir con efecto (ball)
The ball swerved, but the keeper should have stopped it.La pelota iba con efecto, pero el portero la tendría que haber detenido.
a. ir zigzagueando
The ambulance swerved through traffic to get to the scene of the accident.La ambulancia iba zigzagueando por el tráfico para llegar a la escena del accidente.
b. gambetear (sports) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Petridis swerved through the Ajax defense and shot into the goal.Petridis gambeteó a la defensa del Ajax y pateó al arco.
3. (literary) (to deviate; used with "from")
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. desviarse de
The soldier swore to lay down his life before swerving from his duty.El soldado juró a dar su vida antes de desviarse de su deber.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. hacer virar bruscamente
Tony accidentally swerved the car while pointing out an osprey nest on a light pole.Sin querer, Tony hizo virar bruscamente el coche mientras señalaba un nido de águila pescadora en un poste de luz.
b. hacer girar bruscamente
The driver had to swerve the bus to the left because there was a cow on the road.El conductor tuvo que hacer girar el autobus a la izquierda porque había una vaca en la carretera.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el viraje brusco (M) (by a car or driver)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The driver's swerve saved his life.El viraje brusco del conductor le salvó la vida.
b. el viraje (M) (by a car or driver)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
With a quick swerve Sheena dodged a pedestrian.Con un viraje rápido Sheena esquivó a un peatón.
c. el cabrillazo (M) (by a car or driver) (Colombia)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Colombia
You can avoid potholes with a swerve.Puedes esquivar los baches con un cabrillazo.
d. la finta (F) (sports)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The boxer made a swerve to the right to dodge a hook.El boxeador hizo una finta hacia la derecha para esquivar un gancho.
e. el regate (M) (sports) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
With a swerve like that, you're sure to score.Con un regate como ese, seguramente vas a anotar.
f. la gambeta (F) (sports) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Bond beat his opponent with a swerve to the left.Bond venció a su rival con una gambeta hacia la izquierda.
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